WESTON -- Nicole Richards and Yamuna Navada continued the offensive surge from the Robert C. Byrd girls soccer team Thursday night, leading the Eagles to a 4-2 victory at Lewis County.
Richards recorded a hat trick and added an assist, while Navada scored a goal and assisted two of the Richards scores.
RCB (2-4-3) scored single goals in each of the first two quarters, carrying a 2-0 lead into halftime. Navada scored the game's initial goal, drilling home a Richards cross at the 5:50 mark of the first quarter.
Richards scored the second winner on a solo run with only 2: 18 left in the half.
Lewis County (1-4) responded with a third quarter goal from Brittany Heath at the 7:51 mark. Heath received a well-placed long ball from Jaime Parker and dribbled into the clear before placing it in the net.
Richards scored off a Navada pass to extend the margin to 3-1 in the fourth quarter, but less than a minute later, Parker answered in spectacular fashion, bending in a corner kick into the net to cut the margin to 3-2. It was the third unassisted score off a corner by Parker this season.
Richards found the net off a Navada cross in the final minute to give RCB its final cushion.
Prep golf
n COUGARS WIN TRI-MATCH: Lincoln slipped past Grafton to claim a tri-match victory at the Green Hills Country Club.
Lincoln finished with 168, while Grafton had 169. Liberty was the third team and finished with 206.
Grafton's Nathan Bolyard was the low medalist with a 39.
Lincoln's solid all-around team scores gave the Cougars the victory. Justin Bryant shot a 41, Mike Richards and Jason Boyles each had 42s and Nate Zirkle finished with a 43.
Jonathan Moore had 41 for Grafton, while Andrew Henderson (43) and Todd Duryea (46) rounded out the Bearcats' scoring.
Chris Lowther led Liberty with a 52.
Lincoln returns to action on Tuesday at home against Bridgeport and Robert C. Byrd. Match time is 4 p.m.
n BRIDGEPORT TOPS COLTS: Michael Gervais shot an 1-over 36 at the Barbour County Country Club to lead Bridgeport past Philip Barbour.
The Indians finished with 165, while PB had 181.
Zach Francis followed Gervais with a 41, while Logan Dodd and David Ryan each had a 44.
Matt McGee led PB with a 42.
