DURHAM – The Lady Eagles got a pair of goals from Iveonna Ward in the first half Monday and brought home a 3-1 non-conference win over Durham School of the Arts.
The two teams — which met in the Class 2A playoffs last spring, resulting in a 4-2 East Bladen win — played to a scoreless draw through a majority of the first half. But several minutes before halftime, Ward found the back of the net off an assist from Maya McDonald to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 lead.
Less than a minute later, Ward struck again.
And once again, the pass came from McDonald and Ward booted a shot high into the net for a 2-0 East Bladen lead that stood up until halftime.
The lady Bulldogs wasted little time in cutting the deficit in half, getting a goal early in the second half to pull within 2-1.
Late in the match, the Lady Bulldogs scored what would have been a match-knotting goal, but it was called back.
McDonald then took the ball through the Durham defense herself and ripped a shot into the net that gave the Lady Eagles the 3-1 advantage.
Reese Hester got the win in goal for East Bladen, which outshot the Lady Bulldogs by an 18-6 margin in the match.
The Lady Eagles, now 5-0 overall, will return to action when they host Red Springs in a conference match on Tuesday, April 4, at 6 p.m.
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