June 6, 2022 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – North Carolina FC News Release
CARY, NC – North Carolina FC will hit the road to face Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC for the second time this season on Wednesday, June 8 at 9 p.m. ET at Future Legends Complex in Windsor, CO. Jockeying for position at the top of the USL League One table, North Carolina FC could advance to first place in the standings with three points in Wednesday’s contest, with the opportunity to leap the Charlotte Independence and the Greenville Triumph well at hand. The mid-week tilt will stream live on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
North Carolina FC bested the Richmond Kickers 2-1 on May 28, topping their regional rival to advance up the table. Recovering an early 1-0 deficit, the North Carolina side relied on a first half brace from Garrett McLaughlin to secure three points and climb up the table. With two goals scored during the contest, McLaughlin once again leads the Golden Boot race having tallied six goals on the season. Emiliano Terzaghi recorded the lone goal for the Kickers.
“I’m extremely pleased with the way the guys turned around a poor start to the game, a poor first 15-20 minutes,” said Head Coach John Bradford following the match. “We felt loose, but the guys were able to mentally put that behind them and start finding their way a little bit. Something we’ve been preaching is that consecutive goals win games. Rarely do we score a goal and then immediately score another goal, it’s usually more of a back and forth and whoever scores the last goal wins the game. It was nice to have that response in the first half and a really good defensive effort in the second half. Good job to the boys on being able to see out a good result.”
“It was a great team win,” said McLaughlin. “The message all week was to play a complete game and to get a consecutive win, and it feels awesome to have done both.”
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