DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine Flying Fleet (0-2, 0-2) were defeated the University of Mount Olive (1-1, 1-0) 24-6 in their home opener on Saturday evening at Huggins Field
 
THE ESSENTIALS 
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THE SERIES
The Trojans have now won all nine meetings in the series that began in 2013.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
An Amanda Epstein goal inside the first two minutes of the game tied the score at one apiece. But, the Trojans answered with nine straight goals before a Faith Flanagan goal cut the Mount Olive lead to 10-2 with 19 minutes to go in the first half. The Trojans kept their foot on the gas pedal and held an 18-2 halftime lead. Flanagan and Brittany Smith scored consecutive goals in the second half to make it a 20-4 game, and Epstein and Flanagan found the back of the net again later in the half, but the Fleet fell 24-6 against Mount Olive in their 2021 home opener.
 
THE PLAYER
Faith Flanagan led the Fleet with three goals and also added an assist and a caused turnover in the loss. Mackenzie Myers made eight saves in goal for Erskine.
 
THE TEAM
Erskine was outshot 36 to 15 and the Trojans held a narrow 16-15 advantage in draw controls. The Trojans also forced 14 turnovers to Erskine's four.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine continues its 2021 season at Converse College (0-0, 0-0) next Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The Valkyries have had their first two matches of the season postponed. Converse leads the all-time series 9-3 and have won five straight meetings between the teams.
 
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