Men's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman Soccer Run Ends With Loss To Stanford

PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Stanford's Chad Marshall headed in a Todd Dunivant
corner kick to give Stanford a 2-1 double overtime victory over Furman in
the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

The loss ends a difficult and emotional season for the Paladins, who finish
the season 19-3-1, the second best record in school history.

After struggling to get into the flow of the match in the first 30 minutes,
Furman took a 1-0 lead as Clint Dempsey scored at the 35:27 mark. The play
was set up as Matt Foxhall dished the ball to Sergei Raad, who took the
ball to the right endline where he crossed the ball to Dempsey, who headed
in the goal.

Furman held that 1-0 for the next 41 minutes before giving up its first
goal in 12 matches when Stanford's Mike Wilson drilled a shot in from 20
yards out off an assist from Todd Dunivant. The goal snapped Furman's NCAA
record 11 match shutout streak and stopped its shutout streak at 1,129
minutes.

Neither team was able to score in the remaining 13 minutes of regulation or
the first ten minute overtime period. Stanford's game winner by Marshall
came with only 3:22 remaining until penalty kicks.

Furman goalkeeper Alex Maslow made 12 saves on the match, including
spectacular saves on shots by Darren Fernandez (6th minute) and Roger
Levesque (50th minute and 102nd minute).

"I have to credit Stanford," said Furman head coach Doug Allison. "They are
a very good team and are well coached. We soaked up a lot of pressure
early, but then responded with a nice goal and settled down a good bit.
Ultimately, we just ended up soaking up too much pressure in the end."

"It is tough to play three NCAA Tournament games in eight days," added
Allison. "But I am proud of our kids and especially these seniors. They
have been through a lot this season, but have persevered through everything
that has been dealt to them. We played this season for Gray Griffin and
this team came together for that cause. These guys learned some great
lessons. These kids became men this season."

"It has been a long journey for us this season," added Furman senior
Anthony Esquivel. "When I look back at this season, though, I will remember
a lot more than this last match."

Stanford improves to 15-4-2 on the year and will take on Clemson in the
NCAA quarterfinals. Furman finishes 19-3-1 on the year. The Paladins set
two different NCAA Division I record this season as it extended its SoCon
unbeaten streak to 43 matches and it went 11 matches without allowing a
goal.

Scoring:

FU - Clint Dempsey (Matt Foxhall, Sergei Raad assists) 35:27
STAN - Mike Wilson (Todd Dunivant assist) 76:19
STAN - Chad Marshall (Todd Dunivant assist) 106:38
Shots: Furman -- 9; Stanford -- 23.

Corner Kicks: Furman -- 2; Stanford -- 13.

Saves: Furman -- 12; Stanford -- 3.

Fouls: Furman -- 17; Stanford -- 15.