Men's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman Tops Coastal Carolina In Exhibition

GREENVILLE, SC -- The tenth-ranked Furman men's soccer team defeated
Coastal Carolina 2-0 in an exhibition match at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.

Freshman Drew Moor began the scoring at the 43:22 mark off a set
corner kick piece. Freshman Josh Villalobos sent the corner to the near
post where freshman Gray Griffin flicked the ball toward the far post to an
oncoming Moor who headed the ball past Chanticleer goalkeeper AAron
Sanders.

Senior Anthony Esquivel, the 2001 Southern Conference tournament MVP,
put the match away in the 60th minute off assists from Villalobos and
junior McNeil Cronin. The play was set up as Cronin placed a through ball
to the corner, and Villalobos played a cross to Esquivel, who's header beat
Sanders to the far post.

Coastal Carolina outshot the Paladins 15-12, but sophomores Alex
Maslow and John Hanley were able to preserve the shutout.

"It is good to get a match under our belt," said head coach Doug
Allison. "We still have a lot to work on, but I feel confident that we
will be ready for the start of the season next Friday."

Furman opens the regular season on Friday August 30 as they travel to
Charleston to face The Citadel. The Paladins are currently ranked tenth in
the nation in the College Soccer News preseason poll and 21st in the NSCAA
preseason poll.

Coastal Carolina begins its regular season next Friday, August 30,
against Hartwick at the Virginia Commonwealth Tournament.

Scoring:

FU - Drew Moor (Gray Griffin, Josh Villalobos) 43:22
FU - Anthony Esquivel (Villalobos, McNeil Cronin) 59:26

Shots: Furman - 12; Coastal Carolina - 15

Corner Kicks: Furman - 4; Coastal Carolina - 8

Saves: Furman - 5; Coastal Carolina - 3

Fouls: Furman - 12; Coastal Carolina - 17