Men's Soccer Southern Conference

SoCon Men's Soccer Results, Sept. 28, 2003

Furman 4, Air Force 3

Clemson, South Carolina- The Furman men's soccer team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 24 minutes and held off Air Force for a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon in the Clemson/Nike Invitational in Clemson, S.C.

Furman, 2-5-2 on the season, got on the board first at the 13:45 mark when Scott Hoch scored from six yards out on assists from Kenneth Penn and Josh Villalobos. Clint Dempsey put the Paladins in front by two goals on a 28 yard free kick at the 22:16 mark. Freshman Eric Vogl ended Furman's flurry of goals, scoring on assists from Villalobos and Dempsey at 23:47 to give the Paladins a 3-0 advantage.

Air Force, 5-4-1, answered in the 32nd minute as Marcus Sagastume beat
keeper Alex Maslow for his fifth goal of the season to make the score 3-1 at the half. Less than six minutes into the second half, Vogl was taken down in the box and Furman was awarded a penalty kick. However, Vogl retaliated to the tackle and was issued a red card. Villalobos converted the penalty kick to stretch the lead to 4-1. Air Force rallied with two goals in the next 10 minutes, but the Paladin defense held off a relentless attack in the final 30 minutes to pick up the win.

"I was pleased to see us produce some goals this afternoon," said Furman head coach Doug Allison. "We took advantage of our chances early in the match and held on at the end."

There were 54 total fouls called in the match and nine cards issued,
including two ejections. Air Force outshot the Paladins 11-9.

Furman returns to action Saturday night when it travels to Greensboro,
N.C., to take on Southern Conference rival UNC Greensboro.


Georgia Southern 2, Appalachian State 0


STATESBORO, Ga. - Freshman goalkeeper Adam Webb recorded his first collegiate shutout as Georgia Southern used goals from Tommy Irwin and Tony Moffat to defeat Appalachian State 2-0 at Eagle Field Sunday.

Georgia Southern (2-4-2) opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Off a corner kick from Moffat, Tommy Irwin beat Appalachian State keeper Philip Cavicchia for his first goal of the season.


GSU's other goal came at the 85: 36 mark, when Cavicchia pulled Moffat down in the box. Moffat beat Cavicchia high on the penalty kick, registering his Southern Conference-leading sixth goal of the season.


[floatingContent]Webb, making his third start of the season, ran his record to 1-1-1 while stopping four shots. Cavicchia registered seven saves, including three diving chances in the second half.


Georgia Southern outshot Appalachian State 18-8 and just missed several opportunities in the game.

Appalachian State travels to Kentucky for a 5:00 p.m. start on Friday.