Wofford 3, Elon 2

SPARTANBURG, SC - A three-goal effort during the final 45 minutes, including a tally by junior Joel Kozak with just under three minutes left, capped a come-from-behind 3-2 men's soccer victory by Wofford over Elon Tuesday night at Snyder Field.

After senior R.P. Benik found Jesus Arroyo-Peco on the right side of the penalty box, Arroyo-Peco sent a cross which was redirected off a head of Brandon Lowery near the top of the six-yard box. Lowery's redirection found the feet of a streaking Kozak down the left side who fired his shot back across the goal mouth past Phoenix keeper Taylor Saxe for the game winner with 2:58 to play at 87:02.

Lowery and Arroyo-Peco factored into earlier Wofford (5-9-2, 1-5 SoCon) goals in the half. Arroyo-Peco put the Terriers on the board at 56:44 after a handball was called inside the 18-yard box. He knocked home the ensuing Penalty Kick.

Nearly 13 minutes later, at 69:24, Lowery tallied the equalizer off Kozak and James Fogartie assists. Fogartie sent a long ball into the near corner for Kozak, who collected the pass and sent a cross into Lowery for a header past Saxe.

Elon (7-7-2, 3-1-1 SoCon) scored its two goals in the first half with the first mark coming at 15:06. Matt Bengston crossed the ball in towards the goal but the attempt hit off the back of a Terrier defender and past Wofford keeper Joey Taylor for an own goal.

At 28:20, the Phoenix took a 2-0 edge when Will Mason found Kiki Willis before sending a pass on the left side to Brett Paschall. Paschall fired a rocket home from 15 yards out past Taylor on the near post.

The visitors controlled much of player during the first half, owning a 14-2 shot advantage before the Terriers tightened up their defensive efforts while pushing forward more during their possession.

Taylor finished the contest with six saves, while Saxe stopped three Wofford shots.

Arroyo-Peco and Willis tied for game-high honors with four shots apiece.