Davidson 2, Georgia Southern 1
STATESBORO, GA ? Davidson’s goal in the sixth minute of the second half proved to be the game winner, as the Wildcats defeated Georgia Southern 2-1 Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field.
With the win, Davidson improves to 12-5-1, 5-1-0 in the Southern Conference, while Georgia Southern ends the regular season with a record of 7-9-1, 1-6-0 in the SoCon.
Davidson’s Mac Wilkie scored at the 42:24 mark off a corner kick, as the ball went right past GSU keeper Adam Webb, giving the Wildcats the 1-0 advantage at the break.
Six minutes into the second half, Davidson’s Matt Allen sent a shot into the upper portion of the net, giving the Wildcats the 2-0 edge. Georgia Southern answered back, as Daniel Smith scored his first collegiate goal off a Scott DeVault cross, cutting the deficit to 2-1 with 13:30 to play.
Davidson’s Ben Ashton recorded three saves, while Webb made five stops. The Wildcats outshot the Eagles 13-9.
College of Charleston 2, Elon 0
MT. PLEASANT, SC - Jeremy Gold picked up a goal and an assist to lead the College of Charleston to the 2-0 win over the Elon Phoenix tonight in front of 421 fans at Patriots Point Field.
The Cougars improve to 9-7-2 overall and 4-3-0 in the Southern Conference, while Elon falls to 7-8-2 and 3-2-1.
Rondell Honora scored his third goal of the year and second game-winner at 77:53 off the assist by Gold and Miles Alden-Dunn. In the second goal the Phoenix emptied the net and sent the goalkeeper to midfield. Gold broke away with the ball and with 12 second left dribbled the ball into the empty net.
Kiki Willis led Elon with three shots, while Honora paced the Cougars with three shots as well. Charleston and Elon both had 10 shots on the night and five saves apiece.
UNC Greensboro 3, Wofford 0
SPARTANBURG, SC - Nationally-ranked UNC Greensboro knocked off Wofford in the Terriers' final Southern Conference match of the season Saturday, 3-0, at Snyder Field.
The Spartans, who are in the top 10 in a couple of polls, used two first half goals to take the early advantage. Reigning SoCon Player of the Year Randi Patterson put UNC Greensboro (12-4, 5-0 SoCon) on the board at the 2:02 mark after a bit of miscommunication and no challenge from the Terrier defense.
With 13:28 showing on the clock, Henning Jonason nailed a rocket from nearly 30 yards out to the upper left 90 to give the Spartans a 2-0 halftime edge.
Just after the teams entered the field after the intermission, Patterson tallied his second score of the game and 13th of the season on a Thomas Campbell assist. Campbell fed a long pass to Patterson who beat two Wofford (5-10-2, 1-6 SoCon) defenders for a one-vs.-one situation with Terrier goalkeeper Joey Taylor at 47:58.
UNCG controlled much of the possession throughout the contest and out-shot Wofford 29-5, despite most of their attempts coming from 20-to-30 yards away from the cage.
The Terriers did have a few chances to find the back of the net, including a wide open opportunity by Brandon Lowery with a few minutes to play.
UNC Greensboro's Mike Richardson led all players with six shots, one more than Patterson. Jonason finished with four attempts.
Jay Benfield recorded two saves in the net for the Spartans before being relieved with just over 11 minutes remaining by Chad Dickerson.
Jesus Arroyo-Peco led Wofford with two shots. Taylor collected a career-best 12 saves in playing the full 90 minutes in goal for the Terriers.