August 27
UNC Greensboro 3, Stetson 2
GREENSBORO, NC ? Randi Patterson scored twice to make him the seventh player in school history to score 50 career goals, but it was Mike Richardson who broke a 2-2 tie with 5:33 to play that lifted UNC Greensboro to a 3-2 win over Stetson in non-conference men’s soccer action Sunday afternoon at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
Richardson, who had a goal and an assist in Friday night’s win over Jacksonville, hit a blast from 14 yards out off a feed by Scott Jones for the game-winner and keep the Spartans perfect on the season (2-0-0).
Richardson, a senior from Dobson, NC, also added an assist to give him six points already this season (2g, 2a) after logging just eight points (3g,
2a) all of last year.
Patterson, a two-time All-American and a candidate for the Hermann Trophy, scored a pair of goals 12:29 apart to bring UNCG back from a pair of deficits. Stetson scored first off a corner kick at 5:54. Set Carpentiro knocked home a rebound from right in front of the net to give the Hatters a 1-0 lead. Patterson, however, scored at 12:15 to tie the score. Richardson intercepted a pass and tipped it ahead to Patterson, who chipped it over the encroaching keeper from 20 yards out.
Stetson’s Tanner Wolfe, who assisted on the first goal, gave the Hatters a
2-1 lead at 18:11. Ben Dyon lobbed a long free kick into the box and Wolfe headed it just under the cross bar from 12 yards out to give Stetson
(0-2-0) the lead again.
But Patterson tied the game again at 24:44 and became the seventh Spartan to score 50 career goals in the process. Scott Jones, who also assisted on Richardson’s game-winner, made a nifty run, weaving through several defenders. He fed the ball to Patterson, who hit a blast from nine yards away to tie the score and surpass the milestone. Jones, also a Hermann Trophy candidate now has 34 assists in his career, which ranks sixth in UNCG history.
Patterson, a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy last year, is only the third to do it in UNCG’s Division I era, the last one to do it being Alejandro Moreno, who currently plays for Houston in the MLS. In Patterson’s career, UNCG is 35-8-0 when he records at least one point, including 29-3-0 over the last three seasons. In 67 career matches, Patterson has 50 goals and 18 assists for 118 points, which is 10th-best all-time at UNCG.
UNCG outshot Stetson, 19-8, on the day. Freshman Chad Janda, making his collegiate debut, picked up the win in goal for the Spartans.
UNCG will host Campbell on Wednesday at 7 pm.
Akron 2, Davidson 0
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - No. 7/9 Akron scored a goal in each half to defeat the Davidson Wildcats 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in the final round of the UVA Soccer Classic at Klockner Stadium. The victory improves the Zips to 1-1-0 overall, while the Wildcats open the 2006 campaign 0-2-0.
Davidson had a chance to strike first early in the opening period when David Sartorio?s blast from about 30 yards sailed just high of goal.
At the 19:28 mark Akron?s Stefan Ostergren check into the match, and just 43 seconds later put the Zips on the board with his first career goal. Sinisa Ubiparipovic fed a thru ball just inside the box to Ostergren, who needed just two touches to find the bottom right corner of the net.
In the 61st minute, the Zips extended their advantage to 2-0 thanks to a Steve Kalan score. Pablo Moreira broke down the Wildcat defense and found a cutting Kalan, who was left with a one-on-one opportunity with Davidson keeper Ben Ashton.
Machel Turner gave the Wildcats a chance to cut into Akron?s lead when he drew a foul from just outside the box setting up a Robby Hoak free kick, which curled right into the arms of Zips? keeper Evan Bush.
In the shots column, Akron held a slim 10-7 margin. Both starting keepers turned away three shots each, while freshman Robby Goldsberry managed a save of his own in just three minutes action for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats return to action Sept. 1 for their home opener when they battle Southern Conference foe Elon in the third annual Davidson adidas Classic at
7 p.m. Akron will also begin its home slate Friday in a 7:30 p.m. match with St. Bonaventure.
Ohio State 2, Furman 0
Columbus, Ohio-- Scoring once in each half and getting a shutout effort from its defense, the Ohio State men’s soccer team topped Furman, 2-0, Sunday in the championship game of The Bert and Iris Wolstein Soccer Classic Hosted by The Ohio State University.
Xavier Balc scored Ohio State’s first goal Sunday off a free kick, then assisted on the Buckeyes’ second goal with a corner kick that Eric Brunner touched off to sophomore Tim Gabel, who headed in his first collegiate goal.
Casey Latchem saved all 10 Furman shots on-goal to double his previous career high for saves in a game of five that he set twice as a freshman in 2004.
In the 18th minute, OSU junior Eric Edwards was taken down just outside the 18-yard box by Furman’s Jon Leathers, who received a yellow card on the play. Balc took the free kick and sent a line-drive into the left side of the net to put Ohio State up, 1-0.
In the 60th minute, Balc sent one of the Buckeyes’ four corner kicks on the day into the penalty area, which Brunner tapped past three Furman defenders to the waiting Gabel, whose header found the back of the net and put OSU up, 2-0.
Furman outshot the Buckeyes 22-15 and held a 7-4 advantage on corner kicks, but the Paladins were unable to beat Latchem and the OSU defense.
Goalkeeper Bryan Amos tallied three saves in the loss for Furman (1-1).
Three Paladins earned all tournament honors after leading Furman to a second place finish. Midfielders Patrick Murray and Dominic Cianciarulo joined defender Jon Leathers on the 11-member team.
The Paladins return to action Friday when they take on the Richmond Spiders in the opening game of the Coastal Carolina Invitational at 4:30 p.m. in Conway, S.C.
Appalachian State 2, Radford 0
RADFORD, Va. ? Appalachian men’s soccer improved to 2-0 and captured the Radford University Tournament title with a 2-0 victory over host Radford Sunday afternoon. In addition to the tourney title, junior Sean Sassano (Gastonia, N.C.) earned tournament offensive MVP honors while sophomore Paul Pessina (Palmetto, Fla.) was named the defensive MVP.
Sassano tallied a goal and an assist off the bench in Sunday’s win as Appalachian outshot the Highlanders, 14-8, and limited Radford to just one shot on goal while putting four on the Highlanders’ goal.
Appalachian recorded its first score just before halftime from Corey Lugger (Irmo, S.C.) on an assist from Sassano in the 41st minute. Twelve minutes later, Sassano and Lugger swapped spots as Sassano got a tally of his own on a cross from Lugger. Appalachian’s staunch defense limited the Highlanders to just two shots for the remainder of the match to preserve the win.
The Mountaineers outscored their two opponents by a combined 7-2 margin over the weekend and had plenty of opportunities to score including three shots from junior Michael Walters (Raleigh, N.C.) that ricocheted off the crossbar.
The Mountaineers will look to maintain their early-season momentum in their home opener on Friday, September 1 versus Western Kentucky at 4:30 p.m. The match is the second of ASU’s two-day Broyhill Inn Appalachian Classic. Winthrop and Wofford open up the tourney on Friday at 2 p.m.
The four teams will continue play on September 3 with Wofford and Western Kentucky playing at noon, followed by Appalachian and Winthrop at 2:30 p.m.
Elon 5, Jacksonville 4
ELON, N.C. -- Elon’s Kiki Willis scored once and assisted on two goals, including Brett Paschall’s game-winner, to help lead the Elon Phoenix to a 5-4 overtime victory over the visiting Jacksonville Dolphins at Rudd Field on Sunday afternoon. Elon pushed its record to 2-0-0 while Jacksonville fell to 0-2-0 on the season.
The Phoenix jumped all over the Dolphins early, scoring the game’s first three goals. Blake Wertz netted Elon’s first score, and his second of the season, just 10:05 into the game when he scored unassisted after dribbling through Jacksonville defenders. Willis pushed the margin to 2-0 with his first goal of the year. Willis scored off a short pass from Douglas Boateng and then lobbed the ball over the keeper’s head in the 13th minute. Boateng gave Elon a 3-0 advantage in the 22nd minute, scoring off assists from Nick Aparicio and Willis who both made perfect passes.
Jacksonville was able to cut the lead to 3-1 before halftime when Anton Axelsson scored on a cross from Sebastian Lindholm in the 33rd minute.
Axelsson pulled the Dolphins to within a goal at 3-2 when he scored unassisted, dribbling through three Phoenix defenders for the score in the 51st minute. Elon saw its 3-0 lead erased in the 64th minute when Tommy Krizanovic banged home a penalty kick.
Justin Wyatt’s second goal of the season put the Phoenix back ahead 4-3 in the 76th minute when he collected a rebound from his first shot and found the back of the net. Will Mason was credited with the assist on the score.
Krizanovic would even the score a second time when he collected a pass from Ramak Nikan Safi and beat the Elon keeper to knot the score at 4-4 in the 87th minute.
Once the two teams got into overtime, it did not take long to decide a winner. Paschall struck just 1:26 into the overtime period off a pass from Willis to lift the Phoenix to victory.
In goal, Elon’s Taylor Saxe made three saves while Jacksonville’s Chad Comroe grabbed one save.
Elon took 13 shots (six on goal) to nine (seven on goal) for Jacksonville.
“It’s nice to be 2-0 after the first weekend of play,” said Elon head man Darren Powell. “I think we have a young, exciting squad that will continue to improve as the season goes on. We scored some very good goals, but I think you can see why Jacksonville is one of the top scoring teams in the nation (the Dolphins were seventh in NCAA Division I play in scoring offense in 2005).”
August 26
Georgia Southern 3, Mercer 1
STATESBORO, Ga. ? Georgia Southern scored twice in the second half, both times while a man down, defeating Mercer 3-1 Saturday afternoon (Aug. 26) at Eagle Field. First-year head coach Kevin Kennedy earned his first collegiate coaching win as it marked the season-opener for both teams.
With the game tied at 1-all, goalie Adam Webb was whistled for a red card during the 51st minute. Junior Brian Young entered the game but the Eagles had to go the rest of the way with just 10 players.
Mercer’s Nelson Waynesboro had a chance to put his team ahead one minute later. Young came out to challenge a ball, but was caught too far out of goal. Waynesboro got behind the defense, however his wide open shot from seven yards out sailed above the goal.
The Eagles went on the attack. Bears’ defenseman Scott Gordon committed a foul inside the penalty box area. Senior Brad Mitchum converted the penalty kick for the eventual game-winning goal.
In the 80th minute Julian Donaldson lined a free kick, from 25 yards out, past a group of players. His shot beat goalie Roberto Gronenbold to the far post, which accounted for the final margin.
Jon Kinsler put the Eagles on the board during the 19th minute. Donaldson sent a corner kick in front of the goal. Jason Tindall passed to Austen Peacock, who flicked a shot to Kinsler. The sophomore sent a shot above Cronenbold from five yards out.
Right before halftime, Vicente Arze was on the attack and was fouled inside the box. He converted his penalty kick attempt, beating Webb lower right to tie the game.
“This was a great win considering it came at home against an in-state rival while playing a man down most of the second half. I thought our team showed a lot of maturity,” said Kennedy. “Our team did a good job collectively on defense during the second half. We showed patience to absorb Mercer’s attack and then counter, we scored two goals from that.”
Georgia Southern continues its season-opening three-game homestand on Thursday (Aug. 31), hosting Boston University at 5 p.m
Appalachian State 5, VMI 2
August 26, 2006 - RADFORD, Va. ? Appalachian State University men’s soccer opened its 2006 campaign with an offensive explosion against VMI in the opening game of the Radford University Tournament on Saturday, defeating the Keydets, 5-2. Paul Pessina and Juan Obregon led the Mountaineers with two goals each in the win. Obregon also tallied an assist in the win.
Both of VMI’s goals came courtesy of penalty kicks as the Keydets were outshot 21-7. Appalachian scored first in the 10th minute on a penalty kick from Michael Walters. Juan Obregon got his first goal of the afternoon in the 31st minute off an Arie Muniz assist.
VMI’s two penalty-kick goals came off the foot of Charles Nweke in the 35th and 38th minute to tie the match. However, Appalachian responded with Pessina goal in the 43rd minute off Topolka’s assist to take a 3-2 lead into halftime. ASU added two goals in the second half, the first coming from Pessina off an Obregon assist and the second from Obregon courtesy of Corey Lugger’s assist.
Greg Walters played 83 minutes in goal for the Mountaineers and successfully stopped two shots.
Appalachian will resume play at Radford tomorrow against host Highlanders at 3:30 p.m.