Davidson 2, Dayton 1 (OT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- After Dayton rallied to tie the score with 46 seconds remaining in regulation, Davidson's Machel Turner responded with a golden goal in the 93rd minute to give the Wildcats a 2-1 victory on the final day of the UNC Greensboro adidas Classic Sunday afternoon. The win was the first of the campaign for Davidson as it improves to 1-3-0 overall, while the Flyers’ seven game unbeaten streak comes to an end, dropping them to 2-1-1.
“We’ve played some good soccer and it’s nice to get a win,” said Davidson head coach Matt Spear. “Our guys showed a lot of heart to stay with the game, and as a result we beat a very good Dayton team.”
Turner’s (Kingston, Jamaica) fourth career strike came when he received a pass from fellow forward Tom Lavan (Omaha, Neb.), beat his defender one-on-one, and blasted a right-footed shot from 15 yards out into the back of the net. The assist was the third of the young slate for Lavan.
“It went from the worst feeling in the world, to the best feeling in the world,” commented senior co-captain Robby Hoak (Raleigh, N.C.).
Davidson grabbed an early 1-0 advantage in the 12th minute on Aaron West’s (Chapel Hill, N.C.) header following a Whitey Bolan (Wilmington, N.C.) shot that caromed off the cross bar.
Just minutes after Dayton’s Isaac Kissi picked up his second yellow card forcing the Flyers to play a man down; West was issued a red card as a result of a bicycle kick that unintentionally struck a defender in the face.
Trailing almost the entire contest, Dayton provided an equalizer at the 89:14 mark to send the game into overtime. Alex Torda evened the match with a rip from 15 yards out that found the lower left corner of the goal.
Dayton held a slim 12-11 edge in shots.
Robby Goldsberry (Tampa, Fla.) finished with a game-high six saves for the Wildcats, while Dayton’s Zac Gibbens stop a pair of attempts on frame.
“I want to applaud Robby Goldsberry for the way he played this afternoon,” said Spear. “He made some very critical saves in net for us.”
Davidson will enjoy a five-day break before traveling to Charlotte for a 7 p.m. match with the 49ers Saturday, Sept. 15. Dayton returns home for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Eastern Illinois Friday.
“We are a very tired team following a pair of weekend tournaments,” remarked Matt Spear. “We need to rest and recover quickly to get ready for a big game next weekend against our cross-county rival.”
Furman 4, Jacksonville 1
Greenville, S.C. -- Brooks Duff and Shea Salinas each tallied a goal and added an assist as Furman topped Jacksonville 4-1 to claim the Diadora/Spinx Furman Invitational title Sunday afternoon at Stone Soccer Stadium.
Furman (4-0-0) wasted little time taking control of the match as Salinas tallied his first goal of the season in the seventh minute. Duff, the tournament’s offensive MVP, crossed the ball into the box from the right and Eliot Paschalis centered to Salinas who beat keeper Matt Gilman to give Furman the 1-0 lead.
Duff added his fourth goal of the campaign in the 23rd minute. Patrick Murray played a long ball down the right wing for Salinas. The Grapevine, Texas, native sent a cross to the far post where Duff hammered home the shot to up the lead to 2-0.
Michael Erwood, the tournament’s defensive MVP, extended the advantage shortly after the half. Murray’s free kick from the left side found the sophomore at the back post and his header across the face of the goal deflected off of the left post and into the net.
Less than six minutes later, Eric Baffour beat two defenders off of the dribble and added his fourth goal of the season at 53:29 to up the lead to 4-0.
Jacksonville’s Anton Axelsson found room in the box and beat Furman keeper Bryan Amos with a low shot to the right side in the 61st minute to avoid the shutout for the Dolphins (1-2-1).
"I’m proud of the guys," said head coach Doug Allison. "We’re off to a good start and we had a good weekend. I’m happy for Brooks and Michael for winning the awards. They were well deserved and it was definitely a team effort."
Amos notched three saves in recording the win in goal for Furman while Gilman stopped four shots in defeat. Furman held a 17-8 edge in shot attempts and the Paladins took five corners to just one by the Dolphins.
In the opening game of the day, Kevin Van Den Berg scored twice in the first half to guide Coastal Carolina to a 4-0 win over Presbyterian (0-5-0).
Kelly Porter and Lachlan Cahill added goals for the Chanticleers (1-2-1) in a match that was marked by 10 yellow cards. Aaron Weant and Phillip Latham combined to record the save for Coastal Carolina who owned a 14-8 edge in shots.
Furman, winners of four straight to start the season, travels to Spartanburg, S.C., to face Robert Morris in the opening game of the Wofford/adidas Invitational on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
All Tournament Team
John Odum, PC
Nick Whicker, PC
Anton Axelsson, JU
Stefan Runeman, JU
Kelly Porter, CCU
Matt Schroeder, CCU
Ross Kelly, CCU
Pat Murray, FU
Shea Salinas, FU
Brooks Duff, FU
Michael Erwood, FU
Defensive MVP
Michael Erwood, Furman
Offensive MVP
Brooks Duff, Furman
College of Charleston 2, Charlotte 0
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - CofC men’s soccer team shutout the Charlotte 49ers 2-0 in the championship match of the Nike/Aaron Olitksy Memorial Soccer Classic, Sun., Sept. 9, at Patriots Point Field in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
“In the second half the team made a clear improvement,” said CofC head coach Ralph Lundy. “We put all the hustle into the game we could. The result was we got the win.”
The Cougars held a 4-2 shot advantage at the end of the first half, including a free kick from midfield by Miles Alden-Dunn that was snagged by Charlotte goalie David Martin. CofC midfielder, Grant Guthrie’s goal in the sixth minute was called back after the Cougars were caught offsides.
The game-winning goal came in the 75th minute when Jake Helmig headed his first career goal from seven yards out off an assist from David Munson. Kareem Yearwood added to the Cougar lead with his fourth goal of the season, off a double assist by Guthrie and Sean Bateau (14:06).
Yearwood was name the tournament MVP.
“Kareem (Yearwood) and Jake Helmig both had amazing goal.”
The win lifts the Cougars to 4-0 on the season. CofC will be back in action Fri., Sept. 14, when they face Liberty in the UNC Wilmington Tournament in Wilmington, N.C., at 5:00.
Wofford 1, High Point 0
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford duo of junior goalkeeper Joey Taylor and sophomore forward Yakov Rubinchik were the deciding factors Sunday evening as they helped lead the Terriers to a 1-0 triumph over High Point in non-conference men's soccer action at Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C.
Taylor, who missed much of last season due to an arm injury, remained unscored upon in 2007 by pitching his third-straight shutout to start the season. He collected three saves against the Panthers to set a school single-season Division I era (1995-present) record for shutouts. His three blankings on the campaign are the most by a Wofford (2-0-1) goalie since Will King also had three during the 1993 season.
Rubinchik scored the game's only goal at 52:24. Following a free kick by teammate Armin Kinigadner, which found the head of a streaking Nick Schuermann only to hit the back post, High Point (0-3-1) attempted to clear the ball out of its own penalty box. The clear, however, was intercepted by Rubinchik, who then proceeded to fire it back into the left side of the net.
The Terriers had numerous other chances to put more points on the board in what resulted in a 14-8 shot advantage. Kinigadner had the game's first chance when he sent a shot just wide six minutes in, while senior Kyle Walker sailed an attempt just high over the left corner with 2:10 remaining before halftime.
In the second half, junior Phil Beene also sent a shot wide at 41:30, while freshman Kentrel Owens was stopped point-blank by Panther goalkeeper Adam Ross seven-and-a-half minutes into the second period.
High Point, however, had a few chances itself, including a Josh Windley shot off the crossbar after he eluded the Wofford defense with just over 20 minutes to play in the opening stanza. He also sent a header high with 11:30 passed in the second half before Matt Tuttle placed a free kick just high from 25 yards out later in the session.
The Panthers continued their offensive attack and pushed for another opportunity to score late, but the Terrier defense stood firm and preserved the shutout.
Wofford was led by two shots each from Schuermann, Beene, Kinigadner, Owens and sophomore Moe Kelli. Tuttle paced High Point with three shots off the bench.
The Terriers will next travel to Columbia, S.C., for a 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting with South Carolina before returning home this weekend to host the Wofford/adidas Invitational and welcoming Furman, UNC Asheville and Robert Morris to Snyder Field.
Appalachian State 3, Butler 3
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Appalachian State men’s soccer team found itself down 3-1 to Butler, but rallied late to earn a 3-3 draw. With two late goals, Appalachian salvaged a draw to move to 2-1-1 on the young season. With the tie today, and victory on Friday, the mountaineers capture the WKU Invitational title.
“It’s nice that we’re scoring goals,” said head coach Paul Stahlschmidt. “We will score many more this year. There are some other things that we will be working on, but overall this was a great tournament and a good trip for us.”
Senior McCoy Livingston opened the scoring for Appalachian in the 37th minute as he headed home a free kick from senior Corey Lugger. His first goal of the season closed the Bulldog lead to 2-1.
Down 3-1 in the 82nd minute, Appalachian pushed everyone forward to get back into the match. Junior Juan Obregon stuffed home a rebound off the shot of freshman Antonio Harley to close the gap to 3-2.
As the final minute began, Appalachian was able to draw even 3-3. Senior Sean Sassano delivered a cross into the box to the awaiting foot of Junior J.T. LaBruyere. LaBruyere unleashed a shot which was partially saved. Senior Tim Bender pushed the rebound across the line for the goal.. The goal is Bender’s first of the season and fourth in his career.
Appalachian was out shot by Butler by a 25-17 margin. Leading shooter for the Mountaineers was Sassano with six attempts.
Junior goalkeeper Tyler Smith started the game in goal, earning two saves and allowing a goal in the 13th minute before leaving the game in the 22nd minute with an injury. Senior Greg Walters replaced Smith and played the remaining 88 minutes. Walters made two saves and allowed goals in the 36th minute and 52nd minute.
Walters earned his first decision of the season to improve his record in goal to 0-0-1 on the season and 10-6-2 on the career.
Sassano, Obregon, Livingston and sophomore Mark Weldon were named to the all-tournament team.
The next match for the Mountaineers is on Wednesday, September 12 against High Point. The interstate battle kicks off at 4:30 inside the ASU Soccer Stadium.
Elon 0, UNC Wilmington 0
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. -- In 110 minutes of play at the NIKE/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Tournament on Sunday afternoon the Elon Phoenix managed four shots on goal while the UNC Wilmington Seahawks put five shots on frame, but neither team was able to put a goal on the board and the non-conference men's soccer tilt ended in a 0-0 tie. Elon saw its record move to 1-2-1 while UNCW now sits at 0-2-1.
The first half saw just one scoring chance, that off the foot of Elon's Brett Paschall, but UNCW's Brock Duckworth made the first of his four saves on the afternoon.
Both squads put two shots on goal in the second half, but the keepers were again up to the challenge and after 90 minutes of play the teams remained scoreless.
In the first overtime period, the Phoenix got off one shot on goal. During the final 10 minutes, the Seahawks tested Elon's Kyle Boerner with three shots on goal, but Boerner turned away all three to preserve the tie.
Boerner made five saves while Duckworth recorded four stops.
The Phoenix will return home to take on Mount St. Mary's on Sept. 16 at 2:00 p.m. from Rudd Field.
UNC Greensboro 1, Lafayette 1
GREENSBORO, NC ? Overtime was the theme of the second day at the UNCG Soccer Classic on Sunday as Davidson topped Dayton in the first extra-session, 2-1, while UNCG and Lafayette played two extra sessions and finished in a 1-1 deadlock.
UNCG and Lafayette both scored first half goals on penalty kicks. The Spartans (1-1-2) scored first at 20:38 when Thomas Campbell was taken down by Corey Dempsey on a breakaway. Dempsey was given a red card for his actions and the Spartans were awarded a penalty kick. Jokull Elisabetarson converted the ensuing kick for his second goal of the game and a 1-0 lead.
The Lepoards (2-1-1) tied the game less than three minutes later with a penalty kick of their own. After a Spartan foul inside the box, Scott Hawkins converted the penalty kick for his third goal of the weekend and a 1-1 score.
The score remained that way despite the Leopards playing a man down and UNCG outshooting Lafayette 13-3 after halftime. For the game, UNCG had a 21-7 advantage in shots and a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks.
It was the first time since 1995 that UNCG has played consecutive ties. The Spartans are also unbeaten in their last seven overtime matches (4-0-3) going back to September 2005.
In the first game of the day, Davidson picked up its first win of the year, surviving a late-tying goal by the Flyers. The Wildcats (1-3-0) took a 1-0 lead on Aaron West’s goal at 12:01. West scored on a header after Whitey Bolan’s shot hit the crossbar and came down to West right in the goal mouth.
Dayton, however, tied the score with just 46 seconds remaining in regulation time. Alex Torda scored from 15 yards out into the lower left corner to tie the match and force overtime.
Machel Turner won it for Davidson just 3:28 into the extra session. Off of a feed from Tom Lavan, Turner his a blast into the top nearside corner to give the Wildcats their first win of the season.
UNCG begins a four-game road trips when it returns to action on Wednesday night against High Point. Game time is set for 7 pm.
AGATE
DAYTON.......0..1..0..- 1
DAVIDSON..1..0..1..- 2
SCORING: DAVIDSON ? West (Bolan) 12:01, DAYTON ? Torda (unassisted) 89:14, DAVIDSON ? Turner (Lavan) 93:28. SHOTS: DAYTON 12, DAVIDSON 11. SAVES:
DAYTON 3 (Gibbens 3), DAVIDSON 6 (Goldsberry 6). CORNER KICKS: DAYTON 5, DAVIDSON 3. FOULS: DAYTON 15, DAVIDSON 12.
LAFAYETTE..1..0..0..0..-1
UNCG...........1..0..0..0..-1
SCORING: UNCG ? Elisabetarson (penalty kick) 20:38, LAFAYETTE ? Hawkins (penalty kick) 23:04. SHOTS: UNCG 21, LAFAYETTE 7. SAVES: LAFAYETTE 5 (Nelson 5), UNCG 3 (Berry 1, Janda 2). CORNER KICKS: UNCG 9, LAFAYETTE 5.
FOULS: UNCG 16, LAFAYETTE 16.
Mercer 1, Georgia Southern 0 (OT)
MACON, Ga. ? Georgia Southern men’s soccer fell, Sunday evening, to Mercer in a 1-0, overtime clash after the Bears’ Daniel Concepcion scored off a corner kick in the 94th minute.
The Eagles drop to 1-3 overall, extending the skid to three games. Mercer improves to 3-1 winning its third straight.
Both teams registered only one shot in the first stanza, while Georgia Southern held a 3-2 advantage in first-half corner kicks.
Georgia Southern’s lone shot in the first half came off the foot of junior midfielder Scott DeVault (Woodstock, Ga.) in the 22nd minute, but was stopped by Mercer’s David Bird.
In the second half, both teams struggled to find the back of the net. Mercer added five more shots to their tally, but sophomore keeper Joey Ralph (Martinez, Ga.) stopped all three of the Bears’ shots on goal.
The Eagles’ best chances came in the last ten minutes of regulation. Sophomore forward Jon-Pierre Anthony (Birmingham, Ala.) tallied a pair of shots in the 82nd and 88th minutes, while junior defender Jon Kinsler (Ormond Beach, Fla.) fired a shot in the 87th minute, but each of them were stopped by Mercer’s goalkeeper.
“Overall the effort was great today,” said second-year head coach Kevin Kennedy. “I was pleased with the way we played. We should’ve had a couple opportunities that we should have put away. We had good looks today, but we just did not finish with the chances we got. We take some confidence in that we created some good opportunities.”
Ralph had a strong performance in the cage, making four total saves in 93:30 minutes of action. Mercer’s David Bird garnered the shutout victory, also making four saves on the day.
“This was a game that Joey (Ralph) will get better from,” said Kennedy. “His communication was better, and his distribution was good today.”
Overall, the Bears led in the shots category by a 7-4 margin. The Eagles held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The Bears played one man down after Richard Perdomo received his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute.
The Eagles will have Monday and Tuesday to regroup before they continue their seven-game road trip and clash with North Carolina State. The Wednesday (Sep. 12) game is slated for 4 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C. at Derr Stadium.