UNC Greensboro 4, High Point 0
HIGH POINT, NC ? Jokull Elisabetarson scored twice and Matt Strine added a goal and an assist as UNC Greensboro blanked backyard-rival High Point, 4-0, in men’s soccer action Saturday night.
Chad Janda and Chad Dickerson combined on the shutout for the Spartans (2-1-2). High Point (0-5-1) held a 13-9 advantage in shots, but just one of the Panthers’ shots was on goal. The Spartans, meanwhile, had five of their nine shots go on goal and four of them find the back of the net.
The Spartans, who are unbeaten in their last three matches, wasted little time in taking a 1-0 lead. Strine, a redshirt freshman from Spring, TX, scored unassisted from the left side of the box for his first collegiate goal to give UNCG an early lead.
Elisabetarson made it 2-0 when he scored an unassisted goal at 21:17 off of a penalty kick. It was the second penalty kick that the native of Iceland has converted this season.
The Spartans spread the margin to 3-0 with a shade under 10 minutes left before intermission. Strine fed Thomas Campbell the ball in the box and the junior from Middletown, NJ tucked it into the net from the left side of the box for his second goal of the season.
Elisabetarson closed out the scoring 10:33 into the second half. His penalty kick was saved by High Point keeper Corey Whisenhunt ? the only save by a Panther keeper all night. But Elisabetarson got the rebound and scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season to give UNCG a 4-0 advantage. All four of his goals have come out of penalty kick situations this season, with Saturday’s miss being the first he hasn’t converted this year.
UNCG beat High Point for the sixth consecutive season and is now 17-4-2 all-time against the Panthers. Overall, UNCG is unbeaten in the last 13 matches against High Point (12-0-1), with the Panthers last winning back on September 13, 1977.
The Spartans continue their four-game road trip next Wednesday night when they visit Charlotte for a 7 pm non-conference clash.
AGATE
HIGH POINT..0..0..-0
UNCG..............3..1..-4
SCORING: UNCG ? Strine (unassisted), 5:37; UNCG ? Elisabetarson (penalty
kick) 21:17; UNCG ? Campbell (Strine) 35:04; UNCG ? Elisabetarson
(unassisted) 55:33. SHOTS: UNCG 9, HPU 13. CORNER KICKS: UNCG 3, HPU 5.
SAVES: UNCG 1 (Janda 1, Dickerson 0), HPU 1 (Ross 0, Whisenhunt 1). FOULS:
UNCG 15, HPU 4.
Charlotte 5, Davidson 1
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Robby Hoak netted his second goal of the season in the 80th minute, but it wasn't enough as Davidson fell to cross-county rival Charlotte 5-1 in men's soccer action Saturday evening at Transamerica Field. The setback drops the Wildcats to 1-4-0 on the campaign, while the 49ers improve to 3-2-0.
Davidson had a pair of great scoring chances early in the contest, but Wildcat forwards Hoak and Machel Turner were unable to capitalize on their wide open looks.
“I thought we showed a lot of composure and started the game very well," commented Davidson head coach Matt Spear. “We were in control and created a number of opportunities, we just couldn’t convert.”
Charlotte put the first mark on the board with a Luke Exley penalty kick as a result of a Whitey Bolan red card issued in front of the Wildcat goal.
Just two minutes after the Wildcats were forced to play a man down, Tom Woollard stretched the 49ers’ lead to 2-0 with his first strike of the season. Both Will Shull and Chris Salvaggione assisted the 39th minute score.
“Charlotte deserves a lot of credit, it’s a big win for them. They made the most of a crazy game,” said Spear.
After setting up the game’s second score, Salvaggione rounded out the scoring in the first half 56 seconds later with an unassisted goal, allowing the 49ers to enter the break leading 3-0.
At the 59 minute mark, Davidson’s Tom Lavan was assessed the club’s second red card, forcing the ?Cats to play two men down for the remainder of the contest.
Charlotte immediately took advantage of the the situation as midfielder Kent Long put away Andres Cuero feed at the 62:27 mark.
Despite finishing with just nine players and having a limited roster (four reserves) the entire evening, Hoak added the Wildcats only score and the 16th of his career with a blast from 20 yards out off a free kick.
Kevin Fox recorded the game’s final tally in the 86th minute.
“We showed more fight under adversity than we have all year. I’m proud of how hard our guys played for each other.”
Charlotte finished with a 20-12 advantage in shots. Both starting keepers turned away seven shots, while Wildcat freshman Matt McElroy stopped three in his collegiate debut.
Davidson returns to action Friday in the opening round of the 2007 Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif. The 49ers will continue their homestand with a 7 p.m. kickoff against in-state foe UNC Greensboro Wednesday.