College of Charleston 2, Georgia Southern 0
STATESBORO, Ga. - The College of Charleston men's soccer team scored two second-half goals against Georgia Southern on Sunday to earn a 2-0 victory at Eagle Field.
Seniors Matt Morris and Zach Prince each netted their fifth goals of the season against the Eagles. Both Cougars scored goals in the last conference match CofC played - a 2-0 victory over UNC Greensboro on Oct. 10.
Morris struck first for Charleston, scoring on a header off a pass from senior Steven Nagy just 4:05 into the second half. Freshman defender Robbie Benson nearly added a second goal at the 57:20 mark before the shot was blocked at the last second by Georgia Southern's Brennan Peacock.
The Eagles (0-11-1, 0-2 SoCon) struggled to score as they registered eight second-half shots against the Cougars. Senior Dally Hall attempted to score off a corner kick at 66:52 but was stopped by sophomore goalkeeper Clark Hankins.
Prince locked in the win for College of Charleston with 10 minutes remaining in the match when he scored off a penalty kick for the Cougars. The goal is his second unassisted score of the season.
Hankins made four saves while facing 11 shots from Georgia Southern. The Cougars drilled 21 shots over 90 minutes, forcing Eagle goalkeeper to make six saves to keep CofC from increasing the score. The Cougars also held a 10-7 advantage on corner kicks.
Wofford 2, Elon 0
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Wofford men's soccer defeated number one Southern Conference ranked Elon 2-0 Sunday night in at Snyder Field. This was Wofford's third Southern Conference game and they are now undefeated in Southern Conference play.
The Terriers move to 6-1-3 overall and 2-0-1 in SoCon while Elon moves to 6-5-2 and 3-1-0 in SoCon.
The Terriers controlled the pace of the game early, recording the first six shots. Paulo Bonfim had the first shot of the game at 6:24 that went wide right. Kentrel Owens had a one-on-one with Elon goalie Clint Irwin, however the shot was saved at 7:38. Wofford added four more shots on goal that were saved before the Phoenix had their first shot by Erfan Imeni at 21:11 that was saved by Thomas Hunter. The Terriers kept up the offensive pressure and had a ten to three advantage at the half.
In the second half, the temperature dropped as the sun went down. Wofford wasted little time in the half as Randy McLeod crossed the ball from the right side into the box and Wilson Hood tapped it into the left corner of the net for a 1-0 lead at 46:05. Elon had their first shot of the half by James Carroll, but the shot was saved at the left side of the net by the Terrier defense. At 62:03, Paulo Bonfim crossed the ball into the box from the right side and found Kentrel Owens. Owens put the ball into the right corner of the net for a 2-0 advantage. Following the goal, the Terriers continued to control the ball. The best chance for Elon came with just over a minute remaining when Justin Wyatt fired a shot towards the right corner, but Thomas Hunter made a diving block for the save.
With the win, Wofford has matched the mark for SoCon wins in a season with two (1997, 1999, and 2008). It was the first win for Wofford over Elon since 2005.