JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ? After a scoreless first half, the Elon men’s soccer team let loose in the final period, striking three times to earn a 3-0 victory against East Tennessee State at Summers-Taylor Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Senior Justin Wyatt headed in his first goal of the year, the ultimate game-winner in the 66th minute of action. With the tally, Wyatt moved past Robert Latimer (1998-2001) for second place in the Elon record books with 27 career goals.
 
“I felt like we played a strong second half against a well-organized ETSU team,” stated Elon head coach Darren Powell. “We applied more pressure on them after a slow first half and we were able to get the first goal and then get the second and third for a good road victory. Now we’ll get ready to play one of the top programs in the country at Wake Forest on Wednesday.”
 
With a fourth straight clean slate performance, Elon (3-2-1) tied the school record for consecutive shutouts. The last time a Phoenix squad held opponents scoreless for four straight games was in September 2007. Junior goalie Clint Irwin has now posted 13 career shutouts and holds third place on Elon’s career chart. He is just two back of Taylor Saxe (2003-06) for second place.
 
After a sluggish first half, Elon came out with a vengeance in the second period. The Phoenix earned several corner kicks to open the final 45 minutes. At the 65:33 mark, senior midfielder Erfan Imeni sent a good delivery in the box and Wyatt headed in the finish to put Elon on top.
 
The gates opened and Elon continued to attack Buc keeper Scott Rosman. Less than 10 minutes after the first marker, freshman Chris Thomas fed senior Daniel Street who tucked the ball in the roof of the net at 76:14. The goal was Street’s first of the season.
 
Elon cushioned its lead two minutes later when Street rocketed the ball across the field. Imeni one-touched to Thomas who tucked his third goal of the season in the net.
 
After holding a slim 7-6 shot advantage in the first half, the Phoenix controlled the final period and finished the game with a 21-10 lead in shots. Irwin made three saves in the effort while Rosman recorded six stops.
 
Elon will make the short trip down I-40 to take on the second-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Wednesday, September 23 at 7 p.m. ETSU (1-2-2) will travel to No. 3 North Carolina on Tuesday, September 22 at 7 p.m.


Davidson 2, Presbyterian 1

CLINTON, S.C. - Sophomore Allen Page made his first-career goal a special one, heading in a Charlie Reiter corner kick with 1:27 remaining in the game to give the Davidson men's soccer team a 2-1 win over Presbyterian on Sunday night at Martin Field.

The Wildcats' improved to 4-1 by winning their second consecutive road match while Presbyterian fell to 1-4.

"It was great for our team to gut out an important win on the road," said head coach Matt Spear. "Presbyterian is a blue-collar, hard-working team that made it really difficult for us."

The Blue Hose struck first when Davis Orders headed in a free kick cross from Juan Ocampo in the 11th minute, but the 'Cats answered less than two minutes later. Defender Hunter Hayes sent a long pass to sophomore Mark Millard, who scored from 15 yards out to even the score at one.

"I thought we responded well, and controlled and dominated the first half," said Spear.  "We got a little off though in the second half and allowed PC to get some good chances on us."

Davidson outshot Presbyterian 10-4 in the first half, but the Blue Hose turned the tables in the second half, outshooting the 'Cats 10-7. Goalkeepers Chip Sanders (Davidson) and James Neal (Presbyterian) made four saves each.

The Wildcats held a 14-3 advantage in corner kicks, as Page made good on the final one from Reiter.

"I am so excited for Allen," said Spear. "It's great for him to get such a big goal so early in his career."

Davidson will look to go 3-for-3 in the win column for their road trip on at 7 p.m. Tuesday at High Point.  The 'Cats will next play at home in Alumni Stadium on Friday, taking on South Carolina at 7 p.m.


UNC Wilmington 2, UNC Greensboro 1 (2OT)

WILMINGTON, N.C. ? Tyler Wheaton scored with 43 seconds left in the second overtime to lift UNC Wilmington to a 2-1 win over UNC Greensboro in men’s soccer action Saturday night.

UNCG (1-4-1) had a 20-13 advantage in shots and 7-4 in corner kicks for the night. The Spartans jumped out to a 1-0 lead nearly 17 minutes in when E.J. O’Keeffe scored his second goal of the season. O’Keeffe hit a blast from 30 yards out that went off goalkeeper Brock Duckworth and went into the left corner of the goal.

The Seahawks (4-1-0) tied it 13 minutes later when Wheaton’s shot from 18 yards out was deflected by Nassim Berhouni past keeper Peyton Ford and into the goal.

The scored remained that way until late in the second overtime. Tyler Clare hit a short cross from the right side that found Wheaton, who chipped it past Ford for the gamewinner.

UNCG returns to action on Wednesday when they visit Campbell for a 7 pm kickoff.