College of Charleston 2, Stanford 1 (OT)
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The College of Charleston men’s soccer team downed Stanford,
2-1 in overtime, in front of 1,611 fans in its opening match of the 12th annual
NIKE/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic at Patriots Point on Friday evening.
Ralphie Lundy buried
a pair of penalty kicks to give CofC the win while the Cougar defense stood up
Stanford’s high-octane attack.
Less than four
minutes into the overtime period, Lundy sent a free kick into the box, where
Shawn Ferguson was tackled from behind to warrant the second penalty kick of
the game. For the second time, Lundy stepped to the ball but this time went to
his right side and netted it for the game-winner.
Lundy’s first penalty
kick came in the 15th minute after he had sprung Sean de Silva alone on-goal
with a through-ball. Cardinal keeper Drew Hutchins had no choice but to tackle
de Silva in the box, granting the Cougars the penalty kick. Lundy crushed the
ball into the upper-left corner, where Hutchins had no play at it.
The Cougars were the
more disciplined team for the entirety of the match and Hutchins’ foul was one
of the seven the Cardinal committed before CofC committed one. Stanford
committed 13 fouls compared to the Cougars’ seven after full time.
After the CofC goal,
Stanford’s offense came to life and pushed CofC into its defensive third for
much of the remaining first period. In the 28th minute, the Cardinal broke
through when Austin Meyer put a low cross through the box from the left side. Adam
Jahn was on the receiving end and scored inside the right-hand post on his
first touch.
Stanford looked to
take a lead in the late moments of the first half when a Bobby Edwards shot got
by Cougar keeper Kees Heemskerk, but CofC defender Tam McGowan retreated and
cleared the ball to safety just before it crossed the goal line.
The teams then played
an extremely physical but scoreless second half, which was contained mostly in
the central third with the teams exchanging runs at each other.
In the 66th minute,
Eric Fornell made a long run onto a ball hit into the box and nudged it past a
charging Hutchins, but a Stanford defender got to the ball in the same fashion
McGowan had for CofC.
The Cougars end the
NIKE/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic against Dayton on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Wofford 2, Gardner-Webb 1
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The
Wofford men’s soccer team held off Gardner-Webb University for a 2-1 victory
Friday Night at Snyder Field. Alex Hutchins led the Terriers to the win,
scoring two first-half goals.
The Terriers improved to 1-1-0 on the year, while the
Runnin’ Bulldogs dropped to 0-3-0.
Gardner-Webb opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when
Bryce Wells’ shot was blocked and Chris Davis was able to knock the rebound
past Terrier keeper Andrew Drennan. Wofford responded in the 30th minute when
Ryan Hurst earned a penalty after receiving a beautifully played pass by Turner
Almond. Senior Captain Alex Hutchins buried the shot into the bottom right
corner of the net.
Wofford took the lead 12 minutes later on another Hutchins
goal assisted, by Billy Padula and Forrest Lasso. Padula used a long throw-in
to find Lasso, who headed the ball to Hutchins, who found the back of the net
past Runnin’ Bulldog goalie Scott Krotee.
At the break, the Terriers held the edge in shots (13-4) and
corners (4-3) on their way to 2-1 halftime lead.
The second half saw both teams create good scoring chances,
but neither side was able to add to its halftime score. Each team took six
second-half shots, with Gardner-Webb taking one more corner kick (3-2).
Play throughout the match was very physical and got chippier
as the contest progressed. By the end, both teams had received two yellow cards
but nothing worse.
Drennan earned the win for the Terriers to improve to 1-1-0
for the season. He allowed one goal and recorded five saves on 10 shots faced. Krotee
took the loss for the Runnin’ Bulldogs and fell to 0-3-0 on the year. Krotee
allowed both Terrier goals and made nine saves on 19 shots.
Both teams will return to the field Sunday for the second leg
of the SoCon/Big South Soccer Challenge. Gardner-Webb will face off against
Georgia Southern at 1 p.m., and the Terriers will face the Winthrop Eagles at
3:30 pm. Both games will be played at Snyder Field.
Georgia Southern 3,
Winthrop 2
SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
Georgia Southern earned its first win of the year with a 3-2 victory over
Winthrop on Friday in the opening match of the 2012 SoCon/Big South Soccer
Challenge. Winthrop produced a pair of equalizers, but it was Reed Norton’s
second goal of the year in the 75th minute that sealed the win for GSU.
Georgia Southern went up 1-0 in the 21st minute on a penalty
kick from senior Joe Hughes. The Eagles earned a corner kick and delivered the
ball into the box, where Winthrop handled the ball for the Eagles’ first
penalty kick of the year. Hughes buried the spot kick for his first goal of the
season.
Nine minutes into the second half, Winthrop posted its first
equalizer of the afternoon from Adam Brundle.
In the 66th minute, Southern went back on top 2-1 off the
boot of Witt Carlisle. Solid built-up play by Nick Lane and Norton matriculated
the ball forward, giving Norton the chance to cross the ball into the area. A
well-timed run by Carlisle put the junior in position to push the ball home for
a GSU goal.
Winthrop equalized again in the 72nd minute as Sean Coomer
got on the scoresheet off an assist from Mason Lavalett on a well-timed run.
Southern’s game-winning goal came nearly four minutes later
as Norton posted his second collegiate goal. Drew Ruggles took a long throw-in
that was flicked on by Seth Prieto. The Winthrop goalkeeper attempted to play
the ball and only got the slightest of touches on it. The ball went toward the
far post, where Norton was on-hand to push the ball across the line and cement
the GSU win.
Between the pipes, Jack Falle got the win by making nine
saves off 15 total attempts by Winthrop.
The Eagles close out the 2012 SoCon/Big South Soccer
Challenge on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. against Gardner-Webb. The contest will
be played at Wofford’s Snyder Field.
Dayton 3, No. 17
Furman 2
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. –
Dayton’s Greg Enstone slid a shot under Furman goalkeeper Doug Ryan with just
3:42 left in regulation to lift the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the
17th-ranked Paladins in the opening match of the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial
Classic on Friday evening at the College of Charleston’s Patriots Point
Athletics Complex.
The 87th-minute tally, Enstone’s second goal of
the match, improved Dayton to 3-0-0 on the season, while Furman suffered its
first defeat of 2012 to dip to 2-1-0.
Daniel Berko delivered a cross on the deciding goal that
bounced through the box to Enstone, who had put the Flyers in front just 9:44
into the match from the penalty spot after the Paladins’ Clint Ritter was
whistled for a foul in the box.
Coleton Henning equalized for the Paladins in the 15th
minute as Adrian McInnis and Danny Hojaij set up the Furman senior and reigning
SoCon Co-Player of the Year to fire to the lower left-hand corner for his first
goal of the season.
Dayton regained the lead at 2-1 in the 36th minute when
Andres Acevedo touched the ball around a charging Paladin keeper and finished
into an empty net at 35:39. Furman knotted the match at 2-2 at the 71:29 mark
as Chris Duggan picked out Martin Ontiveros at the top of the box and the
junior finished his chance for his team-leading second tally of 2012.
Ryan stopped four shots in the loss for the Paladins, while
Dayton’s Chris Froschauer turned away six shots to earn the victory.
Furman outshot the Flyers 17-9, including 8-7 in shots on
goal.
The Paladins return to action on Sunday when they conclude
play in the Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic with a noon kickoff against
Stanford.
Wright State 3,
Davidson 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
Despite Andrew DiLallo’s second career strike, the Davidson men’s soccer team
fell to Wright State, 3-1, on day one of the Wolstein Classic on Friday at
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The setback dropped the Wildcats to 0-1-1 on the young
campaign, while the Raiders moved to 1-2-0.
DiLallo’s 14th-minute header came off a Jake
Keator corner to give Davidson the early 1-0 advantage.
Along with his first assist of the season, Keator had some
scoring opportunities of his own, putting a game-high three shots on frame.
Wright State wasted little time erasing the early deficit as
the Raiders netted all three of their goals during a 7-minute, 50-second
stretch midway through the opening period.
After setting up Brett Elder at the 16:09 mark to tie the
score, 1-1, Derek Zuniga scored the eventual game-winner less than five minutes
later.
Zuniga also provided an assist Albert Nilsson’s 24th-minute
goal.
Late in the first half, Alex Feliciano just missed on a shot
that was touched wide by Wright State keeper Jacob Bye, who finished with eight
saves.
In the 86th minute, Davidson had another chance to make it a
one-goal contest, but Bye turned away Chris Pettiglio’s one-on-one left-footed
attempt.
In addition to a 16-10 advantage in shots, the Wildcats held
an 8-6 edge in corners.
Davidson will conclude its appearance in the Wolstein
Classic with a 2:30 p.m. contest against the host Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday.