Friday's Men's Soccer Roundup

Wofford 3, VMI 0

The No.3 Wofford Men's soccer team won its Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal match Friday afternoon against No.6 VMI in Johnson City, Tennessee.  The 3-0 victory was fueled by goals from Stewart Patnaud and Nathan Simes in the second half. Wofford advances to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament to face ETSU. 

VMI Men's Soccer bowed out of the Southern Conference Championship in the quarterfinal round to Wofford at Summers-Taylor Stadium Friday afternoon. The Keydets ended the 2024 campaign with a tough 3-0 defeat to the Terriers in the opening game of the postseason tournament. VMI played well in the opening half, allowing just five shots and no goals to Wofford, but a second-half surge by the Terriers haunted the Keydets.

Furman 2, Mercer 0

Freshman Wilfer Bustamante and junior Lloyd Wamu Snell netted first half goals to propel No. 4 seed Furman past No. 5 seed Mercer, 2-0, in the opening round of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Championship on Friday night at UNCG Stadium in Greensboro, N.C. The victory advances the Paladins into the semifinal round. Furman will face No. 1 seed UNC Greensboro at UNCG Stadium on Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

The Mercer men's soccer team fell to Furman in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night by a score of 2-0. Mercer dominated possession in the first 20 minutes of the match and put up three shots in the early going. However, Furman was able to score the first goal of the night in the 20th minute to take an early lead.