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Saturday's Men's Soccer Roundup
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It was a dramatic Saturday evening at historic Snyder field as the Wofford men's soccer team won in comeback fashion against UNC Greensboro 3-2 on Senior night. With UNC Greensboro being ranked 21st in RPI this season, the win is the highest ranked win for the Terriers at Snyder Field since 2013 against No.16 Elon (2-1). This is also the first win against UNC Greensboro since 2018.
Furman matched a season-high with four goals on Saturday night en route to a 4-1 victory over VMI in Southern Conference men's soccer action on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium. With the victory, Furman improved to 6-3-2 on the season and evened its conference record at 1-1. VMI slipped to 5-7-2 overall and 0-3 in SoCon play.The Keydets (5-7-2, 0-3-0) dropped their third Southern Conference matchup this season at the hands of the Paladins (6-3-2, 1-1-0), 4-1. VMI still searches for their first conference win while Furman nabs three points with the victory. Next weekend, the Keydets head back to Patchin Field to host UNC Greensboro who stands 1-1-1 in league play after falling to Wofford Saturday night.
The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team fell 3-2 to the Wofford Terriers in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Saturday night at Snyder Field. Wofford scored three goals in just over 12 minutes to snap UNCG's impressive nine-game unbeaten streak. The Spartans scored the first and last goals of the match.
Early in the first half, Jimmy Choi sent a shot into the 18-yard box, and after a Mercer defender headed the ball backwards, a racing Louie Salkeld was in prime position to send the ball past the goal line and into the back of the net, giving ETSU a 1-0 victory over the preseason favorite at Betts StadiumMercer dominated possession for much of the match, but fell 1-0 to East Tennessee State at Betts Stadium on Saturday night. The Bears were the aggressors early in the match, putting pressure on the ETSU back line from the start. The Bears put up four shots in the first 12 minutes, including a shot on goal by Fernando Arteaga in the third minute.Furman matched a season-high with four goals on Saturday night en route to a 4-1 victory over VMI in Southern Conference men's soccer action on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium. With the victory, Furman improved to 6-3-2 on the season and evened its conference record at 1-1. VMI slipped to 5-7-2 overall and 0-3 in SoCon play.The Keydets (5-7-2, 0-3-0) dropped their third Southern Conference matchup this season at the hands of the Paladins (6-3-2, 1-1-0), 4-1. VMI still searches for their first conference win while Furman nabs three points with the victory. Next weekend, the Keydets head back to Patchin Field to host UNC Greensboro who stands 1-1-1 in league play after falling to Wofford Saturday night.