Big South Men's Soccer Recap - Oct. 14
Winthrop netted a late goal to defeat Presbyterian to move within two points of first-place. UNC Asheville downed Radford, while USC Upstate earned its first Big South win of the season. High Point earned a point following a 1-1 draw at Gardner-Webb.
WINTHROP 2, PRESBYTERIAN 1 |
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Nick Guido's goal in the 85th minute lifted Winthrop men's soccer to a 2-1 victory at Presbyterian College, Saturday evening. tHE Eagles remain unbeaten in conference play and with the win remain in second place in the Big South Conference standings. This is the first season since 2015 the Eagles were unbeaten through five league contests
UNC ASHEVILLE 4, RADFORD 1 |
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UNC Asheville Men's Soccer cruised past Radford for a Senior Day victory by a score of 4-1. Asheville got the scoring started in the 13th minute, when Conor Behan scored his third of the season off an assist from Sam Pitts-Eckersall, firing a shot through traffic. Behan would extend Asheville's lead in the 22nd minute with his fourth of the season, off an assist from captain Brendan Herb. Radford would get on the scoreboard in the 29th minute with a penalty kick goal from Alex Krayzhev, his third of the season. Asheville would take a 2-1 lead to the half.
USC UPSTATE 2, LONGWOOD 0 |
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the USC Upstate Spartans are looking to make a push late in the season as they took down the Longwood Lancers by a score of 2-0. The match unfolded in a similar fashion to last year's 2-0 victory in Farmville, with neither team able to find the back of the net until late in the first half. This time, it was freshman Dzenan Cerimagic who corralled a long ball from Felipe Marty and lofted a shot over the Lancer keeper's hands.
HIGH POINT 1, GARDNER-WEBB 1 |
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The High Point University men's soccer team left Gardner-Webb with a 1-1 draw. High Point continued their streak of not losing to a Big South opponent on the road. The last loss on the road came in 2016 against Presbyterian. Gardner-Webb got on the board quickly as they netted one in the 7th minute. Pablo Brimeux helped the Runnin' Bulldogs to an early lead. The second half started with a few chances from Noah Holmes and Brendan Krueger. High Point got what they were looking for as Beau Yantz notched his first of the year as he footed in the equalizer in the 61st minute.