Big South Men's Soccer Summary - Oct. 26
High Point won its 10th consecutive match, while Gardner-Webb, Winthrop and UNC Asheville were also victorious on the pitch Saturday.
HIGH POINT 2, PRESBYTERIAN 1 |
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The High Point University men's soccer team played for former Panther Holden Trent Saturday night, defeating Presbyterian College, 2-1, with heavy hearts. This is the Panthers' 10th win in a row, remaining undefeated in conference play as their last road loss in the Big South came in September of 2016. High Point dominated time of possession in the first five to 10 minutes of the match as the Panthers were able to create a few chances off corner kicks as Lukas Kamrath and Alfred Baafi both got shots off. In the 18th minute, Ross Johnstone scored his fifth goal of his campaign to put HPU ahead 1-0.
GARDNER-WEBB 4, USC UPSTATE 0 |
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Four goals from four different players led the Gardner-Webb (9-3-2, 4-0-1) men's soccer team to a 4-0 clean sheet versus USC Upstate (3-13-0, 2-4-0) on Saturday evening a Greene-Harbison Stadium. An absolute dominant performance on the pitch, Gardner-Webb was able to post 20 shots compared to just one for the visitors. The Runnin' Bulldogs were also able to secure eight corner kicks during the match while Upstate mustered only a pair.
WINTHROP 3, RADFORD 1 |
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Winthrop scored two second half goals to earn 3-1 road win over Radford, Saturday afternoon in Big South Conference men's soccer action.
UNC ASHEVILLE 4, LONGWOOD 0 |
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UNC Asheville Men's Soccer blanked Longwood 4-0 on Saturday (Oct. 26) for a huge Big South Conference shutout on the road. Asheville has now set a Division I era program record with its sixth shutout of the season, surpassing the 2000 season when the team recorded five clean sheets.