Sept. 4, 2009
No. 1 Tar Heels Settle For Draw With Huskies
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Junior midfielder Michael Farfan tallied the equalizer in the 61st minute, and No. 1 North Carolina threatened throughout regulation and both overtime periods but could not find the go-ahead goal in a 1-1 draw with Northern Illinois Friday in the Carolina Nike Classic at Fetzer Field.
Jordan Godsey made six stops in net, and Tim King put the Huskies (0-1-1) on the board with a 21st-minute goal. Brooks Haggerty made two stops for the Tar Heels (1-0-1), as both keepers went the full 110 minutes.
With Carolina down a goal thanks to King's strike at 20:39, Farfan and the Tar Heels broke through to knot the score at one at 60:16 when the Cal State Fullerton transfer dinked a shot off the right post from the 18. Kirk Urso started the scoring chance with a corner kick into the box that deflected off an NIU defender and found Farfan just outside the left side of the box for his first goal as a Tar Heel.
Boston College Men's Soccer Beats Bryant 2-0 In Home Opener
Newton, Mass. - Freshman Kyle Bekker netted a first-half goal and classmate Kevin Mejia scored late in the second half as Boston College defeated Byrant, 2-0, in the Eagles' home opening-game before 627 fans at the Newton Campus Complex. Both goals marked the first of each player's collegiate career.
Bekker netted the game's lone first-half score in the 38th minute. After Karl Reddick assumed possession deep in his offensive zone, his feed was chipped by Bekker's right foot over a sliding goalkeeper for the score.
Mejia doubled the BC margin at 84:20. The Pasadena, Calif., resident took freshman Isaac Taylor's cross into open space, stepped around the defended and beat challenging goalkeeper Matt Miscione (eight saves) with his right foot along the ground.
Wake Forest-Notre Dame Play to 1-1 Tie
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Wake Forest sophomore Luke Norman scored in the first half, but Notre Dame equalized on a penalty kick goal in the second half as the third-ranked Demon Deacons and No. 12 Fighting Irish played to a 1-1 tie on Friday at Armstrong Stadium.
Each team was able to generate numerous scoring chances with the Fighting Irish attempting 16 shots in the game, while Wake Forest had 13 shots. The Deacs had six shots on goal, compared to five for Notre Dame.
Norman put Wake Forest in front, scoring his first goal of the season on a nice service from junior Corben Bone. After getting several attempts at goal, Notre Dame was able to tie the game in the 77th minute on a successful penalty kick from Michael Thomas.
NC State Eases by Denver, 4-0
DURHAM, N.C. - Led by junior Tyler Lassiter's pair of goals, the NC State men's soccer team shutout Denver 4-0 in the first game of the Duke Classic. The Wolfpack (2-0) scored three of its four goals off of corner kicks, and also shut out its first opponent of the season.
For the second straight game to start the season, the Pack would find the back of the net twice in the first 45 minutes of play. Today, NC State would take advantage of a pair of corner kicks to gain the 2-0-halftime lead.
The Pack's final score would come in the 83rd minute. Sophomore Watt Williams found senior Ronnie Bouemboue just outside the penalty box, and after a quick turn, Bouemboue slotted home the shot at the 82:27 mark.
Thomas and Finley Score First Career Goals to Lead Duke
DURHAM, N.C.-A pair of Blue Devils tallied their first career goals to lead the Duke men's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Columbia in the first day of the Duke/Nike Classic this evening at Koskinen Stadium. Duke improves to 2-0-0 on the season.
Knotted at one after the opening 45 minutes, the Blue Devils came out in the second half looking for an early go-ahead goal. Just 12 minutes into the frame, junior Cole Grossman fired a shot at goal, but had it blocked by a fellow Blue Devil. Freshman Ryan Finley was right there on the doorstep to clean up and slip the ball into the net for what proved to be the game-winner in the 58th minute.
The Blue Devil defense stayed strong in the final 30 minutes to keep Duke unbeaten on the year. Duke held a 17-11 advantage in shots for the game, including a 9-4 edge in the second half. The Lions won the corner kick battle 8-6.
UCLA Tops Terps, 2-0
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Despite a Ludwig Field record crowd of 6,718, the No. 1/8 Maryland men's soccer team saw its 16-game winning streak snapped Friday night after two late goals by UCLA sparked the Bruins to a 2-0 win in the Terps' season opener.
No. 19/9 UCLA picked up scores in the 77th and 82nd minutes, while shutting Maryland out for the first time since August 31, 2008, when the Terps fell, 1-0, to California in Los Angeles.
The Bruins picked up the game-winner with 13 minutes remaining after a Stephens corner kick caused a scramble at the box that was batted out by MacMath, but the ensuing header from Sean Alvarado passed a goal line stance attempt by Kaoru Forbess. UCLA followed with another score five minutes later when Ryan Hollingshead benefited from a rebounded save from MacMath.
Virginia Tech battles Wisconsin to scoreless tie in double overtime
MADISON, Wis. - After a grueling 110 minutes of play at McClimon Complex on Friday night, neither the Virginia Tech Hokies (0-1-1) nor the Wisconsin Badgers (0-0-1) were able to penetrate the net, resulting in a 0-0 tie in the Hokies' first game of the Middleton Sports and Fitness Invitational.
In the first half, Tech collected consecutive corner kicks in the 11th minute of play but Charlie Campbell's attempted shot was blocked. The Badgers then saw back-to-back corners of their own in the 31st minute, but the Hokie defense was able to send the ball up the field to James Shupp, who recorded a shot just over the goalpost and out of the reach of Badger goalie Alex Horwath.
The Hokies tried putting something together late in the second half, but the Badger defense came up strong, blocking shots by Emmanuel Akogyeram and James Gilson and eventually sending the game into overtime.
Virginia Shuts Out Portland To Open Season, 3-0
PORTLAND, Ore. - Virginia sophomore and Hermann Trophy candidate Tony Tchani (Norfolk, Va.) scored two early goals and the Virginia men's soccer team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Portland in its opening match at the Portland Nike Invitational Friday night at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex in Portland, Ore.
Virginia (1-0), which had scored one goal in its three preseason exhibition contests, saw its offense flourish in its season-opener. The Cavaliers fired 11 shots (six on goal) and Tchani had the fourth multi-goal game of his career.
Virginia improved to 42-21-3 all-time in season-openers, dating back to the 1941 season, while UVa head coach George Gelnovatch improved his mark to 11-3 in season-openers since his first year at the helm in 1996. Gelnovatch also moved one victory closer to milestone win No. 200 for his career, as Friday's triumph over Portland improved his all-time record to 196-76-22.
South Carolina Defeats Clemson 1-0
CLEMSON, SC - Sam Arthur scored the matches' lone goal as South Carolina defeated Clemson 1-0 in a men's intercollegiate soccer match at Clemson, SC Friday night. With the win, South Carolina improves to 2-0 on the year, while Clemson falls to 0-2 this season.
South Carolina scored first in the 36th minute. Mike Lindsay played the ball forward to Stephen Morrissey. Morrissey one touched a pass to Sam Arthur who sent a shot on the ground from 12 yards out to the center of the goal for his second of the year.
With two minutes left in the match, Clemson's Mike Mattson took a head shot from eight yards out and South Carolina's goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer tipped the ball, causing it to tip the cross bar and over the goal mouth. Clemson outshot the Gamecocks 19-10 and had 11 corner kicks compared to South Carolina's five.
