Men's Soccer ACCtion: Friday, October 9
NC State, Maryland and Boston College win in Atlantic Coast Conference action, North Carolina and Wake Forest play to a tie.
ACC Men's Soccer

ACC Men's Soccer

Oct. 9, 2009

Duke Men's Soccer Drops Heartbreaker to Wolfpack

DURHAM, N.C.-North Carolina State's Ronnie Bouemboue tallied a goal with 49 seconds left to play in the second overtime to lift the 18th-ranked Wolfpack to a 1-0 victory over ninth-ranked Duke in ACC men's soccer action this evening. The loss is the first for the Blue Devils on their home field this season.

While not for lack of attacking, Duke (7-4-0, 2-3-0 ACC) and NC State were unable to find the back of the net, finishing regulation in a scoreless tie.

Duke had the better of play in the opening minutes of the first extra session. Six minutes into the golden goal period, senior Ryan McDaniel fed junior Cole Grossman into the left side of the penalty area. Grossman ripped a left-footed shot, but was denied by the crossbar for the second time in the game.

No. 2 Tar Heels, No. 6 Demon Deacons Play To 2-2 Draw

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Junior midfielder Michael Farfan assisted on No. 2 North Carolina's first goal and scored its second to lead the Tar Heels in a 2-2 tie with No. 6 Wake Forest Friday in a back-and-forth contest at Spry Stadium. With the draw, the Tar Heels are now 8-1-2 and 3-1-1 in the ACC, while the Demon Deacons are 7-2-2 and 2-1-1 in league action.

Carolina, which joins Maryland atop the ACC standings with 10 points, got goals from sophomore forward Alex Dixon in the third minute and Farfan in the 57th, but Wake Forest answered on each occasion, as Sam Redmond and Andy Lubahn scored for the Demon Deacons.

UNC goalkeeper Brooks Haggerty made three saves before being relieved due to injury in the 86th minute by freshman Scott Goodwin, who saw his first career action and went the final 25 minutes.

Boston College Men's Soccer Defeats Clemson, 2-0

NEWTON, Mass.- Freshman Kevin Mejia converted a first-half penalty kick and classmate Charlie Rugg redirected a direct kick late in the match to lift Boston College to a 2-0 ACC victory over Clemson before 358 fans at the Newton Campus Complex.

Mejia gave BC the early lead with a successful penalty kick at 19:32. Senior Mor Avi Hanan's direct kick from 25 yards out was saved by Clemson keeper Joseph Bendik, but a scramble for the rebound resulted in the Tiger foul in the box.

The score remained the same until a late Clemson foul just outside the box gave the Eagles the opportunity for a set play. Freshman Kyle Bekker's kick from 20 yards right along the end line found Rugg in front. Rugg's right foot redirected the ball from six yards out into the back of the net.

Two Late Goals Lift Terps Past Hokies

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 11 Maryland men's soccer team picked up two goals in the final four minutes to drop Virginia Tech, 2-1, in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Friday night at Ludwig Field.

Kevin Tangney knotted up the score at 86:58 when his strike off a scramble from a Paul Torres corner kick went past diving Hokie keeper Stefan Caulfield from 20-yards out. With 52.3 seconds remaining, freshman John Stertzer gave Maryland the game-winner when his shot sailed into the back of the net after a hustle play by Billy Cortes saved the ball at the end line.

Virginia Tech picked up its lone goal early in the contest. Charlie Campbell served a corner kick from the near side that crossed over the box into heavy traffic in the ninth minute. The ball found Clarke Bentley who placed the ensuing shot into the back of the net past Zac MacMath to his left.