Oct. 13, 2009

No. 2 Tar Heels Clip Camels, 2-0
Sophomores Billy Schuler and Kirk Urso were the beneficiaries of a pair of assists from freshman Enzo Martinez and No. 2 North Carolina snapped a three-game losing skid to Campbell, 2-0, Tuesday at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels (9-1-2) remain unbeaten on their home pitch with their first victory over the Camels (4-7-1) since 2002.

Martinez, who notched his first collegiate multi-assist game, set up Schuler in the 28th minute for the game-winner and then found Urso in the 72nd to put the match away. Martinez, who was starting in place of injured midfielder Cameron Brown, now leads Carolina with four assists on the season.

The Tar Heel defense limited the Camels to just five shots en route to its sixth shutout of 2009. Campbell put only one shot on frame all night, and it was denied by UNC senior goalkeeper Brooks Haggerty to give the Tar Heels four clean sheets in their last five outings.

No. 5 Wake Forest Shuts Out College of Charleston, 1-0
A goal from freshman defender Anthony Arena and a pair of outstanding diving saves from senior goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald lifted No. 5 Wake Forest to a 1-0 victory against College of Charleston on Tuesday night.

With the win, Wake Forest improves to 8-2-2 on the season, while College of Charleston drops to 7-7-0.

After a scoreless first half, Wake Forest applied continuous pressure on the Cougars for most of the second half. The Deacs were able to turn the attack into one goal, scoring on a corner kick from Austin da Luz to Arena in the 58th minute. The Cougars had a couple of quality chances in the match, but were thwarted by Fitzgerald on each attempt. 

No. 6 Terps Topple No. 16 Georgetown
The No. 6 Maryland men's soccer team used an inspired effort Tuesday to edge past No. 16 Georgetown, 2-1, at North Kehoe Field in Washington, D.C.

Maryland (8-3-1) got on the board early when Drew Yates tacked on his third goal of the year in the eighth minute. Yates took a ball off a scramble in the box off his chest and one-timed it with his left foot for an early Terrapin lead.

Kaoru Forbess helped set up Maryland's second goal of the contest, which came a mere four minutes after Yates' strike found the back of the net. Forbess chipped a ball in to Maryland leading goal-scorer Jason Herrick in the center of the field and Herrick finessed the ball to the outermost corner of the goal past diving Hoya goalkeeper Mark Wilber. The score is Herrick's fifth of the year and his first since his game-winner against Saint Peter's on Sept. 22. 

#13 NC State Shuts Out Georgia Southern, 2-0
A pair of goals in a 30 second span led the 13th-ranked NC State men’s soccer team over visiting Georgia Southern Tuesday night, 2-0. The Wolfpack (9-2-1) would dominated the game in their offensive side of the field, as tally goals in the 52nd and 53rd minutes to gain the non-conference win over the Eagles (0-10-1).

Neither team found the back of the net in the first 45 minutes of play, with most of the play in the Pack’s offensive side of the field. NC State did hold a 6-1 advantage in shots at the half, but just a 2-1 in shots on goal.

NC State did have a goal called back in the first half. Senior Ronnie Bouemboue received a through ball from junior Chris Zuerner, which Bouemboue pocketed into the corner of the net, but Bouemboue was whistled for offside.

Blue Devils Roll Past UNC Greensboro, 3-0
Three different players scored goals to lead 21st-ranked Duke to a 3-0 win over UNC Greensboro this evening in non-conference men's soccer action at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils stopped a two-game skid with the win and moved to 7-1-0 at home.

Duke (8-4-0) got tallies from freshmen Andrew Wenger and Ryan Finley and junior Cole Grossman. The Blue Devils' 3-0 victory is their fifth shutout of the season. Grossman finished with four overall points, either scoring or assisting all three goals.

The Blue Devils had the better of the early minutes in the game, taking five shots in the first eight minutes. Duke continued to pressure the Spartan backline over the next 20 minutes, but was unable to find the back of the net. 

No. 11 Virginia Ties Liberty, 1-1, After Two Overtimes
The 11th-ranked Virginia men's soccer team played Liberty to a 1-1 double-overtime tie Tuesday night at Klöckner Stadium. With the result, Virginia's record went to 7-3-1 on the year.

The Cavaliers broke a scoreless game in the 78th minute when freshman Will Bates (Chester, Va.) tallied his second goal of the season. Bates gathered a shot by Brian Ownby (Glen Allen, Va.) that ricocheted off the left post and finished it into the back of the net to put Virginia up, 1-0. Ownby was credited with the assist, his first of the year.

Liberty (5-2-3) responded less than two minutes later in the 80th minute when its leading scorer, Darren Amoo, headed in a corner kick for his eighth goal of the season. Liberty midfielder Juan Guzman lofted the corner kick from the left side of the field for the assist.

Despite a good fight, Hokies fall to No. 1 Akron, 2-0
The Virginia Tech Hokies battled and held the No. 1 undefeated Akron Zips scoreless until the 36th minute of play, but were unable to generate any goals of their own, falling 2-0 on Tuesday night at Thompson Field.

Akron (12-0-0) scored the first goal with less than 10 minutes to play in the first half and added a second goal for cushion in the 79th minute to earn their nation-best 12th win of the season.

The Hokies (3-7-2) played two solid halves, earning nine shots overall and stringing together many close scoring opportunities against an Akron defense that has only let up two goals all season. Tech’s defense also rose to the occasion, holding an offensively-stacked Zips’ offense scoreless for the first 36 minutes of play.