Oct. 14, 2008

Gallington's Last-Second Goal Lifts Men's Soccer To 2-1 Win At Yale

Sophomore Jeremiah Gallington connected from just inside the 18-yard box into the left-side netting as the buzzer signaled the end of regulation to lift Boston College to a 2-1 non-conference victory over Yale before 406 fans at Reese Stadium.

Gallington received a touch pass from freshman forward Edvin Worley and beat Yale goalkeeper Travis Chulick (eight saves) at 89:59 to give the visiting Eagles the victory.

Clemson Defeats Wofford 1-0

SPARTANBURG, SC - Keegan Priest scored the game's lone goal with 9:19 left to go in regulation to lead Clemson to a 1-0 win over Wofford in an intercollegiate soccer match at Spartanburg, SC Tuesday night. The Tigers improve to 4-5-2 overall, while Wofford falls to 4-9 this season.

Clemson scored at the 80:41 mark as Keegan Priest sent a 22-yard shot into the right corner of the netting for his second goal of the season. Priest struck the ball with his right foot after passes from Eric Cava and Tommy Drake. Priest sent a bending shot and beat the Wofford Keeper, Joey Taylor to his left. Cava and Drake were credited with the assists.

No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Rallies to Defeat Lehigh, 2-1

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Fans at Ludwig Field were experiencing déjà vu on Tuesday night, as Maryland midfielder Jeremy Hall served a ball to Casey Townsend for the game-winner in overtime for the second home game in a row, this time against Lehigh, 2-1, in men's soccer action.

Maryland once again came out firing, as Graham Zusi notched the first shot of the contest from a Doug Rodkey pass on the near sideline wide of the goal in the first minute and a half. In the game's fourth minute, Lehigh goalkeeper Jonathan Nydell made a nice save off a Hall header and a Townsend follow-up attempt went awry.

No. 10 Tar Heels Thump Tribe, 4-1

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Reigning Atlantic Coast Conference and national player of the week Brian Shriver registered his second straight multi-goal game to send No. 10 North Carolina to a 4-1 win over William & Mary Tuesday at Albert-Daly Field. Shriver scored a pair of first half goals, and Garry Lewis and Alex Dixon followed with second half tallies for the Tar Heels (10-2-1).

Shriver, who took over the ACC goal-scoring lead with his 10th and 11th goals on the season, put the Tar Heels on the board with an unassisted strike in the 20th minute and followed with what proved to be his fourth game-winner of the year in the 39th minute.

Men’s Soccer Blasts Past Presbyterian, 5-1

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men’s soccer team defeated visiting Presbyterian, 5-1, Tuesday night at the NC State Soccer Stadium. After a sluggish start, the Wolfpack (4-7-1) would score three goals in just over a 10-minute span towards the end of the first half, and Presbyterian (2-10-1) was forced to play a man down the final 59 minutes due to a red card.

NC State first got on the scoreboard in the 32nd minute. Junior Ronnie Bouemboue was fed a long ball, but was fouled by Presbyterian’s Tommy Rodriguez preventing a breakaway, and Rodriguez was issued a red card. Sophomore Tyler Lassiter took the ensuing free kick, and tucked the ball into the right side of the net at the 31:17 mark for his first score of the season.

Dunn scores to lead Tech past UMBC

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Junior Brendan Dunn scored his second goal of the season to lift the Hokies (5-7-1) past UMBC (5-5-2) in an overtime contest at Sandra D. Thompson Soccer Field. Tech has now won three straight non-conference matches this season. Junior James Gilson scored a goal and tallied an assist in the match.

“It was a fun and an exciting match,” said head coach Oliver Weiss. “I give the team a lot of credit. We were down 1-0 and we fought hard and created chances. We have had a lot of hurdles to jump this season and maybe we still have a little fight left.”

Vidovich Wins No. 200 as No. 1 Wake Forest Tops UNC Greensboro 6-0

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Head coach Jay Vidovich picked up his 200th career victory and five different Wake Forest players scored goals as top-ranked Wake Forest (13-0, 4-0 ACC) defeated UNC Greensboro 6-0 (5-8-1, 1-2-0 SoCon) on Tuesday night at Spry Stadium.

"I owe a lot of thanks to the great players I've had here at Wake Forest," Vidovich said. "This senior class has accounted for about 50 wins on their own. Most of my success can be attributed to the players I've had the privilege to coach."

Florida Atlantic Stuns Men's Soccer, 2-1, In Overtime

DURHAM, N.C.—Florida Atlantic senior Shire Standnes tallied a goal with 2:22 left in the first overtime to lift the Owls to a 2-1 upset victory over Duke University in non-conference men’s soccer action this evening at Koskinen Stadium.

“You expect a competitive game every time you come out,” assistant coach Michael Brady said. “That’s what makes this game of ours such an interesting game and that’s not to take anything away from Florida Atlantic. They came out and played very well tonight. They outworked us, they were tougher than us mentally and physically and they ultimately deserved to win.”