UNC Pembroke took a pair of matches from GSW on Saturday
afternoon. The men surrendered a late goal in the second
overtime to suffer a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat; and the Lady
Hurricanes were defeated 3-0 in the early match.
UNCP 2, GSW men 1 (2OT)
Jamie Kiep converted a one-on-one challenge with UNC Pembroke
goalkeeper Horatio Bynes to net the 87th minute equalizer and send
the game into overtime, but Eirik Torgerson's 109th minute Golden
Goal helped UNCP pull out a 2-1 victory over Georgia
Southwestern Saturday afternoon at Varsity Grounds.
Andy Pullin and Torgerson both netted a goal apiece for the
hosts, with Chicho Abreu, Dragan Lipovac and Rondell Honora each
booking assists. Derek Schicker registered an assist for the
visitors. Bynes grabbed a pair of saves for the Braves between the
pipes, with Georgia Southwestern netminder David Porley turning in
one save in the loss.
Neither team was really able to get an edge in the opening 60
minutes of play, but Abreu's quick pass to Pullin on a momentum
transition was redirected underneath a diving Porley for the game's
first goal. The score would hold up for more than 50 minutes of
play until Schicker found an opening in UNCP's defense on a
breakaway opportunity, thereby creating a simple one-on-one
opportunity for Kiep to get the Hurricanes off the mark.
UNCP (7-5-1, 3-2-0 PBC) finished with a slim 10-8 shots
advantage after recording the only two shots in the extra
sessions. The Braves also held a 6-4 corner kicks advantage
over GSW (2-10-0, 0-3-0), with the most imporant corner perhaps the
last, as it led to the winning score.
The Hurricanes are at North Georgia on Wednesday for
a 3:30 p.m. match. Live stats will be available on
gswcanes.com
UNCP 3, GSW women 0
The UNCP women's soccer team was able to hold visiting Georgia
Southwestern scoreless and pick up a 3-0 victory over
the Lady Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Grounds.
GSW trailed 1-0 at the half.
Junior Faye Corbett assisted newcomer Anna Svensson in UNCP's
first pair of goals. The first ball to find the back of the net did
so in the 28th minute, while the second score came in the 53rd
minute of play. Each goal had the same recipe for success as
Corbett serviced the ball into the Lady Canes' box while Svensson
delivered one deadly strike to send the ball to the back of the
net.
The Lady Braves last goal came off a corner kick delivered by
Fanny Forsman in the 72nd minute. Junior Sheena Mature was able to
get a touch on the ball to deliver it to freshman Ashley Anctil who
redirected it past GSW goalkeeper Amber Bahri.
Bahri made 16 saves - two shy of the single-game school record.
Rea Segoviano stopped one for UNCP.
The Lady Braves improve to 8-3-1 overall, 3-2-1 PBC, while
Southwestern falls to 3-8-0 overall, 0-5 PBC.
The Lady Hurricanes are at North Georgia for a 1 p.m.
match on Wednesday. Live stats will be available on
gswcanes.com.