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Saturday, November 17

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

7pm

College of Charleston

Furman

#1 Furman Slips Past #5 College of Charleston 1-0 - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

11/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

#articleRelated { display: none !important; } Top seeded Furman slid past seventh seeded host College of Charleston 1-0 in game four of the Gift of Life/Southern Conference Men's Soccer Championship at the College of Charleston Athletic Complex at Patriots Point. The win was Furman's third-straight against College of Charleston in the conference tournament.

Furman's Patrick Tanner put the Paladins up 1-0 at the 41:55 mark when he played a corner kick from Clint Dempsey through the defense. Furman held off the College of Charleston offense in the second half with Scott Blount recording his fifth shutout of the season. Tanner's goal was his second-straight game winner. He got the win for the Paladins against Wofford in the first round.

College of Charleston goalkeeper Wes Martino had three saves on the day and faced 18 shots.

Furman (16-4) advances to the championship on Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 pm and will face the winner of the UNC Greensboro/Georgia Southern match. The Paladins have played in the last nine championship games and are riding a 32-match unbeaten streak in SoCon matches, including the tournament. College of Charleston ends its season with a 6-11-1 record.