College of Charleston
UNCG
Commitment, Opportunity Steer Cougars to Victory at UNCG, 3-1
10/13/2007 4:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Kareem Yearwood and Zach Prince combined to score three goals as the College of Charleston defeated UNC Greensboro 3-1 in SoCon men's soccer action at UNCG Soccer Stadium on Saturday night.
“The team played so hard and so committed,” said CofC Head Coach Ralph Lundy. “It was a great team win with a great team effort.”
The Cougars (8-3-1, 2-0-0) continue unbeaten in the Southern Conference, while the Spartans fall to 6-5-2 overall, 2-3-0 in the league.
Charleston took an early lead when Prince scored just 6:05 into the match. Midfielder Wes Knight fed Prince the ball deep in the right corner. Prince hit a ball up the end line, which bounced past the outstretched keeper for an unthinkable angle goal and a 1-0 lead.
After College of Charleston recorded six of the first seven shots of the match, UNCG recorded six of the next seven and had several good chances in the first half. However, the score remained the same until 49:08. The Cougars' Doug Edwards wound up for a blast from just inside the top of the box, but just missed. Instead, the ball wound up at the feet of Yearwood, who popped in from nine yards out for his eighth goal of the season.
Yearwood's scored his ninth goal of the season when Casey Gold sent Spartan goalie Chad Janda off the line. Yearwood collected and sent the ball over Janda's head and into the goal from 22 yards out for a 3-0 advantage. He now leads the SoCon in goals.
The Spartans ruined the shutout with 1:27 to play. David Grayson hit a blast from 10 yards out that bounced off the right post and goalkeeper Corbin Waller before finding the bottom right corner of the net. UNCG held a 19-11 advantage in shots, but Waller logged six saves for the first Cougar win on the Spartans' home turf.
The Cougars will take the week to gear up for Furman which they will host at 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 20, at Patriots Point Field in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
