College of Charleston
Florida Gulf Coast
Twohig Scores Game-Winner in Overtime, as CofC Men?s Soccer beats Florida Gulf Coast, 2-1 in Furman Diadora/Spinx Invitational
9/13/2009 6:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Freshman Francis Twohig (St Simons Island, Ga.) scored the deciding goal in overtime to lift the College of Charleston men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday afternoon in the Furman Diadora/Spinx Invitational.
With the win, the Cougars improved to 5-0 and captured the Furman Invitational Championship. Florida Gulf Coast fell to 1-3-1 with the loss. Charleston returns to the pitch on Friday, Sept. 18 when they visit Lehigh for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
In the first half, the Cougars held an 8-4 advantage in shots taken, but failed to score, as Florida Gulf Coast goalie Matthew Smith made four saves in the period.
In the second half, Charleston broke the scoreless tie just three minutes in, as George Khoury (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) scored the first goal of his collegiate career off a Twohig assist. Florida Gulf Coast, however, knotted the match at one when Deion Jones scored in the 71st minute off a Francesco Distefano assist.
The match remained tied at one through the rest of regulation, thus forcing an overtime period. In overtime, Twohig scored the game-winner in the 99th minute off a rebound from a saved free kick at the right post. The goal was the first of his career, as Ralph Lundy, III (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) was credited with an assist on the play.
Overall, Charleston held a 20-8 advantage in shots and a 12-6 edge in corner kicks. Cougar goalie Clark Hankins (Montgomery, Ala.) earned the victory making three saves in net, while Smith made six saves for FGCU.
Also, five Cougars were named to the All-Tournament Team. Leading the group was Matt Morris (Anderson, S.C.) and Branko Gavric (Kitchener, Ontario) who were named the offensive and defensive MVP's for the tournament, respectively. The three other Charleston players to be selected were Hankins, Justin Fojo (Port of Spain, Trinidad) and John Bello (Lake Mary, Fla.).
Diadora/Spinx Invitational All-Tournament Team
Matt Morris, CofC (Offensive MVP)
Branco Gavric, CofC (Defensive MVP)
Clark Hankins, CofC
Justin Fojo, CofC
John Bello, CofC
Nasar Onyeuku, Furman
Debola Ogunseye, Furman
Michael Erwood, Furman
Steven Lowenthal, UNF
Jonathan Lusambo, UNF
Matthew Oshaughnes, FGCU
Jeremy Vollmer, FGCU
