Carson-Newman Upset by St. Andrews Presbyterian, 2-1, in 2009 Season Opener
Laurinburg, N.C. - The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men's soccer team overcame a 35-7 deficit in the shot column as it defeated Carson-Newman College by a 2-1 margin Thursday evening at Knights Field. The Knights improve to 1-0-0 with the victory while the Eagles fall to 0-1-0 as the contest was the first of the 2009 campaign for both squads.
Laurinburg, N.C. - The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men's
soccer team overcame a 35-7 deficit in the shot column as it
defeated Carson-Newman College by a 2-1 margin Thursday evening at
Knights Field. The Knights improve to 1-0-0 with the victory while
the Eagles fall to 0-1-0 as the contest was the first of the 2009
campaign for both squads.
SAPC struck first in the 21st minute as senior defender Tamas
Szalai (Monroe, N.Y.) corralled a loose ball in front of the net
and was able to bang it home to take a 1-0 lead. Senior Eric Gomez
(Estero, Fla.) The Knights carried their one-goal advantage into
intermission.
Just two minutes after the break, senior forward Omar Cooke
(Roanoke, Va.) received a pass across the face of the goal from
freshman Daniel Tackling (Norwich, Conn.) that he headed home for
the equalizing score.
St. Andrews scored what would end up being the match-winning goal
with 23:04 remaining as Gomez took a pass from Freshman forward
Micah Uehara (Kapolei, Hawaii) that he snuck past the right side of
the goaltender.
Carson-Newman travels to Murfreesboro, N.C., tomorrrow to take on
the Hawks of Chowan University at 5:00 p.m., while St. Andrews will
visit No. 22 Francis Marion University on Saturday.
