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Men's Soccer Opens Up 2002 Season With a 3-3 to Hartwick

       

Men's Soccer Opens Up 2002 Season With a 3-3 to Hartwick

   

RICHMOND,Va. -- Hartwick's Neil McLean helped spark a late Hawks' comeback with a pair of goals in the final 15 minutes of regulation, as Hartwick tied Coastal Carolina, 3-3, in the opening match of the 2002 VCU NIKE/ALLTEL Classic in Richmond.

Hartwick (0-0-1) got on the board first at the 4:30 mark of the match when forward Greg Victor scored off a feed from midfielder Kevin Saunders.

Coastal Carolina (0-0-1) would score the next three goals in the first half, to take a 3-1 lead into the locker room. Junior forward Joseph Ngwenya (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Provincial H.S.) scored the first goal at the 9:16 mark. Sophomore Mike Littlefield (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park H.S.) scored the second at the 20:59 mark of the match, while freshman John DeVae (Elmhurst, Ill./York H.S.) scored the third, a little over six minutes later.

CCU will next face #23-ranked Syracuse at 1 p.m. on Sunday, in the final day of the VCU NIKE/ALLTELL Classic in Richmond, Va.

Scoring:
HARTWICK- Greg Victor, 4:30 (Kevin Saunders)
CCU- Joseph Ngwenya,9:16 (unassisted)
CCU- Mike Littlefield, 20:59 (Joseph Ngwenya)
CCU- John DeVae, 27:10 (unassisted)
HARTWICK- Neil McLean (unassisted)
HARTWICK- Neil McLean (unassisted)

Shots: Coastal 17, Hartwick 11
Corner Kicks: Coastal 2, Hartwick 7
Saves: Coastal 2 (Aaron Saunders 2), Hartwick 5 (Randall Moate 5)
Fouls: Coastal 10, Hartwick 15
Offside: Coastal 3, Hartwick 3
Yellow Cards: Coastal — none, Hartwick — Jason Rogers (24:56), Neil McLean (44;40)
Red Cards: Coastal — none; Hartwick — none.