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Men's Soccer Defeats Presbyterian 4-2

       

Men's Soccer Defeats Presbyterian 4-2

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CONWAY, S.C.- The Coastal Carolina University men’s soccer team defeated the Blue Hose of Presbyterian 4-2 tonight at the Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field. Junior Robert Hunter (Pawleys Island, S.C./Waccamaw(Furman)) had two goals and an assist, while sophomore Matt Schroeder (Parker, Colo./Ponderosa) had a pair of helpers in the win.

 

Hunter started the scoring off in the 22nd minute, as he took a pass from Schroeder 20 yards out. Hunter then executed a step-over move to beat his defender, and ripped a shot that found the lower left corner of the net past a diving William Redmond to give Coastal Carolina (7-7-1, 5-1-1 Big South) the 1-0 advantage.

 

The Chants struck again in the 25th minute as senior Oron Levy (Yessod-Hamala, Israel/Hemak-Hamalla) collected a loose ball off a defection 25 yards out. The midfielder then volleyed a shot that found the right corner of the net for his second career goal and first of the season to give the Chants the 2-0 lead.

 

The Blue Hose (2-13-2, 0-6-1 Big South) quickly answered back in the 29th minute on an outstanding individual effort from Michael Czulinski. The forward gathered a loose ball 30 yards out, juked a defender, and took a perfectly placed shot that found the top right corner of the net to cut the deficit to 2-1 with 16 minutes left in the first half.

 

The score would hold up heading into the intermission, with Coastal Carolina holding a 6-5 shot advantage.

 

Early in the second frame, the Chants earned a corner kick at the 56th minute mark of the second half, which resulted in a Ross Kelly (Sugar Land, Texas/Clements) goal. Hunter would send a cross off of the corner that found the head of the leaping 6-foot-3 Kelly, extending the Coastal Carolina lead to 3-1.

 

The Chants would add to the lead in the 75th minute, this time with Schroeder assisting on a Hunter goal. Schroeder collected a loose ball inside the Presbyterian 18, and dished a pass to Hunter for his second goal of the contest and eighth on the season.

 

Presbyterian would trim the Chant lead on a penalty kick by Zach Sinkuler in the 76th minute for the final goal of the contest to run the tally to 4-2.

 

Coastal Carolina goalkeeper Phillip Latham (Annandale, Va./Falls Church) picked up his seventh victory on the season, making five stops in net. Redmond turned away a pair of shots for the Blue Hose in the losing effort.

 

With the victory, the Chants improve to 4-0 on the year when scoring two or more goals, and extend their unbeaten streak to four games.

 

The Chants will next host College of Charleston in a non-conference match on Sat., Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. from the Coastal Carolina Soccer Field. The Blue Hose will host Furman Sun., Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. before closing out their season Sat., Nov. 8 at VMI.