Post by elonfan06 on Oct 17, 2007 9:15:33 GMT -5
Blessed be the ties: Elon men threaten Tar Heels
By Bob Sutton / Times-News
October 17, 2007 3:00 AM
Sam Roberts / Times-News
Elon midfielder Justin Wyatt hops over North Carolina goalkeeper Tyler Deric during Tuesday night’s game at Elon’s Rhodes Stadium.
ELON ¡s Consistent if nothing else, Elon University tied another Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in men's soccer.
This time the Phoenix was less than 12 minutes from victory when North Carolina tied the game at Rhodes Stadium. The teams settled for a 1-1 outcome Tuesday night.
¡§It would be nice to win one,¡¨ Elon sophomore midfielder Daniel Street said of the draws against ACC foes. ¡§Three good results. We played well enough to win the game. We've got to close out the games.¡¨
The Phoenix (6-3-4) also tied Clemson and Wake Forest this year. All games ended with 1-1 scores, with Elon scoring in the first half and the opponent responding in the second half.
¡§You look at the positives and to be undefeated against the ACC with a young team you can be excited,¡¨ Elon coach Darren Powell said. ¡§It¡¦s great to be in the game at the final whistle.¡¨
An Elon-record crowd announced at 1,773 showed up for a game that concluded with some frantic back-and-forth action. The Phoenix held a 5-4 edge in overtime shots.
¡§Nerve-wracking,¡¨ said sophomore defender Steven Kinney of Elon. ¡§It was kind of hectic at the end. I thought we had more chances in the second overtime.¡¨
North Carolina¡¦s Garry Lewis scored on a header off Michael Callahan¡¦s corner kick with 11:45 remaining in regulation.
¡§Their defense worked hard,¡¨ North Carolina coach Elmar Bolowich said. ¡§It was despera-tion for us to come through and we got lucky to tie it up.¡¨
Street opened the scoring with his second goal of the season. He collected Brett Paschall¡¦s pass and drilled the ball, which appeared to be deflected by a North Carolina defender, past freshman goalkeeper Tyler Deric.
Bolowich described the play as ¡§a wonderful goal¡¨ for Elon.
In the second half, Street had another scoring opportunity, taking Clint Collins¡¦ pass on a breakaway. Deric redirected Street¡¦s shot with his foot and that became a spectacular save when the ball bounced off the left post and the score remained 1-0.
¡§I struck it better than I struck the first one,¡¨ Street said. ¡§It¡¦s a game of inches.¡¨
Bolowich said, ¡§That could have been the game for Elon.¡¨
North Carolina held a 16-6 edge in shots and a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks through regula-tion. Goalkeeper Kyle Boerner of Elon made nine saves, including one point-blank stop of North Carolina¡¦s Cameron Brown in the first half. About two minutes before the tying goal, Boerner tipped away Brown¡¦s direct kick that was headed for the upper portion of the net.
Elon¡¦s best chance in overtime came from freshman Brad Franks¡¦ shot.
¡§They earned that tie,¡¨ Bolowich said.
Kinney said the Phoenix seemed well aware of how to approach the level of competition.
¡§It felt more composed like we had been there before,¡¨ Kinney said. ¡§We really wanted to go at them. We have to come out and finish the next game.¡¨
The Tar Heels (4-3-5) matched the school record for ties that was set in 1979.
¡§I¡¦m not so much frustrated with the tie,¡¨ Bolowich said. ¡§I¡¦m more frustrated with the way we played. I would like to see a higher standard of play.¡¨
Powell was mostly content with what he saw.
¡§I thought it was a highly contested game,¡¨ Powell said. ¡§I felt we had a few chances to win and so did they.¡¨
ƒÞ WAKE FOREST 8, UNCG 0: At Greensboro, Cody Arnoux and Michael Lahoud scored two goals apiece in the non-league game at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
Wake Forest (10-0-2) and Quinnipiac are the only undefeated Division I teams in the country. UNCG (6-6-2) suffered its most lopsided loss since a 9-0 defeat to UNC Wilmington in 1977.
By Bob Sutton / Times-News
October 17, 2007 3:00 AM
Sam Roberts / Times-News
Elon midfielder Justin Wyatt hops over North Carolina goalkeeper Tyler Deric during Tuesday night’s game at Elon’s Rhodes Stadium.
ELON ¡s Consistent if nothing else, Elon University tied another Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in men's soccer.
This time the Phoenix was less than 12 minutes from victory when North Carolina tied the game at Rhodes Stadium. The teams settled for a 1-1 outcome Tuesday night.
¡§It would be nice to win one,¡¨ Elon sophomore midfielder Daniel Street said of the draws against ACC foes. ¡§Three good results. We played well enough to win the game. We've got to close out the games.¡¨
The Phoenix (6-3-4) also tied Clemson and Wake Forest this year. All games ended with 1-1 scores, with Elon scoring in the first half and the opponent responding in the second half.
¡§You look at the positives and to be undefeated against the ACC with a young team you can be excited,¡¨ Elon coach Darren Powell said. ¡§It¡¦s great to be in the game at the final whistle.¡¨
An Elon-record crowd announced at 1,773 showed up for a game that concluded with some frantic back-and-forth action. The Phoenix held a 5-4 edge in overtime shots.
¡§Nerve-wracking,¡¨ said sophomore defender Steven Kinney of Elon. ¡§It was kind of hectic at the end. I thought we had more chances in the second overtime.¡¨
North Carolina¡¦s Garry Lewis scored on a header off Michael Callahan¡¦s corner kick with 11:45 remaining in regulation.
¡§Their defense worked hard,¡¨ North Carolina coach Elmar Bolowich said. ¡§It was despera-tion for us to come through and we got lucky to tie it up.¡¨
Street opened the scoring with his second goal of the season. He collected Brett Paschall¡¦s pass and drilled the ball, which appeared to be deflected by a North Carolina defender, past freshman goalkeeper Tyler Deric.
Bolowich described the play as ¡§a wonderful goal¡¨ for Elon.
In the second half, Street had another scoring opportunity, taking Clint Collins¡¦ pass on a breakaway. Deric redirected Street¡¦s shot with his foot and that became a spectacular save when the ball bounced off the left post and the score remained 1-0.
¡§I struck it better than I struck the first one,¡¨ Street said. ¡§It¡¦s a game of inches.¡¨
Bolowich said, ¡§That could have been the game for Elon.¡¨
North Carolina held a 16-6 edge in shots and a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks through regula-tion. Goalkeeper Kyle Boerner of Elon made nine saves, including one point-blank stop of North Carolina¡¦s Cameron Brown in the first half. About two minutes before the tying goal, Boerner tipped away Brown¡¦s direct kick that was headed for the upper portion of the net.
Elon¡¦s best chance in overtime came from freshman Brad Franks¡¦ shot.
¡§They earned that tie,¡¨ Bolowich said.
Kinney said the Phoenix seemed well aware of how to approach the level of competition.
¡§It felt more composed like we had been there before,¡¨ Kinney said. ¡§We really wanted to go at them. We have to come out and finish the next game.¡¨
The Tar Heels (4-3-5) matched the school record for ties that was set in 1979.
¡§I¡¦m not so much frustrated with the tie,¡¨ Bolowich said. ¡§I¡¦m more frustrated with the way we played. I would like to see a higher standard of play.¡¨
Powell was mostly content with what he saw.
¡§I thought it was a highly contested game,¡¨ Powell said. ¡§I felt we had a few chances to win and so did they.¡¨
ƒÞ WAKE FOREST 8, UNCG 0: At Greensboro, Cody Arnoux and Michael Lahoud scored two goals apiece in the non-league game at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
Wake Forest (10-0-2) and Quinnipiac are the only undefeated Division I teams in the country. UNCG (6-6-2) suffered its most lopsided loss since a 9-0 defeat to UNC Wilmington in 1977.
