Georgia Southern Falls at Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Georgia Southern men’s soccer team fell, Tuesday evening to host Clemson by a 6-1 decision at Riggs Field in front of 964 fans.

With the loss, the Eagles fall to 4-7-0 overall, while the Tigers snap a four-game winless streak and improve to 4-5-1 overall.

Though Georgia Southern’s Daniel Smith (Marietta, Ga.) tallied the game’s first shot, it was the Tigers that claimed the first goal.  Clemson’s Tate Parrish found the back of the net in the 15th minute to take the early 1-0 lead.  It was Parrish’s first of a trio of goals scored on the day.

The Tigers added two more winners in the 27th and 29th minutes, both coming off the foot of Nathan Thornton for a 3-0 advantage.

Smith fired another shot in the 32nd minute, but it went high, and the Tigers went into the locker room with the lead.

Clemson held a decided advantage in shots (10-2) in the first stanza, while edging the Eagles in corner kicks, 3-1.

In the second half, the Eagles turned up the offensive threat, tallying eight shots, six of which were on goal.

But Clemson continued the momentum from the first half into the second, adding three more insurance goals before Georgia Southern midfielder BJ Reine (Baton Rouge, La.) broke the scoring drought in the 88th minute, putting the Eagles up on the scoreboard.  Reine’s goal – his second on the season – was assisted by freshman David Leonard (Augusta, Ga.).

The Tigers edged the Eagles 9-8 in second half shots, while both teams tallied three corner kicks, apiece.

Sophomore Matt Crowell (St. Augustine, Fla.) recorded a team-high two shots on goal.

Goalkeeper Brian Young (Roswell, Ga.) made three saves on the day in a full 90 minutes of play.  Starting Clemson keeper Joseph Bendik made one save in the first half, and backup keeper Scott Rosman tallied five saves in the second half.

The Eagles will have a week to prepare for the next contest against USC Upstate, Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C.

Category: Men's Soccer

Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2007 00:16