AMERICUS, GA - Sophomore forward Adam Dillihay came off the
bench to score a first-half goal and give Francis Marion University
a 1-0 road win over Georgia Southwestern State University, Saturday
afternoon (Sept. 26) in Peach Belt Conference men's soccer action.
FMU (5-2-1, 1-0-0), the defending PBC champions, wins its
conference opener to extend its winning streak in league play to
six matches. Georgia Southwestern falls to 1-8-0 and 0-1-0.
Dillihay, a product of Columbia's Dreher High School, scored his
first career goal at the 36:08 mark. He took a long pass from
defender Justin Kibler and flicked the ball past the Hurricanes'
goalkeeper David Forley, who had come charging off the goal line.
Francis Marion junior Chris Foltanski nearly doubled the Patriot
lead in the 79th minute, but his shot glanced off the post.
Georgia Southwestern recorded the only shot in the final 10
minutes, but it went wide to the left.
The Patriots held Georgia Southwestern without a shot for the
opening 48 minutes and ended the match with a 10-9 advantage.
The Hurricanes led in corner kicks 5-1.
FMU junior goalkeeper Clark Richeson recorded three saves en
route to his third shutout of 2009 and the ninth of his
career. Forley made six saves.
Francis Marion will play at Lander University on Wednesday at 7
p.m. to conclude a stretch that had seen the Patriots play seven of
their first nine matches on the road.
Francis Marion Univ. (5-2-1, 1-0 PBC) def. Ga.
Southwestern (1-8-0, 0-1 PBC) 1-0
Date: Sep 26, 2009 Attendance: 98
Weather: low 90's, partly cloudy
Goals by period
1 2 Tot
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Francis Marion Univ. 1 0 - 1
Ga. Southwestern.... 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0. 36:08 FMU Dillihay, Adam (Kibler, Justin) -
long pass down middle, flicked past gk out high 1v1
Shots: Francis Marion Univ. 10, Ga. Southwestern 9 ;
Saves: Francis Marion Univ. 3 (Richeson, Clark 3), Ga. Southwestern
6 (Porley, David 6)
Adam Dillihay
