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Bearcats hold off Patriots in final minute for 2-1 win

FLORENCE, SC – Senior Craig Hughes scored the go-ahead goal in the 50th minute and Lander University held off a furious Francis Marion University rally in the final 60 seconds to claim a 2-1 Peach Belt Conference victory over the Patriots, Monday afternoon (Oct. 18) in men's college soccer action.

Lander has won six of its last seven matches and improves to 8-5-0 overall and 6-0-0 in the PBC, while Francis Marion falls to 5-8-1 and 2-4-0.

The Patriots will play at USC Aiken on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.  Lander travels to North Greenville College the same night for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

FMU took a 1-0 lead at the 18:02 mark when freshman forward Justin Walton converted his first career goal.  The sequence began with Shane McConlogue playing a through ball to Chris Foltanski, who beat one defender and then crossed the ball to the middle of the 18-yard box where Walton one-touched it into the net from five yards out.

Lander tied the match with 54 seconds left before halftime.  Senior midfielder Jamie Davison collected a loose ball in the box and blasted a 12-yard shot past FMU senior goalkeeper Clark Richeson.

The Bearcat momentum continued into the second half as Lander took a 2-1 lead on Hughes' tally at the 49:43 mark.  Adam Wolf started the scoring opportunity by dribbling toward the middle of the field and then playing a diagonal ball outside to Aaron Brittain who whipped a cross that found Hughes six yards from the goal line.

Lander nearly upped the margin to two goals, but Wolf's very short shot from directly in front of the goal chipped up and over the crossbar in the 77th minute.

The Patriots rallied and had several chances to force overtime.  Sophomore midfielder Chuy Cruz beat three Lander defenders in the 86th minute, but his 15-yard attempt was hit directly at Lander goalkeeper Matthew Atkinson, who made the stop.

In the decisive final minute, Francis Marion played the ball into the 18-yard box and a Lander player attempted to hit the ball out, but it glanced up and off the crossbar and nearly came down inside the goal.  The ball then found its way to Walton, whose 12-yard shot was partially stopped by Atkinson, but FMU was awarded a corner kick with 30 ticks left.  On the corner, Richeson advanced up the field and found the ball at his feet within 20 yards of the goal, but his shot was blocked by a Lander defender with 22 seconds remaining.  On one last attempt, the ball found its way to Patriot defender Justin Kibler, whose header bounced off the left post with six seconds left, but would not have counted as FMU was called for being offside.

Thanks to that final action, Francis Marion outshot the Bearcats 10-9, but Lander held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.  Richeson finished with one save, while Atkinson registered four saves.

Four of the Patriots' losses this season have been by one goal.

The match was FMU's 5th-annual Passionately Pink for the Cure Match, with funds and awareness being raised for Breast Cancer Awareness.

 
 
 
 

Lander University (8-5-0 , 6-0-0) def. Francis Marion Univ. (5-8-1 , 2-4-0) 2-1
Date: Oct 18, 2010  Attendance: 113
Weather: Mostly clear, 83 degrees

Goals by period           1  2  Tot
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Lander University...   1  1 -  2
Francis Marion Univ.  1  0 -  1

SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0.  18:02 FMU Walton, Justin (1) (Foltanski, Chris;McConlogue, Shane) - played ahead, beat def, cross, 1-touch in from 5 yds
1-1.  44:06 LU Davison, Jamie (3) (unassisted) - 12-yard blast off loose ball in box
1-2.  49:43 LU Hughes, Craig (7) (Brittain, Aaron;Wolf, Adam) - cross from right, 1-touch in from 6 yds

Shots: Lander University 9, Francis Marion Univ. 10
Saves: Lander University 4 (Atkinson, Matthew 4), Francis Marion Univ. 1 (Richeson, Clark 1)
5th-annual Passionately Pink for the Cure Match

       Justin Walton

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Players Mentioned

Chris Foltanski

#19 Chris Foltanski

MF
5' 7"
Senior
Chuy Cruz

#18 Chuy Cruz

MF
5' 4"
Sophomore
Justin Kibler

#15 Justin Kibler

B
6' 0"
Senior
Justin Walton

#21 Justin Walton

F
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chris Foltanski

#19 Chris Foltanski

5' 7"
Senior
MF
Chuy Cruz

#18 Chuy Cruz

5' 4"
Sophomore
MF
Justin Kibler

#15 Justin Kibler

6' 0"
Senior
B
Justin Walton

#21 Justin Walton

5' 8"
Freshman
F