Carson-Newman, Wingate Fall In NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament

BANNER ELK, N.C. - Second-seeded Anderson scored two first-half goals and held off third-seeded Carson-Newman for a 2-1 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament on Friday afternoon at Avery High School.

With the win, the Trojans (13-2-3) advance to the Southeast Regional finals, where they will face the winner of top-seeded Lees-McRae and Wingate on Sunday at 2 p.m. Carson-Newman's season comes to an end at 14-5-1.

The Eagles fell despite outshooting Anderson 18-9, including a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal.

Anderson tallied its first goal less than nine minutes into the match, as Lasse Sohrweide found the back of the net to give the Trojans a 1-nil lead.

The Trojans added to their lead in the 41st minute, as Dan Bowers scored a goal to give Anderson a 2-0 advantage heading into the locker room.

The Eagles battled back in the second half and trimmed Anderson's lead to 2-1 on Adam Thomas' (Morristown, Tenn.) goal in the 68th minute, but the Trojans held off a late flurry of shots by C-N to pick up the win.

C-N junior goalkeeper Jordan Moore (Hendersonville, Tenn.) went the distance in goal for the Eagles and finished with one save, while Anderson keeper Lukas Hesse collected seven saves to earn the win.

Lees-McRae 6, Wingate 3

NEWLAND, N.C. -- The Lees-McRae College Bobcats used four first half goals to advance to the finals of the NCAA men's soccer Southeast Regional with a 6-3 win over the Wingate University Bulldogs Friday night at Avery High School.

With the win, Lees-McRae is 16-2-1 overall and will play Anderson (S.C.) University in the regional finals Sunday at 2 p.m. with the location to be determined. Wingate's season ends with a 13-5-1 record.

Wingate scored the first goal of the match when Jack Vundum scored in the ninth minute to give the Bulldogs the 1-0 lead. Jamie McKenna served a cross that Vundum headed into the net past the Bobcat keeper.

Jamie Bladen answered for Lees-McRae in the 13th minute to tie the match. Jamie Price played a cross that was brought down by Richard Guffens to the feet of Bladen, who struck it for the volley and the goal.

In the 14th minute, Lees-McRae got a break on a Wingate own goal to make it 2-1, but scored again in the 38th when Luke Perry found David Palmer on the back post. Palmer slammed home the goal to give the Bobcats a 3-1 lead.

Three minutes later, Bladen scored his second goal of the match on a broken play from a corner kick. Bladen corralled the ball and put it away to give Lees-McRae a 4-1 lead heading into the half.

The Bobcats tallied their fifth goal of the contest 46 seconds into the second half when Wingate scored another own goal to make it 5-1. Lees-McRae tallied its sixth and final goal of the match in the 47th minute when Lee Squires knocked home a penalty kick.

Wingate fought back and scored three minutes later when Corey McCollom scored on a Felippe Imperatriz assist. The Bulldogs scored the final goal of the match in the 56th minute when Luke Mulholland blasted a shot from just outside the 18-yard box for the goal to make the final score 6-3.

Sean Paradise earned the win between the pipes for the Bobcats with four saves and Joey Calandra made four saves for the Bulldogs. Wingate outshot Lees-McRae 17-14, but Lees-McRae had ten shots on goal compared to Wingate's seven. The Bulldogs held a 9-2 corner kick advantage.