ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Anderson men's soccer team continued its
four-game winning streak Saturday, with a 4-2 win over the St.
Andrews Knights in Conference Carolinas play on Saturday at the AU
soccer field. The Trojans got on the board early, as junior Zach
Denson played a beautiful ball off a corner kick that was headed
into the net by Rayon Markland just 10 minutes into the game.
However, it was the Knights that got off to a quick start in the
second half as junior Chris Weedon was able to put one past
Anderson goalkeeper Benjamin Pepion just 30 seconds into the half.
The Knights followed that goal up when Tamas Szalai caught Pepion
out too far, and was able to chip it over the Trojans' keeper's
head. The Trojans were down 2-1 when senior Paulo Passini started
what would be a flurry of goals from the Trojans. With 15 minutes
to go in the game, Passini was able to head in a goal that was
assisted by sophomore Lasse Sohrweide. Just two minutes later James
Moseley scored his first goal of the season, when he was able to
boot a pass from teammate Kevin Butler past the Knights' goal
keeper. Finally, Mark Smith put the game away as his left footed
blast made the score 4-2. Smith's goal was also assisted by
Sohrweide. In all, the Trojans scored three goals in less than
seven minutes of play. "I thought we were not very focused early,"
said Anderson coach Rob Miller. "We weren't ready to go early on,
but we played really well in the last 20 minutes of the game."
Anderson improved to 11-1-1 on the season and 5-1-1 in Conference
Carolinas, while St. Andrews fell to 3-9 overall and 1-6 in league
action. The Trojans outshot St. Andrews 21-7 and held a 13-0
advantage in corner kicks. Anderson will put its 18-match home
unbeaten streak on the line Tuesday when the Trojans play host to
top-ranked and undefeated Lees-McRae, with kick-off scheduled for 6
p.m. at the AU Soccer Field. Game Stats
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