No. 22 Furman Defeats Mens Soccer, 5-1

Saturday, October 6

Davidson, N.C.

6:00

Davidson College Athletics

1-9-0 (0-2-0)

Furman*

10-1-0 (3-0-0)

Team	1	2	Final F
Furman	1	4	5
Davidson	0	1	1

10/6/2007 7:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Joey Beeler -- Assistant SID

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson fell to SoCon rival and No. 22 Furman 5-1 in men's soccer action Saturday evening at Alumni Stadium. The setback was the sixth straight for the Wildcats, dropping them to 1-9 and 0-2 in the league, while Furman improves to 10-1 and remains unbeaten in the conference moving to 3-0.

The nationally-ranked Paladins wasted little time grabbing the early 1-0 advantage when Erik Baffour tracked down a deflected cross and fired a shot into the open frame. Baffour's eighth minute score and team-leading seventh of the slate was set up by Harris Cekic.

Shortly after Baffour put the game's first goal on the board, he just missed extending the Paladins' lead as his blast from 15 yards caromed off the left post.

The Wildcats' best chance in the opening period came in the 41st minute when Robby Hoak's free kick from just outside the box was turned away by Furman goalkeeper Bryon Amos.

Furman's Takato Ban made it a 2-0 contest in the 56th minute with a rip from 25 yards out following an attempted clear by a Wildcat defender.

After Ban netted his first score of the 2007 season, Furman added two more quick goals from Dane Roberts and Curt McDonald in the 70th and 74th minutes, respectively, to extend its margin to 4-0.

Despite playing a man down following a McDonald red card, the Paladins continued their scoring attack when Rob Victor put away his one-on-one chance with Davidson's keeper.

With just 6:10 remaining in regulation, Davidson finally got on the board when freshman Alex Caskey recorded his first collegiate strike with a boot from just outside the 18-yard box.

The Paladins held a 14-10 advantage in shots. Amos made five saves for Furman, while the Wildcats' Robby Goldsberry stopped two.

Tonight's contest marked the third in four outings against a ranked opponent for the Wildcats.

Davidson returns to action in a 7 p.m. kickoff at league rival UNC Greensboro Tuesday evening. The Paladins host Wofford Oct. 9 at 6 p.m.