Tuesday, October 25
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
No. 23 Furman
Photo by: SoConPhotos.com
No. 23 Furman, Davidson Men's Soccer Meet In Crucial SoCon Match Tuesday Night
10/24/2011 9:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson could take a big step towards securing home-field advantage for the first round of the Southern Conference men's soccer tourament if the Wildcats can earn a big win over No. 23 Furman Tuesday night starting at 7 p.m. in Alumni Stadium.
COVERAGE
SERIES vs. FURMAN: 24-29-2
LAST MEETING: L, 0-1; at SoCon Tournament; Nov. 12, 2010
LAST TIME OUT: Andrew DiLallo tallied his first career goal and senior Chip Sanders tied the Davidson goalkeeper record for single-season shutouts as the Wildcats were victorious over Wofford, 1-0 Saturday night at Alumni Stadium. DiLallo's goal came in the 76th minute. Sanders made seven saves for Davidson (7-6-2, 2-1-1 SoCon) and recorded his eighth shutout of the seaso
ON THE BUBBLE: Furman holds the fourth spot in the SoCon standings with eight points (2-1-2) and has a one-point lead over the Wildcats (7 points, 2-1-1 by virtue of one tie. The top four teams will host their SoCon first-round games. Davidson is the only team to have played just four conference games as each of the other teams have played five, except for conference-leader Georgia Southern. The Eagles will conclude their regular season and conference slate tonight at UNCG. With all SoCon teams competing against each other tonight (including Elon vs. CofC and Wofford vs. App. State), the picture as to who is in line to host and who could claim the regular season title will clarify greatly.
BLUE-CHIP KEEPER: Senior GK Chip Sanders has drawn national accolades for his shutouts of No. 2 North Carolina and Wofford. He was recognized as the top-performing goalkeeper in the nation for the week ending Oct. 23 by College Soccer News, as he was named to the website's “National Team of the Week” CollegeSoccer360.com recognized him as one of 12 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Primetime Performers for games Oct. 17-23.
MOVING UP: Sanders is third all-time at Davidson in career shutouts with 16 after earning his career-high and SoCon-leading eighth shutout of the season against Wofford. Alex Deegan (1991-95) and Soren Johnson (1999-02) are the record holders with 20 career shutouts.
RANKED IN THE SOUTH: After a three-week hiatus, Davidson returned to the NSCAA/Continental Tire South Region Rankings, earning a No. 10 ranking in the competitive region. The Wildcats have rebounded from a three-match losing streak in late-September and early-October, going undefeated in four out of their last five matches. North Carolina still leads the region after tying No. 3 Maryland Saturday. Davidson's next opponent, Furman, is ranked third in the region. SoCon member Appalachian State is seventh.
SCOUTING FURMAN: Just two teams have downed the Paladins so far this season: No. 22 Duke and UNCG. Furman is riding a five-game unbeaten streak after defeating Clemson, 3-2 and earning a draw at Appalachian State, 0-0 last week. Colton Henning is tied for second in the conference in scoring with 17 points (7g, 3a). He was named the SoCon Player of the Week for Oct. 11 after scoring in a win over Georgia Southern and a draw with CofC. Goalkeeper Alec Kann has a save percentage of .792 (fourth in SoCon) and goals against average of .804 (third in SoCon). He was twice named the SoCon Player of the Week in September as was also the conference's player of the month.
LAST MEETINGS: MT. PLEASANT, S.C. (Nov. 12, 2010) – Mark Gabriel's late first-half goal gave Furman a 1-0 win over Davidson in the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Semifinal Friday night in Patriots Point Athletics Complex. Gabriel scored for Furman with just under three minutes remaining in the first half, taking advantage of a Davidson defensive miscue on a ball played forward by Walker Jernigan. The match was even throughout, with shots finishing even at 4-4 in a very defensive contest.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 12, 2010) – Davidson held Furman to just one shot on goal to earn their second consecutive shutout, but the Wildcats were unable to crack the Paladin defense as the Southern Conference men's soccer rivals played to a 0-0 draw Tuesday night in Stone Soccer Stadium. Junior goalkeeper Chip Sanders earned his career-best fifth shutout of the season for Davidson without making a single save. Junior defender Hunter Hayes (Peachtree City, Ga.) turned away Furman's lone shot on goal off a corner kick in the 63rd minute. Alex Kann made four saves for Furman including one in the first overtime period.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: The Davidson men's soccer team will be raising awareness for breast cancer during their Senior Night game Saturday, Oct. 29 against Appalachian State. The inaugural Kick Cancer event will offer t-shirts for sale on at all remaining men's soccer home contests. T-shirts may be purchased for $15 each. Proceeds from the sale of men's soccer t-shirts will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The inaugural Kick Cancer event was spawned by two of Davidson's tri-captains, Brian McGue and Greg Macnamara, as a show of support for fellow captain Chip Sanders, whose mother, Nicki, is currently fighting breast cancer.
BLANKED: The 'Cats picked up their eighth shutout of the season against Wofford. They had six shutouts all of last season, while the team record is 10 (2003). Davidson did not allow a goal in the first two games of the season after opening with a 2-0 win at Air Force and following with a 0-0 draw at No. 19 Denver. The last time the Wildcats opened the season with back-to-back shutouts was in 1999. Davidson has earned back-to-back shutouts on two occasions this season (Gardner-Webb and Winthrop, UNC?and Wofford) but has yet to string three consecutive shutouts together. The 'Cats last accomplished that feat last season in a string of three conference games against Wofford, Furman and UNCG. The Wofford gamewas a 3-0 win, while the other two matches were scoreless draws.
BALANCED ATTACK: 10 different players have scored Davidson's 19 goals this season, while 15 have tallied at least one point (goal or assist).
UPSET OF THE YEAR: TopDrawerSoccer.com wrote: “Davidson & Goliath: Davidson, North Carolina, may not carry the same kind of athletic clout as, say, Chapel Hill, but for one night it was the center of the college soccer universe. Davidson pulled off an eye-opening 1-0 victory over No. 2 North Carolina on Monday in the upset heard round the country. The Tar Heels thoroughly controlled the game, outshooting the Wildcats 16-3, but couldn't convert any of their chances. Davidson did convert, getting a 25-yard strike from Jake Keator in the 81st minute on a shot that ensured his place in Davidson soccer lore.”
SHOCK THE NATION: Davidson earned its first win over a Top-10 team since 2009 when the Wildcats earned a convincing 4-1 win over then-No. 6 Duke at Alumni Stadium. Davidson also defeated No. 25 South Carolina earlier in 2009.
THE SERIES VS. NORTH CAROLINA: The Davidson-UNC series is one of the oldest in Wildcats men's soccer history, dating back to the 'Cats inaugural season in 1956. The two teams had not met in the regular season since 2003, as Davidson suffered a 1-0 defeat at home. The Wildcats were the first team to defeat North Carolina after their 2001 National Championship, as early in the 2002 season, the 'Cats took a 1-0 win in Chapel Hill. Head coach Matt Spear is now 2-1 all-time against the Tar Heels.
DID YOU SEE THAT : Jake Keator's game-winning goal garnered national attention as the YouTube video was embedded on several national soccer publications and was aired on ESPN2's SportsNation. It presently has nearly 16,000 views on YouTube. It is by far the most-watched video on the Davidson YouTube channel (youtube.com/davidsonathletics) as men's basketball's double overtime win over Elon in 2009 has garnered just under 4,000 views in about a year and a half. The video has a long way to go to reach the Clemson-Davidson baseball rain delay video hosted by Clemson. That video has over 714,000 views.
RECORD CROWD: An Alumni Stadium record crowd of 1,914 witnessed the win over No. 2 UNC. The previous record was 1,714, set Oct. 24, 2009 against Wofford.
WELL TRAVELED: Prior to their match against Longwood, Davidson concluded a stretch of matches in which six of seven were on the road. Davidson went 1-3 in four games on the road in between the home Winthrop and Duke matches. The road trip started at No. 25 ETSU, where a deflection late gave ETSU a 3-2 win. The 'Cats won at Campbell and appeared on their way to victory at Georgia Southern, but lightning erased their 1-0 lead and forced a makeup game the next day. Davidson dropped the makeup contest and then lost at Wake Forest playing what was nearly their third game in four days. The 'Cats scored a double overtime victory at Elon Oct. 8 and played to a scoreless draw at UNCG.
PARK THE BUS: The 'Cats are hoping the next time they need to board a bus, it will be heading to Boone, N.C. Davidson's final six regular season games are all at home, including four conference games. If the 'Cats finish in the top half of the league standings, they will be a home team in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament. Appalachian State is hosting the SoCon semifinals and finals.
CAREER YEAR: Davidson scoring leader Brian McGue leads the team with a career-high three goals and three assists for nine points, surpassing his total of five last season.
UNDERCLASSMEN STRIKE: All three goals in Davidson's 3-2 win over Elon were scored by underclassmen. Sophomore Jake Keator scored the first goal, while sophomore Chris Pettiglio notched the game-winner in overtime. The second goal of the game was scored by freshman Max Riehemann.
GOING THE DISTANCE: Davidson has played in three overtime games this season: a 0-0 draw at Denver in the second game of the season, a 3-2 double OT win over Elon and a 0-0 draw at UNCG. After having not one tie in 2009, Davidson had six in 2010, going 1-0-6 in seven overtime games, including two that were scoreless. The 'Cats have not lost an overtime game since 2009 (Oct. 10 at Elon, 1-2), and are 4-1-8 in overtime the past three seasons.
COVERAGE
SERIES vs. FURMAN: 24-29-2
LAST MEETING: L, 0-1; at SoCon Tournament; Nov. 12, 2010
LAST TIME OUT: Andrew DiLallo tallied his first career goal and senior Chip Sanders tied the Davidson goalkeeper record for single-season shutouts as the Wildcats were victorious over Wofford, 1-0 Saturday night at Alumni Stadium. DiLallo's goal came in the 76th minute. Sanders made seven saves for Davidson (7-6-2, 2-1-1 SoCon) and recorded his eighth shutout of the seaso
ON THE BUBBLE: Furman holds the fourth spot in the SoCon standings with eight points (2-1-2) and has a one-point lead over the Wildcats (7 points, 2-1-1 by virtue of one tie. The top four teams will host their SoCon first-round games. Davidson is the only team to have played just four conference games as each of the other teams have played five, except for conference-leader Georgia Southern. The Eagles will conclude their regular season and conference slate tonight at UNCG. With all SoCon teams competing against each other tonight (including Elon vs. CofC and Wofford vs. App. State), the picture as to who is in line to host and who could claim the regular season title will clarify greatly.
BLUE-CHIP KEEPER: Senior GK Chip Sanders has drawn national accolades for his shutouts of No. 2 North Carolina and Wofford. He was recognized as the top-performing goalkeeper in the nation for the week ending Oct. 23 by College Soccer News, as he was named to the website's “National Team of the Week” CollegeSoccer360.com recognized him as one of 12 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Primetime Performers for games Oct. 17-23.
MOVING UP: Sanders is third all-time at Davidson in career shutouts with 16 after earning his career-high and SoCon-leading eighth shutout of the season against Wofford. Alex Deegan (1991-95) and Soren Johnson (1999-02) are the record holders with 20 career shutouts.
RANKED IN THE SOUTH: After a three-week hiatus, Davidson returned to the NSCAA/Continental Tire South Region Rankings, earning a No. 10 ranking in the competitive region. The Wildcats have rebounded from a three-match losing streak in late-September and early-October, going undefeated in four out of their last five matches. North Carolina still leads the region after tying No. 3 Maryland Saturday. Davidson's next opponent, Furman, is ranked third in the region. SoCon member Appalachian State is seventh.
SCOUTING FURMAN: Just two teams have downed the Paladins so far this season: No. 22 Duke and UNCG. Furman is riding a five-game unbeaten streak after defeating Clemson, 3-2 and earning a draw at Appalachian State, 0-0 last week. Colton Henning is tied for second in the conference in scoring with 17 points (7g, 3a). He was named the SoCon Player of the Week for Oct. 11 after scoring in a win over Georgia Southern and a draw with CofC. Goalkeeper Alec Kann has a save percentage of .792 (fourth in SoCon) and goals against average of .804 (third in SoCon). He was twice named the SoCon Player of the Week in September as was also the conference's player of the month.
LAST MEETINGS: MT. PLEASANT, S.C. (Nov. 12, 2010) – Mark Gabriel's late first-half goal gave Furman a 1-0 win over Davidson in the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Semifinal Friday night in Patriots Point Athletics Complex. Gabriel scored for Furman with just under three minutes remaining in the first half, taking advantage of a Davidson defensive miscue on a ball played forward by Walker Jernigan. The match was even throughout, with shots finishing even at 4-4 in a very defensive contest.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 12, 2010) – Davidson held Furman to just one shot on goal to earn their second consecutive shutout, but the Wildcats were unable to crack the Paladin defense as the Southern Conference men's soccer rivals played to a 0-0 draw Tuesday night in Stone Soccer Stadium. Junior goalkeeper Chip Sanders earned his career-best fifth shutout of the season for Davidson without making a single save. Junior defender Hunter Hayes (Peachtree City, Ga.) turned away Furman's lone shot on goal off a corner kick in the 63rd minute. Alex Kann made four saves for Furman including one in the first overtime period.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: The Davidson men's soccer team will be raising awareness for breast cancer during their Senior Night game Saturday, Oct. 29 against Appalachian State. The inaugural Kick Cancer event will offer t-shirts for sale on at all remaining men's soccer home contests. T-shirts may be purchased for $15 each. Proceeds from the sale of men's soccer t-shirts will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The inaugural Kick Cancer event was spawned by two of Davidson's tri-captains, Brian McGue and Greg Macnamara, as a show of support for fellow captain Chip Sanders, whose mother, Nicki, is currently fighting breast cancer.
BLANKED: The 'Cats picked up their eighth shutout of the season against Wofford. They had six shutouts all of last season, while the team record is 10 (2003). Davidson did not allow a goal in the first two games of the season after opening with a 2-0 win at Air Force and following with a 0-0 draw at No. 19 Denver. The last time the Wildcats opened the season with back-to-back shutouts was in 1999. Davidson has earned back-to-back shutouts on two occasions this season (Gardner-Webb and Winthrop, UNC?and Wofford) but has yet to string three consecutive shutouts together. The 'Cats last accomplished that feat last season in a string of three conference games against Wofford, Furman and UNCG. The Wofford gamewas a 3-0 win, while the other two matches were scoreless draws.
BALANCED ATTACK: 10 different players have scored Davidson's 19 goals this season, while 15 have tallied at least one point (goal or assist).
UPSET OF THE YEAR: TopDrawerSoccer.com wrote: “Davidson & Goliath: Davidson, North Carolina, may not carry the same kind of athletic clout as, say, Chapel Hill, but for one night it was the center of the college soccer universe. Davidson pulled off an eye-opening 1-0 victory over No. 2 North Carolina on Monday in the upset heard round the country. The Tar Heels thoroughly controlled the game, outshooting the Wildcats 16-3, but couldn't convert any of their chances. Davidson did convert, getting a 25-yard strike from Jake Keator in the 81st minute on a shot that ensured his place in Davidson soccer lore.”
SHOCK THE NATION: Davidson earned its first win over a Top-10 team since 2009 when the Wildcats earned a convincing 4-1 win over then-No. 6 Duke at Alumni Stadium. Davidson also defeated No. 25 South Carolina earlier in 2009.
THE SERIES VS. NORTH CAROLINA: The Davidson-UNC series is one of the oldest in Wildcats men's soccer history, dating back to the 'Cats inaugural season in 1956. The two teams had not met in the regular season since 2003, as Davidson suffered a 1-0 defeat at home. The Wildcats were the first team to defeat North Carolina after their 2001 National Championship, as early in the 2002 season, the 'Cats took a 1-0 win in Chapel Hill. Head coach Matt Spear is now 2-1 all-time against the Tar Heels.
DID YOU SEE THAT : Jake Keator's game-winning goal garnered national attention as the YouTube video was embedded on several national soccer publications and was aired on ESPN2's SportsNation. It presently has nearly 16,000 views on YouTube. It is by far the most-watched video on the Davidson YouTube channel (youtube.com/davidsonathletics) as men's basketball's double overtime win over Elon in 2009 has garnered just under 4,000 views in about a year and a half. The video has a long way to go to reach the Clemson-Davidson baseball rain delay video hosted by Clemson. That video has over 714,000 views.
RECORD CROWD: An Alumni Stadium record crowd of 1,914 witnessed the win over No. 2 UNC. The previous record was 1,714, set Oct. 24, 2009 against Wofford.
WELL TRAVELED: Prior to their match against Longwood, Davidson concluded a stretch of matches in which six of seven were on the road. Davidson went 1-3 in four games on the road in between the home Winthrop and Duke matches. The road trip started at No. 25 ETSU, where a deflection late gave ETSU a 3-2 win. The 'Cats won at Campbell and appeared on their way to victory at Georgia Southern, but lightning erased their 1-0 lead and forced a makeup game the next day. Davidson dropped the makeup contest and then lost at Wake Forest playing what was nearly their third game in four days. The 'Cats scored a double overtime victory at Elon Oct. 8 and played to a scoreless draw at UNCG.
PARK THE BUS: The 'Cats are hoping the next time they need to board a bus, it will be heading to Boone, N.C. Davidson's final six regular season games are all at home, including four conference games. If the 'Cats finish in the top half of the league standings, they will be a home team in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament. Appalachian State is hosting the SoCon semifinals and finals.
CAREER YEAR: Davidson scoring leader Brian McGue leads the team with a career-high three goals and three assists for nine points, surpassing his total of five last season.
UNDERCLASSMEN STRIKE: All three goals in Davidson's 3-2 win over Elon were scored by underclassmen. Sophomore Jake Keator scored the first goal, while sophomore Chris Pettiglio notched the game-winner in overtime. The second goal of the game was scored by freshman Max Riehemann.
GOING THE DISTANCE: Davidson has played in three overtime games this season: a 0-0 draw at Denver in the second game of the season, a 3-2 double OT win over Elon and a 0-0 draw at UNCG. After having not one tie in 2009, Davidson had six in 2010, going 1-0-6 in seven overtime games, including two that were scoreless. The 'Cats have not lost an overtime game since 2009 (Oct. 10 at Elon, 1-2), and are 4-1-8 in overtime the past three seasons.
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