10/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Coastal Carolina (6-6-2, 1-2 Big South) men’s soccer team will be on the road this week taking on the VMI Keydets (2-9-1, 0-4 Big South) in Lexington, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m.
The Radford Game
The Chanticleer men’s soccer team fell to the Highlanders of Radford on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Highlanders (6-5-1, 3-1-1 Big South) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of the game, putting four balls past the Chanticleer defense and goaltender Jeremy Wolfgang (Reading, Pa./Wilson) who added five saves to his season total of 34. In the second half, Kevin Van Den Berg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville) took a pass from Mkhokheli Dube (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Pumula (Lindsey Wilson) and scored a straight shot bringing the score to 4-1 in the 68th minute. The Chants were outshot by the Highlanders 16-11, with three of the Chanticleer shots were on goal. The Highlanders had five shots on goal.
The College of Charleston Game
Coastal Carolina defeated the College of Charleston with a score of 3-2 on Tuesday Oct. 3. At the 10:38 minute mark in the first half junior Kevin Van Den Berg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville) netted his third goal of the season putting the Chanticleers on top 1-0. Just seconds later, at the 10:59 mark the Cougars evened the score at 1-1 when Zach Prince put the ball past Chanticleer goaltender junior Aaron Weant (Morrisville, N.C./Green Hope) who finished the game with two saves.The second of Van Den Berg’s three goals came in the 29th minute of the game bringing his goal total on the season to four. To end the first half, the Cougars tied the game at 2-2 when Scott Milroth collected a goal in the last minute of the half.The Chants were outshot by the Cougars 12-4 while the Cougars also took five more corner kicks than Coastal in the contest 7-2. The winning goal for the Chants was again off the foot of Van Den Berg coming in the 65th minute of the game. Collecting the assist on the game-winner was junior Mkhokheli Dube (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Pumula/Lindsey Wilson). Finishing in the game in goal for the Chants was Jeremy Wolfgang (Reading, Pa./Wilson) who held the Cougars scoreless in the second half.
Scouting VMI
The Keydets (2-9-1) dropped their last game against Big South opponent Winthrop with a score of 1-0. A key player for VMI this season has been goaltender Thomas Upton who collected a career-best 12 saves in the 1-0 loss.
Series Against VMI
The Chants lead the series 6-0 after getting the 2-1 victory over the Keydets in the semifinals of the Big South Tournament last season.
Chanticleer Tidbits
The Chants have played 14 games with a 10.79 shot average, 1.43 goal average, a 1.50 assist average and a 4.36 points per game average.
The Chants have collected 20 total goals this season with their opponents collecting 24.
The Chants have taken 79 total corner kicks thus far this season compared to their opponents totalling 61.
Coastal has a 5-1-1 record when holding the opponent to 13 shots or less.
Coastal is second in the conference in points (61), goals (20), assists (21), assists per game (1.50), and in saves (62).
Van Den Berg is Tricky
Junior Midfielder Kevin Van Den Berg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville) was tabbed as Big South Player of the Week after extending his season goal mark to six during the week. He netted four goals in CCU’s two games. His week got started on Oct. 3 with three goals as the Chants knocked off the College of Charleston, 3-2, picking up his first-ever collegiate hat trick. On Saturday, Oct. 7, he kicked in one goal for Coastal in the loss against Radford, finishing the week with eight points.
Tending the Goal
Chanticeer goaltenders have a total of 62 saves on the year with .721 save percentage. Jeremy Wolfgang leads the keepers with 34 and an .756 percentage. Aaron Weant has collected 26 with a .722 percentage.
Lets Hear It For Luke
Senior Luke Ibbetson (York,England/Millthrope) has netted eight goals this season and leads the Big South Conference in game-winning goals. He also ranks third in the league in goals (8), fourth in points (18) and in goals per game(0.57). As of Sept. 26, he was tied for 16th in the nation in goals per game and 22nd in points per game. Ibbetson, the transfer from Lander University, scored his first goal as a Chanticleer in the second game of the season against Michigan where he also picked up his first Division I hat trick scoring all three goals in the 3-2 win over the Wolverines. He is also holds the longest streak in the Big South for consecutive games with a point with five.
Just Do It Dube
Junior Mkhokheli Dube (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Pumula (Lindsey Wilson) has been doing it big for the Chants. Dube currently ranks fourth in shots in the Big South Conference with 39 and sixth in shots per game. Dube, also a newcomer to the Coastal roster, has played in eight games this season and collected two goals for CCU.
Wolfgang Saves the Day
Senior Jeremy Wolfgang (Reading, Pa./Wilson) has been a big factor for the Chants this season. His 34 rank him second in the conference in save percentage and second in the goals against average. During the week of Sept. 17, he was tied for 26th in NCAA Division I in save percentage at .846 and also ranked 29th in the nation with 0.70 goals against average. He has recorded two shutouts this season against Bowling Green and Richmond. Wolfgang was named Big South Player of the Week (Sept. 6) after collecting a career-best 10 saves against Michigan.
Shine on Shaw
In week three of the season, the Chants traveled to Greenville, S.C. to the Diadora/Sphinx Invitational hosted by Furman. In game one, Coastal took on Stetson where redshirt freshman Tim Shaw (Bowling Green, Ky./Greenwood) scored his first goals as a Chant, tallying two of the five in the 5-3 win over the Hatters. Shaw’s performance throughout the weekend earned him All-Tournament honors, as did two other Chants. Junior Patrick Robertson (Woodsland,Texas/Woodsland) recorded one goal and one assist on the weekend and sophomore Kyle Russell (Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North), a defender, who has been a huge force in the Chant defense thus far this season.
Weant the Protector and the Provider
After missing the first part of the season with a non-soccer injury, junior Aaron Weant (Morrisville, N.C./Green Hope) entered the game against Stetson early in the second half. On his first touch of the year, Weant took a back pass from Robertson and drove the ball to Shaw on the left side of the Stetson penalty box. Shaw then got the bouncing ball to Ibbetson, who chipped the ball over Stetson’s keeper for his fifth goal of the season, extending Coastal’s lead back to two at 4-2 exactly three minutes after SU’s previous goal. Weant earned the assist on the play, making it the first-ever assist by a goalkeeper in the history of the Coastal Carolina men’s soccer program. Weant ended the 2005 season playing in 16 games with a 1.16 goals against average and 44 saves.
The Wake Forest Game
Coastal fell to the No. 8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-2) on Friday, Sept. 29 at Spry Stadium.The Demon Deacons took the lead 1-0 when Sam Cronin took a pass from Justin Lichtfuss and beat Coastal goalkeeper Benjamin Compton (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) to the right. Compton earned his first start of the season and collected two saves on the evening. Aaron Weant (Morrisville, N.C./Green Hope) was between the posts during the second half and collected five saves. The score remained at 1-0 for most of the game, with the Chants being out-shot by the Demon Deacons 16-11. In the 76th minute the Deacs went up 2-0 when Wake Forest’s Mark Ellington took a breakaway pass and put it past Weant from five yards out.
The UNC Asheville Game
The Chants broke a five-game winless streak by beating UNC Asheville 1-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The afternoon game saw a scoreless first half of play with only two shots taken by the Bulldogs from UNC Asheville. Senior Jeremy Wolfgang (Reading, Pa./Wilson) started the game between the posts and collected the only Chanticleer save of the day. That save brings his save total on the year to 26 and ranks him fourth on the Big South list for this season. Early in second half, in the 56th minute, redshirt freshman Tim Shaw (Bowling Green, Ky./Greenwood) got the ball to the Chant scoring leader, senior, Luke Ibbetson (York, England/Millthrope) who then shot it past Bulldog goaltender Phillip Horner for the only score of the game.
