10/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
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The Coastal Carolina (5-5-2, 1-1 Big South) men’s soccer team will be on the road this week taking on College of Charleston (7-4-1) in Charleston, S.C. at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The Chanticleers will then head to Radford to take on the Highlanders (5-4-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in Radford, Va.
The Wake Forest Game
Coastal fell to the No. 8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-2) on Friday, Sept. 29 at Spry Standium.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 defeating 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. 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.
Scouting College of Charleston
The Cougars (7-4-1) have won their last two contests. On Saturday, Sept. 30 they defeated Davidson 3-1 with senior Jeremy Gold netting the second hat trick of his career as his three goals lead the Cougars to a victory.
Series Against College of Charleston
The Chants lead the series 10-5-4 after ending in 1-1 tie last season in Conway, S.C.
Scouting Radford
The Highlanders fell to 5-4-1 overall on Saturday, Sept.30 when they were edged by UNC Asheville 2-1. They are 2-1-1 in the Big South Conference and have scored 14 goals this season.
Series Against Radford
The series is close with Radford leading 10-9-1 after a Chanticleer loss last season in Conway with a score of 2-1.
Chanticleer Tidbits
The Chants have played 12 games with averages of 11.42 shots, 1.25 goals, 1.42 assists and 3.92 points per game.
The Chants have netted 15 total goals this season with their opponents collecting 17.
The Chants have taken 73 total corner kicks thus far this season compared to the opponents totalling 51.
Coastal has a 4-1-1 record when holding the opponent to 13 shots or less.
Coastal is second in the conference in points (47), goals (15), assists (17), assists per game (1.42), and goals against average (1.44).
Tending the Goal
Chanticeer goaltenders have a total of 52 saves on the year with .754 save percentage. Jeremy Wolfgang leads the keepers with 26 and an .812 percentage. Aaron Weant has collected 24 with a .750 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 second in the league in goals (8), points(18) and in goals per game (0.78). As of Sept. 26, he is 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 sixth in shots in the Big South Conference with 27 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 25 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.
