10/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.- The Coastal Carolina University men’s soccer team was defeated by the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 2-1 this afternoon, Sun., Oct. 12 in Big South Conference action.
Coastal Carolina (4-7, 2-1 Big South) found themselves down 1-0 early on, as the Bulldogs struck first in the in the seventh minute. Gardner Webb’s (4-7, 3-1 Big South) leading scorer Bradley Morrison took a cross from the left side of the 18 from Matt Niescierowicz and slipped it past Coastal Carolina goalkeeper Phillip Latham (Annadale, Va./Falls Church) for the early lead.
The Chants would answer back in the 25th minute, as freshman Tyler Miles (Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls) evened things up at 1-1 on an assist from Riley Phelps (Charleston, S.C./Starrs Mill (Ga.). The goal was the first of the Houston native's college career, while Phelps picked up his second helper of the season.
Things remained all square until the 71st minute, as Morrison struck again. The forward earned his second mark of the contest on a rebound that Latham could not corral, resulting in the eventual game-winning goal for the Bulldogs.
The Chants had 10 shots to GWU’s nine, and Latham made one save in net to Bulldog goalkeeper Dane Geraci’s five.
Today’s loss snaps a 12-game Big South Conference regular season winning streak that dates back to a 5-2 loss against Radford on Oct. 7, 2006.
Coastal Carolina will return home to host High Point on Sun., Oct. 19 at 2 p.m., and will play five of its final seven regular season contests at the friendly confines of Coastal Carolina Soccer Field.
