9/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 28, 2009
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LAST TIME OUT: COASTAL CAROLINA WINS BIG WEST CHALLENGE: Coastal Carolina 1, Cal State Fullerton 1 The men's soccer team tied Cal State Fullerton (4-2-1) 1-1 in game two of the Big West Challenge at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, Calif.
The Chanticleers took a 1-0 halftime lead as Ross Kelly headed in a free kick from Robert Hunter at 27:59. It was Kelly's first goal of the season as well as Hunter's first assist, as he played his first game of the season in a Chant uniform.
Cal State Fullerton tied the game at one at 61:27 as Michael Denny converted on a penalty kick after a foul in the penalty box by the Chants. It was Denny's second goal of the year. Goalkeeper Scott Angevine had four saves for the Chants in the tie. James Stapleton led the team with two shots.
Coastal Carolina 2, #24 Cal State Northridge 1 Junior Austin Eanes scored his first career game-winning goal as a Chanticleer to help Coastal Carolina down #24 Cal State Northridge, 2-1 on the second day of the Big West Challenge at Fullerton, Calif., Sept. 27.
The Chanticleers opened scoring 34:01 into the game when Cyprian Hedrick headed his first goal, coming from a Djamel Bekka corner kick to put the Chanticleers up 1-0. Despite being ahead on the scoreboard, the Matadors outshot the Chants 8-3, and one of Matadors shot was saved by Scott Angevine.
Eanes first goal of the season came from a dish from Matt Schroeder and Riley Phelps 10 yards out six minutes into the second half.
The Matadors, who were ranked 24th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and College Soccer News polls, would respond to the Chanticleers in the 62nd minute when Milan Radovic knocked a rebound off of a Dylan Riley shot in the right side of the net. The Matadors continued to apply pressure on the Chanticleer defense nearly tying the match with two seconds left in the game and tallying five shots in the last 20 minutes of the game.
Angevine held strong and made two saves throughout the game, while the Matadors Michael Abalos made just one save on the day. The Chanticleers won the Big West Challenge finishing ahead of Denver, Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge.
ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: For the third tournament in a row, defender Alex Russell earned All-Tournament honors by leading the defense to holding the opponents of the weekend to only two goals. Cyprian Hedrick earned honors for the first time after scoring his first goal of the season vs. Cal State Northridge. Also garnering All-Tournament for the second time this season was Riley Phelps who finished the tournament with one assist and one shot. And rounding out the All-Tournament team for the Chanticleers was redshirt-senior midfielder Djamel Bekka who finished the tournament with one assist and one shot.
COASTAL CAROLINA VS. RANKED TEAMS: The Chanticleers had not beat a ranked team in regular season play before the win over Cal State Northridge since 2002 when they beat #21 South Carolina, 3-0.
FOUR GAMES UNBEATEN: The Chanticleers are currently on a four game unbeaten streak. In the past four games they have held their opponents to a 1.50 goals and have scored an average of 2.25.
SCORING SPREAD: In the first five games of the season only two Chanticleers scored goals, Riley Phelps (4) and James Stapleton (5). In the past three games , the scoring has been spread out with four different Chanticleers scoring. Joe Anderson, scored two goals in the 3-3 Furman tie, Ross Kelly, Cyprian Hedrick and Austin Eanes, who all tallied their first goals of the season in the Big West Challenge.
SCOUTING LIBERTY: Liberty is currently 4-1-1 in the 2009 season and 0-0-1 in the Big South. Their last game vs. Winthrop was postponed until Monday night due to weather. Liberty will face two teams this week on Tuesday and Saturday. Liberty's offense is ranked second in NCAA rankings. The Flames have outscored their opponents 19-2, and have outshot their opponents 94-44. Liberty is averaging 3.16 goals per game. Darren Amoo leads the Flames with six goals and three assists and is second in the Big South in points and goals. A total of 14 players all have a point on their 22-man roster in six games played. Goalkeeper Andrew Madero leads the Big South with a 0.17 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage and is sixth in the NCAA national rankings.
SERIES HISTORY: In their history, the Chanticleers lead Liberty 12-5 Coastal has outscored Liberty with 37-20 goals. Last season, the Chanticleers beat Liberty 2-1 in Lynchburg, Va.
CHANTICLEERS IN CONFERENCE OPENERS: Since the beginning of the Big South Conference in 1984, the Chanticleers have had a 17-8 record in Big South Conference openers. At home, the Chanticleers have a 6-1 record in those conference openers.
STAPLETON BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Senior James Stapleton garnered Choice Hotels Big South Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week for the Week of 9/14 after having a career game against Davidson when he scored two goals and an assist in the win. It was the first multi-point game in Stapleton's career and was the second game-winning goal of his career and season.
SOCCER SELECTED SECOND: The Chanticleers were selected to finish second in the Big South Conference. Winthrop was picked for the fourth consecutive time to finish first and senior Stephan Nsereko of Winthrop was voted Preseason Player of the Year. The preseason poll and Preseason Player of the Year is voted on by the league's coaches.
EXPERIENCE AT THE HEAD: Head Coach Shaun Docking returns for his 12th season at the helm for the Chants. Docking has led the Chanticleers to a 138-76-18 overall record, and a 54-19-3 Big South Conference record. Under his leadership he has led the Chanticleers to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2001-2005, and have five Big South Regular Season Championships and four BSC Tournament Championships. Adding to his staff, Docking announced Michael Rubesch as assistant coach in the summer of 2009, Rubesch head coached Emory for 19 seasons and accumulated a record of 236-99-22. The assistant goalkeeper coach, Joel Barber, will be returning for another season, and former Chanticleers Rob Holstein and Kyle Russell are also participating as part of the support staff.
2008 IN REVIEW: The Chanticleers finished the 2008 season 10-10-1 overall and second in the Big South, at 5-2-1. A noteworthy game is a 1-0 overtime win against nationally-ranked Charlotte and a five-game unbeaten streak in mid season. Earning end of the season honors were Robert Hunter and Kyle Russell: All-Big South First Team, Ross Kelly: All-Big South Second Team, and Carlos Recinos: All-Big South Freshman Team.
NEXT ON THE RADAR: The Chanticleers will have another conference game at home vs. Gardner-Webb at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
