Soccer teams split weekend series
Ian Richardson
Issue date: 9/10/09 Section: Sports
The UNCW men's and women's soccer teams each experienced a weekend of mixed results last week when they split their respective road trips. Head coach Aidan Heaney's men's side knocked off Florida Atlantic before falling to Florida International, while Paul Cairney and the Lady Seahawks ended the swing on a winning note at Virginia Military Institute after being dropped by No. 24 Duke.
The women got the full slate of weekend soccer started Thursday with their trip to Durham, N.C. to face the nationally ranked Blue Devils at Koskinen Stadium. After holding Duke scoreless through the first half, the Seahawks were undone by two quick strikes shortly after the restart.
Blue Devil goals in the 47th and 54th minutes put the Seahawks in a hole they were unable to climb out of as Duke notched one more before the final whistle for the 3-0 scoreline.
"We battled well for 90 minutes against a top-ranked team," Cairney said. "Giving up two early goals in the second half made it difficult for us to come back … We had some good opportunities in the second half and we were unlucky in that we were unable to find the back of the net during those chances."
However, the Seahawks' luck changed in the second game of the road swing when they came out on top against VMI, 1-0, Saturday.
Freshman starlet Stephanie Rose continued her hot start, heading home early from fellow freshman Lindsay Henry's corner in the 10th minute. The goal was the second of Rose's young career and proved to be all the Seahawks needed as sophomore goalkeeper Chandler Follett posted her seventh career shutout, moving her into a tie for third on UNCW's all-time list.
"We got off to a quick start today and it was good to see two freshmen combine on the game-winning goal," Cairney said. "It's great to get a win on the road. Hopefully we can carry that momentum into next weekend's games in the Carolinas Cup."
On the men's side, the Seahawks began the weekend with a 2-0 win at Florida Atlantic Friday. Like the women at VMI, the Seahawks started quickly when sophomore forward Shawn Guderian finished a cross from Christian Davidson in only the sixth minute.
The women got the full slate of weekend soccer started Thursday with their trip to Durham, N.C. to face the nationally ranked Blue Devils at Koskinen Stadium. After holding Duke scoreless through the first half, the Seahawks were undone by two quick strikes shortly after the restart.
Blue Devil goals in the 47th and 54th minutes put the Seahawks in a hole they were unable to climb out of as Duke notched one more before the final whistle for the 3-0 scoreline.
"We battled well for 90 minutes against a top-ranked team," Cairney said. "Giving up two early goals in the second half made it difficult for us to come back … We had some good opportunities in the second half and we were unlucky in that we were unable to find the back of the net during those chances."
However, the Seahawks' luck changed in the second game of the road swing when they came out on top against VMI, 1-0, Saturday.
Freshman starlet Stephanie Rose continued her hot start, heading home early from fellow freshman Lindsay Henry's corner in the 10th minute. The goal was the second of Rose's young career and proved to be all the Seahawks needed as sophomore goalkeeper Chandler Follett posted her seventh career shutout, moving her into a tie for third on UNCW's all-time list.
"We got off to a quick start today and it was good to see two freshmen combine on the game-winning goal," Cairney said. "It's great to get a win on the road. Hopefully we can carry that momentum into next weekend's games in the Carolinas Cup."
On the men's side, the Seahawks began the weekend with a 2-0 win at Florida Atlantic Friday. Like the women at VMI, the Seahawks started quickly when sophomore forward Shawn Guderian finished a cross from Christian Davidson in only the sixth minute.
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