Men's soccer continues streak with win over VCU - WITH VIDEO
Ian Richardson
Issue date: 10/14/09 Section: Sports
Video by Jim Dallke
The UNC Wilmington men's soccer team outlasted Virginia Commonwealth to post a 1-0 victory Tuesday night at the UNCW soccer stadium. Freshman midfielder Etienne Boulanger netted the only goal of the match just before halftime and the Seahawk defense was able to withstand a barrage of late pressure from the Rams to hold on for the narrow win.
The victory keeps the Seahawks at the top of the Colonial Athletic Association standings as their league unbeaten run has stretched to four games. With a conference record of 3-0-1 [7-2-2 overall], the Seahawks sit one point ahead of second-placed William & Mary and Hofstra, who are both 3-1.
In a back-and-forth affair, the Seahawks were able to weather some early pressure by VCU as junior goalkeeper Brock Duckworth was called into action on a few long-range efforts. Duckworth recorded six saves on the night en route to his fourth shutout of the season [14th of career].
While much of the first half was played in the middle of the field, the Seahawks were able to snatch a deserved lead with less than two minutes until the break.
Junior midfielder Daniel Roberts started the move when he flicked a pass in behind the Ram defense to fellow junior Tyler Clare. Clare raced down the right wing and into the box before knocking a low cross through the middle. After taking a deflection, the ball fell to Boulanger, who collected himself and fired a volley into the top of the net from close range.
Seahawks Head coach Aidan Heaney was pleased with Clare's contribution in the build-up to the goal. "Tyler's been great for us," he said. "He has good pace and was a real handful for them tonight. He did well to set up the goal."
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