NGU Skyliner

Paul Conner
Sports Editor

North Greenville forward Seth Snyder lines up a shot Saturday afternoon at a soggy Pepsi Stadium. Snyder was one of ten Crusaders to score in the win. (Photo by Timur Kamilov)

Jonathan Restrepo, junior international business, netted three goals and an assist as the men’s soccer team blew out Tennessee Temple 15-1 Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium. Max Duarte, senior marketing, added two goals and three assists from the midfield position.

All starters but Seth Snyder, senior business, were subbed off the wet pitch after an overwhelming first half. Tennessee Temple had only 11 players on the roster and no substitutes.

“We had a couple of players who were struggling with their confidence to put the ball in the back of the net, so hopefully this will help them, because we have an important game (versus Anderson) coming up,” Crusaders coach Chad Gfeller said.

Overall, 10 different players got on the score sheet for the home team. North Greenville (3-3-1) wasted no time in getting on the board as Duarte fed Restrepo for a goal in the second minute. Tennessee Temple failed to apply significant pressure on the ball, allowing the Crusaders to use quick one-touch passes in the attacking third.

“Overall, we’ve played really well the past three or four games,” Gfeller said. “Consistently we’re coming out and playing possession soccer and controlling the game well.”

North Greenville tied rival Southern Wesleyan 1-1 last Wednesday and will travel to Anderson to face the Trojans, who have one of the top goal scorers in NCAA Division II.

Ashlyn Henderson, sophomore outdoor leadership, and Hayley Williams, junior linguistics and early childhood education, each scored two goals as the women’s team dropped Tennessee Temple 9-0 Saturday. Seven different players found the back of the net for North Greenville (5-3-0).

“That’s something we wanted to do was move the ball around and get some different players involved in the attack,” North Greenville coach Jesse McCormick said. “We wanted to work together as a team and not just let one or two players do what they needed to do.”

Beth Morgan, senior health and wellness, used a one-touch pass to assist Henderson on her first goal in the 10th minute. Williams scored her first goal three minutes later on a pass from Danielle Duff, senior sport management.

The Lady Crusaders controlled almost all of the possession and added another goal in the 20th minute by Morgan on an unselfish pass from Leah Ward, junior sport management. North Greenville led 7-0 at halftime and added two more goals under a steady rain in the second half.

“This is one of the weakest teams we will play, but getting some players on the field who don’t see a lot of playing time is a good thing,” McCormick said. “We want to continue to work on using one-touch passing to move the ball.”

North Greenville will travel to Cleveland, Ga., to face Truett McConnell Friday at 4 p.m.

Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 4

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