MISENHEIMER, N.C. — Senior Kyle Clinton made the most of his 6-foot-4 frame as he headed in a corner kick in the 80th minute to give 18th-ranked Francis Marion University a 1-0 win over Pfeiffer on Sunday in men's soccer action.
Francis Marion improves to 3-1, while the Falcons drop to 2-2.
In a scoreless first half, both teams had opportunities to find the back of the net. The Falcons had the most chances in the opening period as Alex Landim and Johannes Tisell each sent shots to the net within five seconds of one another only to have both knocked down by Patriot goalkeeper Clark Richeson.
Francis Marion’s best scoring chances came late in the period with Adrian Sikorski firing wide left and Chris Foltanski blasting a shot wide right.
In the second half, Richeson would turn away another quality opportunity for the Falcons on a shot by Renato Barbosa in the 73rd minute to keep the match scoreless. Sikorski would send another shot on goal in the 77th minute only to have it rejected by Falcon keeper Alex Moreno.
From the right-side of the field on a corner kick, Sikorski would pick up the assist as Clinton connected on his header for his fourth goal of the season. It was also his 26th career score and his seventh career match-winning goal.
Pfeiffer outshot Francis Marion 14-10 and held a slight 8-7 advantage in corner kick, but Richeson was able to keep the Falcons from netting a goal. He finished with a season-high equaling nine saves, including two in the final 9:17 to preserve his eighth career shutout. Moreno registered four stops.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Davidson blanks FMU
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson College scored with 47 seconds left before halftime and went on to add four second-half goals to claim a 5-0 win over Francis Marion.
The Patriots (0-6-0) will return to action on Sunday with a 2 p.m. home match against Presbyterian College.
The match was scoreless until just before halftime when Davidson (2-3-0) took a 1-0 lead on an own goal.
FMU senior Angela Salem, junior Ashley Van Laethem, and sophomore Kiley Williams all recorded shots-on-goal in the first half, but Davidson goalkeeper Loring Ward stopped each of them.
The Wildcats then scored 1:39 into the second stanza and added goals in the 57th, 65th and 85th minutes. Four different Wildcats accounted for the scores.
Davidson outshot Francis Marion 27-7 and led 7-0 in corner kicks.
Patriot sophomore goalkeeper Casey Durham registered 10 saves.
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