MEN'S SOCCER DOMINATES UAB
What you need to know:
* The Panthers earned a 4-1 victory over UAB Tuesday night to remain undefeated at the GSU Soccer Complex.
* Junior Max Hemmings scored twice, including the game-winner.
* Senior Rashid Alarape scored his seventh goal of the season, while freshman George Proctor scored his first career goal.
ATLANTA- The Georgia State men’s soccer team defeated UAB 4-1 in an explosive offensive performance Tuesday night. Junior Max Hemmings scored the game-winner and freshman George Proctor scored his first career goal.
With the win, the Panthers improved to 7-4 and the Blazers fell to 2-4-3.
GSU kept control of the ball during the first half, with the defense not allowing UAB to get many touches. The Panthers fired 10 shots, four on goal, and held the Blazers to just six shots.
Senior Rashid Alarape came off the bench midway through the first half, immediately making an impact and putting Georgia State on the board off an assist from Alex Summerfield. The Panther defense was able to keep UAB off the board and went into halftime leading 1-0.
The Panthers started the second half in defensive mode, trying to earn their fifth clean sheet of the year. Hemmings was able to score the eventual game-winner unassisted in the 52nd minute, his second goal of the season.
The Wokingham, England native followed up with another goal quickly, scoring at the 58-minute mark. Proctor put the game away in the 76th minute, scoring an unassisted goal.
UAB got on the board with a last minute goal, scoring at the 82-minute mark.
The Panthers led the shot count 17-14, putting nine on target. Hemmings led the offense with four shots, three of which were on goal.
"We had a great response from the team after the defeat last weekend," head coach Brett Surrency said. "Now we will prepare for a quality Georgia Southern team for our SBC opener."
The Panthers will return to the field Saturday at rival Georgia Southern to open Sun Belt play. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Statesboro, Ga.
Follow along with Georgia State on Twitter (@GSUMensSoccer) for the latest news and updates.
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CCU Falls to 16th-Ranked UNCW
Conway - Coastal Carolina outshot one of the top teams in the nation 15-8, but it came down to two penalty kicks for the visitors as 16th-ranked UNC Wilmington defeated Coastal Carolina 3-1 in men's soccer action.
UNCW scored in the fourth minute of the match as Emil Elveroth scored on a perfect pass from Ben Fisher down the middle of the Chants defense for a quick 1-0 lead.
The two teams then battled for 33 minutes before UNCW pushed its lead to two goals on the first of two penalty kicks for the Seahawks. Kalvin Kromer was able to get the ball just past CCU goalkeeper Braulio Linares-Ortiz who actually got a foot on the PK, but not enough to keep the ball out of the net and UNCW led 2-0 at the half.
CCU scored their goal on a penalty kick from Yazeed Matthews in the 52nd minute to open the scoring in the second half, but that would be all the scoring CCU would do.
UNCW withstood several CCU shots and were able to finally put the match away when David Lozano knocked in a penalty kick in the 82nd minute.
Ryan Cretons played a strong goal for UNCW and finished the match with five saves while Linares-Ortiz had three stops for the Chants.
Louis Dargent, seeing action in just his second match of the season had three of the CCU shots and Matthews also finished with three. Martin Melchor and Ramario Piggott had two each.
CCU jumps back into Sun Belt Conference action Sunday, Oct. 8 when they host Hartwick. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. at the CCU Soccer Stadium.
The game can be watched live at goccusports.com and live stats will also be available.
For complete coverage of CCU men's soccer, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMSoccer (twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.