No. 24 Anderson Eliminates No. 16 Carson-Newman From NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Win
BANNER ELK, N.C. – Second-seeded Anderson scored two first-half goals and held off third-seeded Carson-Newman for a 2-1 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Tournament on Friday afternoon at Avery High School.
BANNER ELK, N.C. – Second-seeded Anderson scored two
first-half goals and held off third-seeded Carson-Newman for a 2-1
victory in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s
Soccer Tournament on Friday afternoon at Avery High School.
With the win, the Trojans (13-2-3) advance to the Southeast
Regional finals, where they will face the winner of top-seeded
Lees-McRae and Wingate on Sunday at 2 p.m. Carson-Newman’s
season comes to an end at 14-5-1.
The Eagles fell despite outshooting Anderson 18-9, including a 9-3
advantage in shots on goal.
Anderson tallied its first goal less than nine minutes into the
match, as Lasse Sohrweide found the back of the net to give the
Trojans a 1-nil lead.
The Trojans added to their lead in the 41st minute, as Dan Bowers
scored a goal to give Anderson a 2-0 advantage heading into the
locker room.
The Eagles battled back in the second half and trimmed
Anderson’s lead to 2-1 on Adam Thomas’ (Morristown,
Tenn.) goal in the 68th minute, but the Trojans held off a late
flurry of shots by C-N to pick up the win.
C-N junior goalkeeper Jordan Moore (Hendersonville, Tenn.) went the
distance in goal for the Eagles and finished with one save, while
Anderson keeper Lukas Hesse collected seven saves to earn the win.
