ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.  Goalkeeper Cole Hupp was the definition of brilliant for Methodist despite a 1-0 loss to N.C. Wesleyan in USA South Athletic Conference men's soccer on Tuesday afternoon.

Hupp recorded a career-high 12 saves against the host Battling Bishops. Those are the most saves by a Monarch goalie since September 2011.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final scores: N.C. Wesleyan def. Methodist, 1-0
Records: Methodist 0-2; N.C. Wesleyan 1-1
Location: Scalf Field; Rocky Mount, N.C.

GAME NOTES

• 24 shots and 13 on target by the Bishops, but it was a penalty kick that was the difference between a 1-0 game and a tie. After 13 shot attempts in the first half, N.C. Wesleyan was awarded a penalty kick in the 43rd minute and Lorenzo Cocchia's attempt barely beat Hupp to the left corner for the only score of the game.
• Cocchia attempted a third of the Battling Bishops' shots with eight attempts, putting four on target. 
• The Monarchs' Brandon Cohen registered the team's only shot on goal while Daniel Magen and Victor Longa Pachkov also attempted shots for Methodist.

UP NEXT

• The Monarchs are home for the first time this season when they host Averett University in USA South action on Sunday, February 28 at 5 p.m.
• This year, the Methodist men's soccer team is partaking in Play4Kay. The event is aimed at raising money for women's cancers. Donations are still being accepted, with all proceeds forwarded to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.