ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. Competing with North Carolina Wesleyan University in the final match of the regular season, the Methodist men's soccer team found itself on the wrong side of a 2–1 result on Wednesday, dropping the match to the Battling Bishops.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: North Carolina Wesleyan def. Methodist, 2-1
Records: Methodist 6–7–4 (2–3–2 USA South), North Carolina Wesleyan 9–3–4 (7–0–0)
Location: Stadium; Rocky Mount, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 10 minutes into the match, Alex Ramson was called for a foul inside the penalty box, setting up a penalty kick for the Battling Bishops. On the kick, Bastien Dechamps found the back of the net, giving the home team an early advantage.
- The Monarchs buttoned up their defense, allowing just one other shot during the first half. On the flip side, Methodist was held without a shot offensively for the entire first period.
- Wasting no time after the halftime break, it took N.C. Wesleyan less than 3 minutes to score its second goal of the night. This time it was Osei Darko who got the ball past Methodist goalkeeper Trey Gohr for the score.
- In the 71st minute, the Monarchs returned one score as Steven Floyd finished a pass from Garrett Panos for a goal. Methodist would have no further shot attempts.
NUMBERS
- Floyd's goal is just the fifth goal that the Battling Bishops have allowed against a conference opponent this season. It's Floyd's ninth goal of his sophomore campaign.
- Neither team's goalkeeper recorded a save on the match, as the only shots on goal for either side resulted in scores.
UP NEXT
Methodist has earned the No. 5 seed in the USA South conference tournament and will face 4th–seeded William Peace on Saturday in Cary, N.C. The time of the match will be announced later this week.
The Monarchs just faced the Pacers this past Saturday in Fayetteville. During the match, Methodist took a 1–0 lead before allowing back–to–back goals to give William Peace the 2–1 victory.
