FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Methodist men's soccer team returned to Duggins Soccer Stadium for a homecoming conference clash against the Tornados of Brevard College, dominating from the start in a 4-0 Monarchs victory on Saturday evening.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Brevard, 4-0
Records: Methodist 9-1-4 (2-1-2 USA South), Brevard 7-4-2 (1-3-1 USA South)
Location: Duggins Soccer Stadium; Fayetteville, N.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Junior Cameron Lambert began scoring for the Monarchs off a controlled pass by senior Josh Mott, making room for Lambert to slide into the ball for the score. Lambert converted the score in the eighth minute of the clash, allowing the Monarchs to lead early over the Tornados, 1-0.
- Senior Carson Stretz cashed in his first tally of the afternoon with the Monarchs driving around Brevard's defensive front into the attack zone with ease. Junior Aidan Cohoon drove hard around the Tornados double-team, allowing himself to send a cross into the possession of Mott for Methodist, pressing towards the net for Stretz to send the header into the net to extend the Monarchs lead, 2-0 against Brevard in the 27th minute.
- In the 30th minute, Josh Mott continued his lights out season for the Monarchs with another tally of his own. In similar style, Methodist rolled with Cohoon to press quickly into the Monarchs attack zone, sending the pass to senior Angel Alarcon to establish quick room for Mott to nail the ball into the back of the net for a 3-0 Monarchs lead.
- Stretz would put this contest on ice, flowing the Monarchs down field with Lambert perfecting a quick pass for Mott to create space for Stretz to cash in his second score of the match, closing a perfect homecoming victory for Methodist 4-0 for the Monarchs second conference victory of 2026.
- Senior Trey Gohr was commanding on defense tonight for the Monarchs, recording the shutout with three saves and the victory. Gohr moves up into an elite club of Monarchs men's soccer players in the program's 60th season, tying Lance Barksdale '91 and his own head coach, Justin Terranova '95, with 16 total shutouts while in goal, ranking tied for third all-time in program history.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Senior Carson Stretz was perfect on offense throughout the evening, sending three shots on goal, with two goals against the Tornados.
- Senior Josh Mott would follow suit with a fantastic outing of his own with four shots, two shots on goal, one goal, and three assists on the night.
- Junior Cameron Lambert continued Methodist's success on offense with three shots, one shot on goal, one goal, and one assist.
- Senior Trey Gohr was stout on defense throughout the evening while in goal, marking out with three saves, zero goals allowed, off four shots faced for Gohr's ninth win while in net for Methodist and his third shutout victory of 2026.
UP NEXT
Methodist concludes regular season non-conference action against the Captains of Christopher Newport University on Tuesday, October 20th inside Duggins Soccer Stadium, with first kick set for 6:00 PM.
