Wake Men's Soccer Falls To Furman, 4-0
Deacons end season with 13-3-5 record.
Nov. 28, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The fifth-ranked Furman Paladin men's soccer
team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 win
over the tenth-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons here at Spry Stadium Sunday.
Furman grabbed the lead early with two quick goals. The first was
scored by Paul Leese just 1:50 into the game. Carl Junot made the score 2-0
with his goal at the 6:03 mark off an assist from John Barry Nusum. Neither
team could score the rest of the first half and the two teams headed to
halftime with Furman holding a 2-0 advantage.
In the second half, Nusum increased the Furman lead to 3-0 with his
goal at the 52:25 mark. The game's final goal was scored at the 69:48 mark
by John Michael Waite.
With the win, Furman improves to 21-1-1 and will advance to play
the Connecticut Huskies in the quarterfinals next weekend. Wake Forest ends
its season with a record of 13-3-5.
GOALS: Paul Leese (FU), 1:50 (Carl Junot, Daniel Alvarez); Carl Junot (FU),
6:03 (John Barry Nusum); John Barry Nusum (FU), 52:25 (Daniel Alvarez, Jack
Handy); John Michael Waite (FU), 69:48 (Clint Hill)
CORNER KICKS: WFU: 5 FU: 7
SAVES: WFU: 3 FU: 2