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October 16, 2004 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 16, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Goals by sophomores Corey Ashe and Jamie Watson lifted the North Carolina men's soccer team to a 2-0 upset victory over seventh-ranked South Carolina before a crowd of 821 fans at Fetzer Field Saturday night. The win was the second in a row for Carolina as the Tar Heels improved to 5-6-2 on the season. The Gamecocks suffered their second shutout loss of the week and fell to 8-3-1 overall on the campaign.
The Tar Heels went on top in the match at the 18:55 mark as sophomore forward Corey Ashe tallied his fifth goal of the 2004 season. Ashe one-timed a pass from sophomore midfielder Michael Harrington into the lower left corner of the cage past South Carolina goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Sophomore defender Ted Odgers also had an assist on the eventual game-winning goal.
The Tar Heels held that precarious one-goal margin well into the second half before Carolina got an insurance goal at the 82:01 mark off the foot of sophomore striker Jamie Watson, his third goal of the season. Freshman defender Andre Sherard gathered a ball in the Tar Heel defensive third and struck a perfect lob pass with velocity over the Gamecocks' defense. Watson ran on to the ball on the left side, gathered it in, took his time and slotted a shot past Guzan from about 15 yards out.
The Gamecocks ended with a slight advantage in shots at 15-14. Guzan had two saves for the Gamecocks while Ford Williams posted a shutout for the Tar Heels and had two saves in goal.
Carolina returns to ACC action Wednesday when UNC plays at Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va.
No. 7 South Carolina 0 0--0
North Carolina 1 1--2
Scoring Summary
18:55--UNC--Corey Ashe, 5th (Michael Harrington, Ted Odgers)
82:01--UNC--Jamie Watson, 3rd (Andre Sherard)
Shots: USC 15, UNC 14
Saves: Brad Guzan (USC) 2, Ford Williams (UNC) 2
Corner Kicks: USC 4, UNC 1
Fouls: USC 21, UNC 15
Yellow Card: Andrew Rhea (UNC), 5:53
Offsides: USC 5, UNC 0
Referee: Greg Watson; Assistant Referees: Michael Hill, Mark Kadlicek; Alternate Official: Billy Madden
Attendance: 821
Records: USC 8-3-1, UNC 5-6-2
