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Ashe Leads Tar Heels Past Clemson, 4-1
November 7, 2004 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 7, 2004
CLEMSON, S.C. - Sophomore Corey Ashe scored a pair of second half goals to lead the North Carolina men's soccer team (9-7-2, 4-3-0 ACC) to its largest offensive output of the season and a 4-1 win over Clemson (8-8-1, 2-5-0 ACC) Sunday at the Tigers' Riggs Field. Sophomores Jamie Watson and Wes Shull also scored for the Tar Heels, who finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Duke and Virginia.
Before Ashe's second half heroics, Watson and Shull gave Carolina a 2-1 lead at the break. Watson got the Tar Heels in the scoring column first with an unassisted, breakaway goal at the 33:50 mark in the first half. The score was Watson's sixth of the season, which is tied for second on the team. Under a minute later, Carolina laid claim to a 2-0 advantage thanks to Shull's first goal of the season at the 34:36 mark. Junior midfielder Ty Allison picked up his first assist of the year on the goal.
Clemson cut the lead to 2-1 two minutes later as Justin Moore scored his third goal of the year with an assist by Steven Rhyne.
The second half was all Tar Heels, as Ashe scored the first of his two goals in the 68th minute off an an assist by senior Andrew Rhea, who is now second on the team with five assists. Ashe added his second score just over five minutes later on an unassisted goal. He now leads Carolina with eight goals on the season and is tied for the team lead with 16 points.
Junior Ford Williams played all 90 minutes in goal for UNC and made two saves. Clemson's Hunter Gilstrap made five stops. The Tar Heels held the edge in shots, 16-12.
The 2004 ACC Men's Soccer Championship begins Wednesday with four quarterfinal matches at SAS Soccer Complex in Cary, N.C. The semifinals are set for Friday, while the title game is next Sunday. Pairings will be announced Monday. The league champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Scoring: 1. UNC - Jamie Watson (Unassisted), 33:50 2. UNC - Wes Shull (Ty Allison), 34:36 3. CU - Justin Moore (Steven Rhyne), 36:36 4. UNC - Corey Ashe (Andrew Rhea), 68:07 5. UNC - Corey Ashe (Unassisted), 73:43 Goals: Corey Ashe (UNC) 2, Wes Shull (UNC), Jamie Watson (UNC), Justin Moore (CU) Assists: Ty Allison (UNC), Andrew Rhea (UNC), Steven Rhyne (CU) Goalie Stats: Ford Williams (UNC): 1 goal allowed, 2 saves, 90 minutes; Hunter Gilstrap (CU: 4 goals allowed, 5 saves, 90 minutes Shots: UNC 16, CU 12 Fouls: UNC 10, CU 10 Corners: CU 7, UNC 4 Offsides: UNC 4, CU 3 Attendance: 2,100Score by Halves Team 1-2-Final UNC 2-2-4 CU 1-0-1
