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Craven Leads UNC To 5-0 Win Over Hokies
October 11, 2014 | Men's Soccer
Craven staked the Tar Heels to a 2-0 lead with goals in the 29th and 33rd minute to give North Carolina (8-4, 3-2 ACC) a two-goal advantage at halftime.
As the match went into intermission, a severe rain storm delayed the start of the second half for two hours as the field was drenched with localized precipitation.
With the damp turf, it was wet-and-wild the opening five minutes of the second stanza. Virginia Tech's Ricardo John got a 1-v-1 chance but UNC keeper Brendan Moore made a kick save to keep the Hokies off the scoreboard.
Minutes later Alan Winn was taken down in the box by a Tech defender, leading to a penalty kick opportunity. Raby George stepped up but his shot was saved by keeper Ben Lockler.
On the continued Carolina possession, a corner kick led to a third goal by junior defender Walker Hume in the 50th minute, just 64 seconds after the penalty kick was taken.
Tyler Engel made it 4-0 when he tapped in a deflected shot by Rob Lovejoy in the 73rd minute.
Lovejoy was credited with another assist in the 80th minute on a goal from Raby George to make it 5-0, giving Carolina its most goals scored in a match since a 5-1 win over Oregon State in the second game of the 2011 campaign.
Lovejoy leads his club with seven assist in 2014, while Craven tops the ACC with seven goals on the year.
Alan Winn sparked the opening goal in the 29th minute when he dealt a perfect cross from the left that Craven one touched into the back of the net.
A little over four minutes later in the first half, a poor give away in the midfield by Virginia Tech (7-5, 2-3 ACC) allowed Craven to race some 35 yards down the right side that led him to slot his second goal of the night for a 2-0 lead.
Moore made three saves, all coming at the expense of Hokie forward Ricardo John. The senior keeper now owns six clean sheets this season and 16 for his career.
North Carolina hosts Georgia State Tuesday at 7 p.m., on GoHeelsTV.
