Posted: Sep 24, 2016
Mount Olive, N.C. - The University of Mount Olive fell to Erskine College 3-1 in Conference Carolinas men's soccer at Amon Field Saturday afternoon.
Game Information
Score: Erskine 3, Mount Olive 1
Records: Mount Olive (0-6-0, 0-3-0); Erskine (5-1-0, 3-0-0)
Location: Mount Olive, N.C. (Amon Field)
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
First Half
- The first half was a stalemate as neither team's defense allowed a score with both squads registering four shots.
Second Half
- Erskine snuck in the game's first goal as the Flying Fleet's Jesse Foreman pushed a ball through the Trojans keeper's knees in the 56th minute.
- Cameron Whitehurst added another goal in the 63rd minute off a header to the far post.
- Mount Olive fought back in the 65th minute as Nikolai Iotov beat a Flying Fleet defender and struck for goal, finding the back of the net.
- The Flying Fleet put the final goal of the contest home in the 70th minute with a shot from 15 yards out.
Key Stats
- Nine different Trojans recorded a shot in the match.
- Iotov led the squad with two shots, both on goal, and one goal.
Up Next
Mount Olive will hit the road to take on Brevard September 27 at 4 p.m.