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Pair of Goncalves goals leads Chargers to GSC finals |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Behind a two-goal outing by sophomore forward Kyle Gonalves (Johannesburg, South Africa), the Alabama-Huntsville (6-6-4) men's soccer team advances to Sunday's Gulf South Conference Championship after defeating Christian Brothers (8-9-2) 3-1 on Friday night at the Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla. The win is the first tournament win for the Chargers since the 1999 tournament.
After the two squads had battled to a 0-0 double overtime draw just a week and a half ago, it would be Goncalves that would break the scoring drought in the 13th minute of the contest when he dribbled past the CBU defense for the 1-0 lead.
Just when it looked like the Chargers would take a 1-0 lead into the break, the Bucs managed to get an equalizer just before the end of the stanza when Andrew Ballard scored at 43:15 for CBU.
The second half saw the Chargers control much of the play and it paid off in the 59th minute when Goncalves struck again on a nearly identical play as his first goal. Freshman midfielder Tomoaki Matsuo
(Decatur) fed the ball up to Goncalves and the forward raced past the CBU defenders for the one-on-one chance that he cashed in on.
Clinging to the one-goal cushion, a set play off a corner kick would give the Chargers a much-needed insurance tally at 74:03. Junior midfielder Sean Kerber
(Heidleberg, Germany) delivered a low strike through the goal mouth that junior midfielder Brett Hughson
(Edingburgh, Scotland) chipped into the gaping net.
Junior keeper Tyler Earley
(Norman, Okla.) was solid in net for the Chargers with a four-save effort.
The Chargers advance to the GSC Championship on Sunday taking on either West Florida or Ouachita Baptist at 1:30 p.m.
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Ziyenge earns coach of year honor/Four Chargers named All-GSC |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After leading the Alabama-Huntsville men's soccer program back to postseason play for the first time since 2006 and only the second time since 2001, UAH head coach Tafadzwa Ziyenge has been named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year as voted on by his peers and announced by the league on Wednesday. Ziyenge was joined in picking up league honors by senior defender Devin Schleif
(Newnan, Ga.) and junior keeper Tyler Earley
(Norman, Okla.), who earned first-team All-GSC honors along with senior defender Brian Hadley
(Huntsville) and Tomoaki Matsuo
(Decatur), who garnered second team honors.
In his first full season as head coach of the men's program, Ziyenge's club finished second in the GSC standings with an undefeated league mark of 3-0-2.
A key component of Schleif picks up his second All-GSC nod after earning second-team honors last year. A 2009 Preseason All-GSC selection, Earley's first All-GSC honor comes after leading the league with a .747 save percentage and tied for the conference lead with three shutouts. Wednesday's announcement marks the first league awards for Matsuo while Hadley picks up his second 2nd-team All-GSC nod after earning the laurel in 2006.
UAH's four selections are the most for the Chargers since the 2000 season when the Chargers picked up five awards.
The second-seeded Chargers take on third seed Christian Brothers on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the GSC Tournament held at the Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 November 2009 )
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Charger men crack South Region poll |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- For the first time in nearly a decade, the Alabama-Huntsville men's soccer team has garned a ranking in the NCAA South Region poll as released Tuesday.
The Chargers make an entrance this week at the sixth position among the six teams that are rated. The Sunshine State conference dominates the ranking as Rollins leads the six-team field ranked No. 1, followed by Tampa, Lynn, Barry. Fellow Gulf South Conference foe West Florida ranks fifth in the region.
The Chargers make their return to the GSC Tournament for the first time since 2006 this weekend in Pensacola, Fla. The second-seeded UAH squad takes on third seed Christian Brothers on Friday at 4:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to Sunday's championship game.
Full NCAA Release
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Charger men battle to 0-0 draw on Senior Day |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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Earley makes one of eight saves on the afternoon to preserve his third shutout (Courtesy: Chuck Edgeworth)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Sometimes it just takes one play. One play to get on the scoreboard or one play to keep the other team from scoring. On Wednesday afternoon at Charger field it was the Alabama-Huntsville (5-6-4, 3-0-2 GSC) defense led by junior keeper Tyler Earley
(Norman, Okla.) that made the plays that earned them a 0-0 draw against Gulf South Conference foe Christian Brothers (6-8-2, 3-1-2 GSC) in Huntsville.
Earley came up big for the Chargers in the contest making eight big saves en route to his third shutout of the season. Earley's eight saves tie his season high that he set also in a scoreless draw against West Florida earlier in the month.
The Chargers mounted a handful of solid scoring chances but could not cash in on any of them. CBU led 20-7 in overall shots.
Wednesday's contest also marked senior day for the Charger men as they bid farewell to Brian Hadley
(Madison), Devin Schleif
(Newnan, Ga.), Ori Ben-Shalom (Netanya, Israel), and Chrystian Ramirez
(Panama City, Panama).
The Chargers wrapup regular-season action on Saturday at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., before heading to the GSC Tournament hosted in Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 6th and 8th.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 October 2009 )
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Kashiwagi named GSC Player of the Week |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- On the heels of lead the Alabama-Huntsville men's soccer team to a 4-1 win over homestanding Delta State on Sunday afternoon, sophomore midfielder Kota Kashiwagi
(Kitakiami-Shi, Japan) is the Gulf South Conference Player of the Week as announced by the league on Tuesday.
In a game the Chargers needed to keep pace atop the GSC standings with West Florida, Kashiwagi was clutch for UAH scoring a pair of second-half goals to put the game out of reach and end Delta State's upset hopes. WIth UAH leading 2-1 in the second half, the sophomore netted his first strike of the season at 76:30. Kashiwagi then doubled his season goal total only minutes later at 79:27 with his second tally of 2009.
The Chargers wrap up home action on Wednesday against Christian Brothers in a game that will decide who the No. 2 seed is in next month's GSC tournament held in Pensacola, Fla.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 October 2009 )
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