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South Carolina
Men's Soccer Falls to South Carolina, 3-1
10/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 27, 2007
COLUMBIA, S.C. - - The Marshall University men's soccer team fell 3-1 to host South Carolina in a Conference USA match, Saturday evening at Stone Stadium.
With the win, South Carolina improves to 9-5-1 overall and 3-2-1 in conference action, while the Herd drops to 8-7-1 and 2-4-0 in C-USA.
The Gamecocks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second minute of the game. Will Traynor volleyed a corner kick from Jeff Scannella to give South Carolina the early advantage.
Nearly 20 minutes later, the Gamecocks extended their lead to two after Scannella fired a low line drive to the left side of the goal. Two minutes later, Mike Lindsay found a seam in the Herd defense with a through ball from Mark Wiltse that Lindsay knocked in, giving South Carolina a 3-0 lead.
The Herd's lone goal came at the 72:13 mark when Osric Flores sent a cross in to Avneet Shergill, who volleyed the shot into the goal. Shergill has three goals on the season, which places him third on the team. Flores was credited with the assist giving him five, tying him with JD Hill.
The Herd outshot the Gamecocks 14-13, with nine of the shots on goal. Junior Brad Kennedy made his sixth appearance of the season when he entered the game at seven minute mark. Junior transfer Craig Ratanamorn started his 11th straight game for the Herd between the pipes.
Defensively, the Herd played without starters Nick Daniele and Matt Dickerson. For the seventh-straight game, freshman Kendall Sutton made the start for the injured Dickerson.
The Herd still leads the all-time series against the Gamecocks, 2-1.
Marshall returns home for senior night against Tulsa, Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. The Herd will honor its four seniors, John Daniele, Avneet Shergill, Jermaine Johnson and Jeff Lenix. The game can be heard live on 88.1 FM or online at www.herdzone.com/wmul.
