Sunday's Scoreboard
Bowling Green 2, Gonzaga 1
Georgia State 1, Mercer 0
Loyola 4, Western Michigan 2
Charlotte 3, Georgia Southern 1
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Bowling Green 2, Gonzaga 1
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Freshman Alberto Anaya's goal in the 93rd minute lifted the Bowling Green State University men's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Gonzaga University on Sunday evening (Aug. 29). The non-conference overtime match was held at Luger Field
Nathan Masters also scored for the Falcons, helping the defending Mid-American Conference champions improve to 1-0-1 on the young season.
The 'Golden Goal' was the first collegiate goal for Anaya. He received a left-side cross from Michael Montemurri, took one touch and fired a left-footed blast from the 18-yard line that beat GU goalkeeper Johan Garibay and found the right side of the net.
Demitrius Kigeya scored for the Zags (0-2-0), tying the contest in the 61st minute after Masters had opened the scoring in the 48th.
Georgia State 1, Mercer 0
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MACON, Ga. – Senior George Proctor scored on a penalty kick in the 75th minute and the Georgia State men's soccer team held on for a 1-0 win over Mercer on Sunday night at Betts Stadium.
Proctor, the reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, scored a goal in the third-straight regular season he played. The senior missed the regular season opener last Thursday after picking up a red card in the conference tournament championship game last season.
A little more than a minute after Proctor's goal, Mercer's Dylan Gaither got the Bears' lone shot on goal, but a save by Gunther Rankenburg kept the home team off the board.
Georgia State (1-1) topped Mercer (1-1) for the sixth-straight time and improved to 39-18-3 all-time in the series.
The Panthers out shot the Bears 13-6, including a 7-1 shots on goal advantage.
Loyola 4, Western Michigan 2
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CHICAGO, Ill. – The Western Michigan men's soccer team suffered its second straight road loss, falling at Loyola Chicago on Sunday night, 4-2.
The Broncos picked up goals from Max Keenan and Charlie Sharp but two penalty kick goals by the Ramblers proved costly.}
"Credit to Loyola," said head coach Chad Wiseman. "They are a veteran team, very discipline and they play extremely hard. We did not have th ementality we needed to start the game, which directly led to their first goal and from there we were always chasing the game."
ULC took an early 1-0 lead when John Gates converted on a WMU turnover in the ninth minute.
Western Michigan battled back quickly with a Keenan scoring in the 13th minute to tie it up at 1-1. Mike Melaragni played the ball into the right side of the box to Keenan, who fired from a sharp angle. Loyola Chicago goalie Marcel Kampman got a hand on the ball but Keenan put too much power behind it and it got past him and into the net. The goal was Keenan's first of the season with Melaragni tallying his first assist.
The Ramblers went back on top in the 24th minute on a goal by Oscar Dueso. Gates took advantage off a WMU defender slipping at the top of the box and played it off to Dueso for the goal from the right side. Just a minutes later Billy Hency scored his first of two penalty kick goals to push the lead to 3-1.
Sharp scored his first goal of the year in the 41st minute to cut the lead to 3-2. Freshman forward Roni Sylejmani recorded his first career assist on the goal.
Western Michigan had the bulk of the chances in the second half, including a header by Sharp that was cleared off the line. Daniel Nimick hit the cross bar on a shot in the 77th minute.
Hency converted his second penalty kick in the 83rd minute to seal the game.
"We can't concede goals like we have and expect to get results on the road," Wiseman added. "It just does not happen. We have a lot of fight within this team, we will regroup and look to be better next time out."
Western Michigan heads back on the road to take on Wisconsin on Thursday at 8 p.m. The Broncos will host their home-opener on Monday, Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. Prior to the game fans can take part in the annual Soccer Fest celebration at the WMU Soccer Complex practice field. Registration is still available at www.wmuevents.com.
Charlotte 3, Georgia Southern 1
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No. 18 Charlotte tallied two second half goals, to guide the 49ers to a 3-1 victory over the Eagles on Sunday night. Charlotte improves to 1-1-0 on the season, while the Eagles fall to 1-1-0.
Georgia Southern opened the scoring in the 10th minute, as Mauro Gutierrez-Solis was able to find Jacob Green-Pedersen who placed it into the back of the net. In the 35th minute, Charlotte was able to respond as Joe Brito scored one of his two goals on the night.
The match was leveled a 1-1 heading to the half. The Eagle's held the shot advantage, 7-5, as well as in corner kicks, 2-1. Less than seven minutes into the second half, Jonathan Nyando of Charlotte found the back of the net to give the 49ers the lead.
With 15 minutes to play in the match, the Eagles were able to register seven of the 17 total shots they recorded on Sunday. Georgia Southern forced Daniel Kuzemka to make four saves on the evening, including two key ones late in the match.
Charlotte would go on to add a third goal in the 86th minute to put the match away. GS will be back in action this Friday in Chapel Hill. The Eagles will face off against No. 4 UNC at Dorrance Field.
