Greensboro, NC (09/02/00) — Junior Will Hernandez (San Salvador, El Salvador) broke a scoreless first-half tie and freshman forward BJ Sayles III (Fredericksburg, VA) added an insurance tally with 38 minutes to play as visiting Methodist scored a 2-0 men's soccer win over Guilford on rainy Haworth Field Saturday. The contest marked the season opener for both teams.
Senior midfielder Chris Altman (Parkersburg, WV) assisted on both goals for the Monarchs and freshman goalkeeper Marc Smith (Fredericksburg, VA) recorded his first shutout with seven saves.
| |
1 |
2 |
OT |
Final |
| Methodist (1-0) |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Guilford (0-1) |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
Scoring Summary
| Half |
Team |
Goal (Assist) |
Time |
| 1 |
M |
Will Hernandez (Chris Altman) |
31:15 |
| 2 |
M |
BJ Sayles III (Chris Altman) |
52:45 |
| Goaltending |
Minutes |
Goals Allowed |
Saves |
W/L |
| Ryan Fitzgibbons (GC) |
90 |
2 |
8 |
L |
| Marc Smith (M) |
90 |
0 |
7 |
W |
Shots: Methodist 23, Guilford 10.
Corner Kicks: Methodist 6, Guilford 3.
Fouls: Guilford 13, Methodist 11.
Offsides: Guilford 5, Methodist 4.
Yellow Cards: Guilford 2 (Chris Giles, Kwame Darko), Methodist 2 (Matt Holmes, Jason Lightboy).
Red Cards: none
Guilford's Next Game: Sunday, September 3 vs. Shenandoah 1:00 pm.
