CARY, N.C. — Greensboro College men's soccer (11-4-3, 3-3-1) defeated William Peace (8-7-3, 3-2-2) 3-0 on Saturday in the first round of the USA South Conference Tournament. Greensboro recorded the shutout despite William Peace finishing with a 22-12 advantage in shots.
First half
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Jade Diane put Greensboro in front at 4:41, and
Gustav Ohman followed at 5:25 off Diane's assist to give Greensboro a 2-0 lead.
- William Peace pushed back with multiple shots over the next 10 minutes, but
Alvaro Arroyo made saves at 15:14 and 15:48 to keep Greensboro ahead.
- Greensboro created another stretch of pressure around the 31st minute, earning four corner kicks while
Leo Foersti hit the right woodwork and Ohman had a shot saved by Dallas Story.
- William Peace generated the final attacking stretch of the half, including three Arroyo saves between 34:36 and 37:19, but Greensboro carried the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Second half
- Greensboro generated early pressure with saved shots from Ohman and Diane, then added two
Omer Sagiv attempts and a corner kick between 60:41 and 61:26.
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Jamie Davis put a shot wide in the 75th minute before William Peace answered with a Topher Johnson attempt and a corner kick.
- Ohman scored at 79:32 off a
Carson Fragomeni assist to make it 3-0.
- William Peace pushed late with three corner kicks and five shots after the goal, but
Alvaro Arroyo saved Miguel Rodriguez's 88:21 attempt as Greensboro finished off the 3-0 win.
Ohman scored twice and put all four of his shots on goal. Diane finished with a goal and an assist, tallying three points and recording the game-winning goal.
Alvaro Arroyo made six saves over 90 minutes and finished with a shutout. Fragomeni added an assist off the bench.
Up Next:
Greensboro will travel to Southern Virginia on Wednesday for the semifinals of the conference tournament, with game time to be determined.
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