September 19, 2004

BOX SCORE

BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State took a 6-1 decision past visiting Longwood University in a men’s soccer match Sunday in North Carolina. Keon McPherson helped lift the host Mountaineers to victory by scoring two goals and assisting on two others. The Lancers, who fell to 0-6 on the year, will be back in action Friday, September 24, when they face James Madison in the first round of the James Madison Tournament. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.

The Mountaineers (3-2) scored three goals before intermission, including two by McPherson, before scoring three more in the second half to hold a 6-0 lead with less than twenty minutes to play in the game. The Lancers scored their lone goal of the contest at the 77:27 mark when freshman Elvis Cosic/Richmond (J.R. Tucker) scored his first collegiate goal.

Freshman goalkeeper Matt VanOekel/Chesapeake (Great Bridge) made eight saves in the contest, while Philip Cavicchia and George Nagle of Appalachian State combined for seven saves.