September 1, 2005

BOX SCORE

Farmville, Va. -- The Longwood University men’s soccer team opened the 2005 season with a 2-2 double-overtime tie against visiting Wofford this afternoon at Lancer Field. The Lancers, who came back from a two-goal deficit and scored the tying goal with 12 seconds left in regulation, holds a 0-0-1 record, while the Terriers also hold a 0-0-1 record. Longwood will be back in action Tuesday, September 6 when they play at Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) member Clemson. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m.

Newcomer David Smith/Jackson, N.J. (Mercer County CC) started the comeback rally when he controlled a loose ball and blasted a shot past Terrier goalkeeper Joey Taylor with 1:12 remaining in regulation. A free kick taken by sophomore goalkeeper Brandt Youmans/Gaithersburg, Md. (Damascus) with less than 45 seconds remaining resulted in a corner kick for LU; which would prove to be the golden play of the day. Newly inserted freshman Miq Umar/Herdon, Va. (Chantilly) quickly bent a corner into the box, which sophomore Todd Runey/Midlothian (Collegiate) headed home to tie the game at the 89:48 mark.

Wofford scored its first goal in the 35th minute on a goal by Brandon Lowery, assisted by Jon Sekerak. The Terriers added to their lead three minutes later when Jesus Arroyo-Peco scored off a pass from Clark Powell.

The Lancers finished the game with 17 shots, including seven shots on goal, while the Terriers finished with seven shots, six of which were on goal. Youmans, who was starting his first collegiate game, finished the contest with four saves, while Taylor made five saves for Wofford. Longwood had a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.