Carolina RailHawks Press Release – www.carolinarailhawks.com
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
CARY, NC – It was a busy weekend for the Triangle’s Division One college soccer teams as all of them are vying for a spot in the 2008 NCAA tournament as well as the ACC Tournament. Both the Men’s and Women’s ACC Championships will be held at the Carolina RailHawks’ WakeMed Soccer Park the first two weeks of November and the 2008 Women’s College Cup Final Four will also be held in Cary on Friday, December 5 and Sunday, December 7.
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels men’s and women’s teams posted two wins that cement their positions in the ACC and National rankings. The Tar Heel men (11-2-1 overall) defeated Virginia Tech (5-8-1) 3-2 with first half goals by Cary RailHawks U-23’s own Brian Shriver and Garry Lewis. An own goal by the Hokies in the 56th would eventually break the tie and place them in third place in the ACC rankings. The Tar Heels will most likely gain a spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association Poll this week.
The Tar Heel women (14-1-1), who are ranked second in the country, defeated NC State’s Wolfpack (8-8-0) 5-0 at Method Road Stadium in Raleigh with four of those tallies coming from US U-20 and Carolina RailHawks Women standout Casey Nogueira. Nogueira is now tied for second in the country for goals scored and the Tar Heels are ranked first in the ACC with seven wins and no losses.
The Duke Blue Devil men (6-5-2) were faced with a tall order on Saturday, October 18 as they traveled to Winston-Salem (13-0-1) to battle current College Cup Champion and number one team in the country Wake Forest University. The Blue Devils came out of Spry Stadium unscathed with a 0-0 draw snapping Wake Forest’s 18-game winning streak and holding the Deacons scoreless for the first time in 25 matches.
Duke’s women’s team (11-3-1) lost to Florida State (12-2-1) 5-2 in a battle of top 10 teams in Tallahassee, FL. Duke junior Kayanne Gummersall tallied both goals for the Blue Devils bringing her total to nine goals this season.
The NC State Wolfpack men came away with a 2-0 win at Clemson on Friday night with goals by junior Federico Nachmann and redshirt freshman Kris Byrd. This win puts them in eighth place in the ACC standings one step closer to a berth in the ACC tournament.
