WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Redshirt senior forward
Julio Moncada scored the game's only goal just 47 seconds into overtime as UNCW advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with a 1-0 victory over Presbyterian in front of 1,670 fans at UNCW Soccer Stadium on Thursday night.
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The win elevated the Seahawks' record to 12-7-0 while Presbyterian's season comes to an end with a 6-9-5 mark.
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Moncada, who tallied his sixth goal of the season, gave UNCW the one-goal victory when he knocked in a shot in front of the goal off assists from sophomore forward Phillip Goodrum and freshman defender Hjalmar Ekdal.
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Redshirt junior goalkeeper
Ryan Cretens made one save en route to notching his seventh shutout of the season as UNCW outshot Presbyterian, 14-3.
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Senior goalkeeper Connor Behrend tallied eight saves in the loss for Presbyterian, which earned its first-ever appearance in the Division I championship after winning the Big South Conference title.
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Notes of Interest: UNCW earned its second-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament … Both of those victories have come at home … The crowd of 1,670 fans is the fourth-largest single-game attendance mark in UNCW Soccer Stadium history … Moncada has scored a goal in each of the last three games … Cretens is now tied for seventh on the Seahawks' all-time single-season shutouts list … UNCW attempted a season-high 13 corner kicks against Presbyterian … The all-time series between the Seahawks and the Blue Hose is now tied at 1-1-0.
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Up Next: The Seahawks advance to Sunday's second round and will face No. 3 national seed North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park at 7 p.m. UNCW edged North Carolina, 1-0, on Sept. 1 in Wilmington. Â Â
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