2015 Courtyard by Marriott Wrightsville Beach Classic Tournament Central
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Senior midfielders
Jordan Cordero (Southwest Onslow H.S./Jacksonville, N.C.) and
Daniel Escobar (Cali, Colombia) each scored a goal and added an assist as UNCW (3-0-1) erupted for a season-high six goals en route to a 6-2 victory over Campbell (0-3-0) in the finale of the 2015 UNCW Courtyard by Marriott Wrightsville Beach Classic at UNCW Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks, who won their third consecutive game, earned the tournament championship by virtue of a goal differential tiebreaker over Elon, which defeated North Florida by a 5-2 margin in the first game.
Sophomore
Kalvin Kromer (Green Hope H.S./Cary, N.C.) gave UNCW a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute when he headed in a crossing pass from Cordero for his first goal of the season.
Just 50 seconds into the second half, the Camels tied the match at 1-1 when sophomore midfielder
Marco Perez (Garner H.S./Garner, N.C.) knocked in a rebound of a shot by junior forward
Tunji Osifeso (Laurel H.S./Laurel, Md.).
But, the Seahawks answered by scoring four consecutive goals over the next 26 minutes to take a commanding 5-1 advantage. Escobar scored a goal with an assist during the run while senior defender
Spencer Tayloe (Wilmington, N.C.) added the first goal of his career.
With 18:52 remaining, Campbell sophomore forward
Bradley Farias (South Fork H.S./Indiantown, Fla.) ended the Seahawks' run by scoring an unassisted goal before freshman
David Lozano (Ashbrook H.S./Gastonia, N.C.) countered for the Seahawks just 47 seconds later with his first career tally.
Junior
Sean Melvin (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) and senior
Sam Williams (Fayetteville Academy/Clinton, N.C.) combined to make three saves for the Seahawks, who outshot Campbell by a 15-10 margin.
#SeahawkStats: UNCW and Campbell met for the 50th time in the all-time series … The Camels lead the all-time series by a 26-22-2 margin, but the Seahawks have posted a 4-2-1 mark in the last seven meetings … The Seahawks set a season high in goals (6), assists (5), shots (15) and shots on goal (9) … The six goals scored by the Seahawks are the most in a single game since a seven-goal effort against Alabama A&M on Sept. 3, 2006 … After being held without a goal in the season opener against High Point, UNCW has outscored its opponents by a 13-4 margin in the last three matches, including an 8-2 margin in the second half … Senior forward
Colin Bonner (Reservoir H.S./Fulton, Md.) has a three-game point-scoring streak with four goals and two assists during the streak.
Tournament Tidbits: Bonner was named as the tournament's Offensive MVP after scoring three goals with one assist … Senior defender
Michael Mecham (Blacksburg H.S./Blacksburg, Va.) was honored as the tournament's Defensive MVP … UNCW has claimed the tournament title in 6 of the 11 years of the tournament … The Seahawks set tournament records for goals (11), assists (9), points (31), single-game goals (6), single-game assists (5) and single-game points (17) … Freshman midfielder
Ben Fisher (Chapel Hill H.S./Chapel Hill, N.C.) recorded his third assist of the weekend against Campbell, setting a tournament record … Bonner's three goals and seven points in the two matches matched the tournament record.
What's Ahead for the Seahawks: UNCW finishes its three-match homestand on Saturday, Sept. 12 by hosting South Carolina in a non-conference contest at 7 p.m.
Men's College Soccer: UNCW 6, Campbell 2Campbell 0-2 / 2
UNCW 1-5 / 6
Goals: CAMPBELL – Marco Perez (45:50), Bradley Farias (71:08); UNCW –
Kalvin Kromer (34:10),
Nathaniel Goodwin (46:38),
Jordan Cordero (49:33),
Daniel Escobar (64:05),
Spencer Tayloe (69:01),
David Lozano (71:55).
Assists: CAMPBELL – Tunji Osifeso; UNCW –
Jordan Cordero,
Colin Bonner,
Ben Fisher,
Joel Bylander,
Daniel Escobar.
Saves: CAMPBELL – Matthew Mozynski 2 (71:54, 6 goals allowed), Nick Hensley 1 (18:06, 0 goals allowed); UNCW –
Sean Melvin 3 (77:24, 2 goals allowed),
Sam Williams 0 (12:36, 0 goals allowed), TEAM 1.
Shots: CAMPBELL – 10; UNCW – 15.
Corner Kicks: CAMPBELL – 8; UNCW – 2.
Attendance: 1,113.
2015 UNCW Courtyard by Marriott Wrightsville Beach Classic Standings1. UNCW (2-0-0) *
2. Elon (2-0-0)
3. Campbell (0-2-0)
4. North Florida (0-2-0)
* - wins tournament via goal differential tiebreaker (+8)
2015 UNCW Courtyard by Marriott Wrightsville Beach Classic All-Tournament TeamSimen Solstad, North Florida
Josh Castellanos, North Florida
Josh Signey, Campbell
Tunji Osifeso, Campbell
Miguel Salazar, Elon
Caue Da Silva, Elon
James Brace, Elon
Colin Bonner, UNCW
Michael Mecham, UNCW
Sean Melvin, UNCW
Jose Garcia, UNCW
Offensive MVP: Colin Bonner, UNCW
Defensive MVP: Michael Mecham, UNCW
