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Phillip Goodrum 2016 Action vs Delaware
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3
Winner UNCW UNCW (2-0-0)
2
North Florida UNF (1-1-0)
Winner
UNCW UNCW
(2-0-0)
3
Final
2
North Florida UNF
(1-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNCW UNCW 1 2 3
North Florida UNF 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Eric Rhew

Seahawks Hold Off North Florida for 3-2 Victory

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – UNCW jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off a late rally by North Florida as the Seahawks posted a 3-2 victory over the Ospreys at the Mike Gibbs Tournament at Hodges Stadium on Sunday evening.

The Seahawks, who improved to 2-0-0 on the season, secured the tournament title after victories over North Florida and Jacksonville. North Florida, which blanked Campbell in its tournament opener on Friday, drops to 1-1-0.

Freshman defender Hjalmar Ekdal gave the Seahawks a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute when he took a pass from Kalvin Kromer and scored his first goal of the season on a shot to the left side.

Sophomore midfielder Phillip Goodrum upped the margin to 2-0 with 28:19 remaining when he scored off a throw-in from Kromer. Less than three minutes, junior midfielder Ben Fisher added a goal after a pass from Goodrum to extend the Seahawks' lead.

But, North Florida answered with two goals in the final four minutes to trim the deficit to 3-2. Adrian Nunez ended the Seahawks' shutout bid with 3:08 remaining by converting a corner kick from Collin Scott before blasting a free kick past UNCW goalkeeper Ryan Cretens with 1.4 seconds remaining.   

Cretens made five saves for the Seahawks, who were outshot by an 11-7 margin.

Game Notes:
  • UNCW leads the all-time series by a 2-0-0 margin and has outscored North Florida by an 8-3 count in those games.
  • UNCW is off to a 2-0-0 start for the fourth time in the last five years.
  • Kromer posted a career-high two assists in Sunday's win over North Florida. He is the first UNCW player to record two or more assists in a game since Ben Fisher had two assists against Campbell on Aug. 26, 2016.
  • Goodrum tallied a career-high three points after scoring a goal with an assist.
  • The Seahawks scored three or more goals for the first time since defeating Hofstra, 3-1, on Oct. 15, 2016.

Up Next: The Seahawks return home on Friday, Sept. 1, to face in-state rival North Carolina at UNCW Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.  
College Men's Soccer: UNCW 3, North Florida 2
1st 2nd Final
UNCW 1 2 3
North Florida 0 2 2
 
Goals: UNCW – Hjalmar Ekdal (38:43), Phillip Goodrum (61:41), Ben Fisher (64:54); UNF – Adrian Nunez 2 (86:52, 89:59). Assists: UNCW – Kalvin Kromer 2, Phillip Goodrum; UNF – Collin Scott. Saves: UNCW – Ryan Cretens 5 (90:00, 2 goals allowed); UNF – Juanes Fajardo 3 (90:00, 3 goals allowed). Shots: UNCW – 7; UNF – 11. Corner Kicks: UNCW – 2; UNF – 5. Attendance: 266.
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