RADFORD, Virginia – Senior
Phillip Goodrum scored a goal and added an assist to lead UNCW to its first men's soccer win of the season, a 3-0 victory over Radford at Cupp Stadium on Thursday evening.
The victory moved the Seahawks' record to 1-2-0 on the season while Radford dropped to an identical 1-2-0 mark.
The Seahawks took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute when senior midfielder
Gabriel Cabral headed in a free kick by redshirt senior
Danny Reynolds for his first goal of the season.
With the first half clock winding down, redshirt junior
Mason Schuster extended the advantage to 2-0 by taking a long pass from Goodrum and slipping a 10-yard shot past sophomore Sam Farrell.
Just under five minutes into the second half, Goodrum upped the UNCW lead to 3-0 with his first goal of the season off an assist from junior
Alejandro Saez.
Freshman goalkeeper
Gabriel Perrotta tallied two saves to earn the shutout for UNCW, which outshot Radford by a 10-3 margin.
Game Notes:
- Thursday's game marked the first-ever meeting between the Seahawks and the Highlanders.
- The Seahawks scored three goals in a game for the first time since blanking No. 21 NC State by an identical 3-0 margin on Oct. 16, 2018.
- UNCW has outshot its opponent in all three games this season.
- The Seahawks shut out an opponent on the road for the first time since posting a 2-0 victory at Elon on Oct. 10, 2018.
- UNCW has now won 20 consecutive games when scoring three or more goals.
- Schuster's goal in the 45th minute was the first of his college career.
- Goodrum's goal was the 22nd of his college career and marked his first tally since Oct. 27, 2018, against William & Mary.
Up Next: The Seahawks will face Presbyterian on Monday, Sept. 9, in a game that will be played at the Wingate (N.C.) University Soccer Complex.
