September 9, 1998

Furman Men's Soccer Downs College of Charleston

GREENVILLE, SC -- Daniel Alvarez recorded a goal and an assist as Furman defeated Southern Conference foe College of Charleston 4-1 Wednesday at Eugene Stone Stadium. Alvarez, a junior from Fayetteville, N.C., scored the game's first goal in the 26th minute as he beat several Cougars down the left side of the field for the go-ahead goal.

Furman's Stephen Rodriguez opened a scoring frenzy for the Paladins as he connected off an Alvarez assist in the opening minutes of the second half. Geno Mayes added the Paladins' third goal of a cross from Jack Handy just seven minutes later. Forward Andy Foy capped the Paladin scoring attack off with a nice shot after beating several Cougar defenders in the middle of the field.

College of Charleston ended a 383 minute shutout streak for the Paladins with a Mark Henley goal in the 83rd minute. It was the first goal the Paladins had allowed all season.

"This was a strong performance for our guys," Furman head coach Doug Allison said. "The College of Charleston is a very talented team. This was a hard faught victory."

Furman improves to 3-0-1 overall, 1-0 in the Southern Conference, while College of Charleston drops to 0-3 overall, 0-1 Southern Conference.

Scoring:

• FU - Daniel Alvarez (Paul Leese assist) 26:22
• FU - Stephen Rodriguez (Daniel Alvarez) 46:30
• FU - Geno Mayes (Jack Handy, John Barry Nusum assist) 53:39
• FU - Andy Foy (John Bradford assist) 63:34
• CoC - Mark Henley (Andy Kelly assist) 83:08

Shots On Goal:

Furman -- 8; CoC -- 9.

Corner Kicks:

Furman -- 4; CoC -- 4.

Saves:

Furman -- 4; CoC -- 2.

Fouls:

Furman -- 11; CoC -- 17.