Furman-Connecticut Game Notes

THE GAME

Furman advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 shutout of Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. The win marked the second straight ACC team Furman had defeated in the tournament as the Paladins earned a 2-1 double overtime win over North Carolina in the first round. The Paladins hold the nation's best record at 21-1-1 and its winning streak of 14 matches is the longest in the nation. Furman is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance and its first since 1993. This will mark the first ever quarterfinal appearance in Paladin soccer history. The previous best for Furman was a second round appearance in 1991. The Paladins are ranked third in the nation in the final Soccer America poll, marking their highest-ever national ranking. Furman faces UConn in the quarterfinals, while the winner will take on either UAB or Santa Clara in the College Cup at Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium.

HEAD COACH

Furman: Doug Allison (South Carolina '89)

• 78-20-7 (.776), 5th Year at Furman
• 78-20-7 (.774), 5th Year Overall

Connecticut: Ray Reid (S. Connecticut St. '82)

• 46-15-2 (.746), 3rd Year at UConn
• 164-21-15 (.857), 9th Year Overall (D. II)

FURMAN-UCONN SERIES

This is the first meeting between the schools.

1999 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Furman (21-1-1, 8-0 SoCon)

• Sept. 3 Furman 2, #18 S. Florida 1 (@ UAB)
• Sept. 5 Furman 1, @ UAB 0
• Sept. 8 @ #17 Furman 4, Belmont 1
• Sept. 12 # 17 Furman 3, @ Georgia State 1
• Sept. 19 @ #11 Furman 2, Elon 0
• Sept. 23 #15 Furman 2, @ Charleston 1 (OT)
• Sept. 26 @ #15 Furman 1, South Carolina 1
• Oct. 1 #14 Furman 3, Akron 1 (@ Clemson)
• Oct. 3 #2 Santa Clara 1, #14 Furman 0 (@CU)
• Oct. 6 @ #13 Furman 7, Wofford 1
• Oct. 8 @ #13 Furman 4, The Citadel 0
• Oct. 12 #11 Furman 1, @ Appalachian St. 0
• Oct. 17 #11 Furman 3, @ UNCG 1
• Oct. 22 #8 Furman 1, @ Davidson 0
• Oct. 24 @ #8 Furman 3, VMI 0
• Oct. 27 @ #6 Furman 3, Clemson 2 (OT)
• Oct. 31 @ #6 Furman 3, Georgia So. 1
• Nov. 5 #4 Furman 3, The Citadel 0
• Nov. 6 #4 Furman 1, @ Charleston 0
• Nov. 7 #4 Furman 3, UNCG 2
• Nov. 13 @ #4 Furman 1, Radford 0
• Nov. 21 @ #3 Furman 2, UNC 0 (OT)
• Nov. 28 #3 Furman 4, @#10 Wake Forest 0

Connecticut (18-4, 9-2 Big East)

• Sept. 3 @UConn 4, Hartford 1
• Sept. 5 Cincinnati 2, @UConn 1
• Sept. 10 UConn 3, N.C. State 0 (@Duke)
• Sept. 11 @Duke 2, UConn 1 (OT)
• Sept. 19 @UConn 2, Notre Dame 1 (OT)
• Sept. 22 @UConn 5, Yale 0
• Sept. 26 @UConn 3, St. John's 0
• Sept. 29 UConn 3, @Providence 1
• Oct. 2 @Seton Hall 1, UConn 0
• Oct. 6 @UConn 4, Boston U. 0
• Oct. 10 Rutgers 2, @UConn 1
• Oct. 15 UConn 1, @Georgetown 0
• Oct. 17 UConn 3, @West Virginia 0
• Oct. 24 UConn 3, @Villanova 1
• Oct. 28 @UConn 2, Boston College 0
• Oct. 31 UConn 3, @Syracuse 2 (OT)
• Nov. 3 @UConn 3, Pittsburgh 0
• Nov. 7 @UConn 2, Seton Hall 0
• Nov. 12 @UConn 1, Syracuse 0
• Nov. 15 @UConn 2, Georgetown 0
• Nov. 21 @UConn 2, Hartford 1 (4OT)
• Nov. 28 @UConn 3, Yale 0

CONNECTICUT

UConn enters this match winners of 11 straight matches. The Huskies are the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UConn is 18-4 on the season and won the Big East Tournament Championship. The Huskies defeated Hartford 2-1 in four overtimes in the first round and downed Yale 3-0 in the second round. UConn is led by Luis Arauz with 13 goals and seven assists on the season. Darin Lewis has nine goals and nine assists, while Edwin Rivera has seven goals on the season. UConn ranks 20th in the nation in scoring and sixth in team defense. Goalkeeper Matt Chavlovich places fifth in the nation in goals against average.

THE LAST MATCH

Furman 4, Wake Forest 0

The Furman men's soccer team moved one match closer to an appearance at the Men's College Cup at Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium with a convincing 4-0 win over Wake Forest in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Spry Soccer Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.    

Furman took it to the Deacons from the start as the Paladins won their second straight tournament match over an ACC team.  Furman took the 1-0 lead at the 1:50 mark in the first half as the Paladins scored on a set piece as they have done many times this season.  Paul Leese scored his first goal of the season as he knocked a loose ball in the box off a corner kick.  Carl Junot and Daniel Alvarez each got touches on the ball before Leese put it in the back of the net.    

The Paladins wasted little time taking the 2-0 lead as Carl Junot knocked in a rebound of his own shot at the 6:03 mark.  Furman kept the 2-0 lead through halftime until Nusum put the match away with his team leading 16th goal of the season.  Jack Handy sent a ball down the left sideline where Daniel Alvarez crossed to Nusum for the goal. 

Furman scored its final goal at the 69:48 mark as freshman John Michael Waite knocked in a rebound off a shot from roommate and high school teammate Clint Hill.    

Wake Forest, the tournament's fifth seed, finished the season 13-3-5.

• FU - Paul Leese (Junot, Alvarez)    1:50
• FU - Carl Junot (Nusum)    6:03
• FU - John Barry Nusum (Alvarez, Handy)   52:25
• FU - John Michael Waite (Hill)    69:48

NOTING THE PALADINS

THE BIG DANCE...After three years of falling just short of the NCAA Tournament, the Furman Paladins are making their first appearance in the tournament since 1993 and third overall. Furman's berth in the quarterfinals marks the farthest that Furman has ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament. The previous best was in 1991 as the Paladins advanced to the second round. Furman made its first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1991 and upset Wake Forest, the region's top seed in Winston-Salem. Furman's run was thwarted by North Carolina State the next week as the Wolfpack downed Furman 4-1 in Raleigh. In 1993, the Paladins lost to South Carolina 1-0 in a first round match. Current Paladin head coach Doug Allison was a member of the Gamecock coaching staff for that match. Since Allison's arrival in 1995, Furman has just barely missed an invitation to the tournament three times. In 1996, despite a final national ranking of 16th by Soccer America, Furman was left out of the field after losing to No. 2 UNCG 6-1 in an NCAA play-in game. In 1997, the Paladins were once again defeated in the play-in game as they dropped a 2-1 triple overtime decision to Charleston Southern. Last season, Furman finished with a 16-4-2 record, but a 1-0 loss to UNCG in the SoCon championship game ended the Paladins' season.

TOPS IN THE COUNTRY...Furman currently has the nation's best record at 21-1-1 and is the only team in the country to have 20 wins. The Paladins have won 14 matches in a row, the longest winning streak in the country. The Paladins have not lost since October 3 when then second-ranked Santa Clara downed the Paladins 1-0 at Clemson. Furman's previous longest winning streak of six matches occurred in 1986, 1996, and earlier this season. Furman's unbeaten streak is also the longest in the nation.

COMFORTABLE SITUATIONS...Remarkably, Furman has trailed in only 37 minutes this season. The only times the Paladins have been behind are the final 20 minutes of the Santa Clara match and a 17-minute span against Clemson, when Furman was down 1-0. Furman has played in 2,158 minutes, meaning that the Paladins have either been tied with or led their opponents 98.3% of the time this year.

HIGHEST RANKING EVER...Furman's final No. 3 national ranking is the highest ever for the Furman soccer program. Prior to this season, the highest national ranking achieved by the Furman soccer team was a 10th place showing in a 1996 Soccer America poll. Furman eclipsed that mark on Oct. 18 of this season and has risen each week since. The Paladins finished 5th in the NSCAA poll. Furman soccer is no stranger to the top 25, though, as the Paladins have been ranked in the top 25 every season since 1996 and at some point during seven years this decade. Furman finished the season ranked 16th in Soccer America in 1996 and was ranked for seven weeks that season. The Paladins were ranked during three weeks of the 1997 season and nine weeks last year.

ALLISON AMONG THE NATION'S BEST...Furman head coach Doug Allison is currently in his fifth season at Furman and has posted a 78-20-7 overall record. Allison's winning percentage of .774 is second-best among active Division I head coaches. He trails only Indiana's Jerry Yeagley.

Top Winning Percentage Active Head Coaches (11/28/99)

• 1. Jerry Yeagley, Indiana 475-83-37 .829
• 2. Doug Allison, Furman 78-20-7 .776
• 3. Schellas Hyndman, SMU 335-90-33 .767
• 4. Michael Parker, UNCG 367-114-20 .752
• 5. Tom Martin, JMU 324-97-34 .749

A SUCCESS AT ALL LEVELS...Furman is not the first place that Doug Allison has found success in the collegiate ranks. Allison, a native of Bath, England, came to the United States in 1984 to play soccer at the University of South Carolina. At USC, he led the Gamecocks to a combined 67-14-6 record and is still South Carolina's all-time leading scorer with 63 goals and 32 assists. Prior to taking the Furman job, Allison served as an assistant coach at both North Carolina and South Carolina. In seven seasons as an assistant, Allison's teams compiled a 95-38-12 record. Allison's combined college soccer record as a player, assistant coach, and head coach is 240-72-25 for a .749 winning percentage.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS...When Furman seniors Seth Marks and Stephen Rodriguez played in the SoCon semifinal match against College of Charleston, they set the Furman school record for matches played with 80. Marks and Rodriguez have now each played in 84 matches. Furman has a total of nine seniors on its 1999 roster. Other experienced Paladins include Graham Seagraves with 83 career matches, Daniel Alvarez (80), and Andy Foy (77). Over the last four years, this senior class holds a 67-15-4 record, the best four-year record in Furman soccer history.

THE BERMUDA CONNECTION...The Paladin attack has once again been led by Bermuda's John Barry Nusum. Nusum, a sophomore from Devonshire, Bermuda, leads Furman with 16 goals and nine assists on the season. Last year, Nusum scored 10 goals and recorded 11 assists to lead the Paladins. Allison actually went on a recruiting trip to Bermuda, an infrequent stop for traditional soccer powers, and found the young, but powerful Nusum. Nusum, a husky 6-1, 185 lb forward, is only 18 years-old. Students graduate high school a year earlier in Bermuda than in the United States, thus Nusum is the normal age of a college freshman. Nusum's 16 goal performance this season is good for third place on Furman's single season goals chart, while his 41 points places him third on the Paladins' single season points chart. Nusum now has 26 career goals, which places him eighth on Furman's all-time scoring chart, his 20 assists place him 10th, and his 72 career points places ninth.

Furman Single Season Points Leaders

• 1. Andrew Burr 1989 20 5 45
• 2. Ryan Higginbotham1996 19 6 44
• 3. John Barry Nusum1999 16 9 41
• 4. Andrew Burr 1990 19 2 40

Furman Single Season Goals Leader

• 1. Andrew Burr 1989 20
• 2. Ryan Higginbotham 1996 19
• 2. Andrew Burr 1990 20
• 4. John Barry Nusum 1999 16

THE KING OF ASSISTS...Furman senior Daniel Alvarez has taken down the Furman assist records this season. Midway through the season, Alvarez broke Furman's 12-year old career record with his assist in Furman's 1-0 win over Appalachian State. He surpassed Jeff Jones, who played on successful Furman teams from 1984-87. Alvarez now has 41 career assists. Alvarez' 16 assists this season sets the Furman single season record. Many of Alvarez' assists this season have come in unusual fashion -- on 35-yard throw-ins that are more dangerous than a typical corner kick. Alvarez currently ranks third in the nation in assists per match and is tied for first in the nation in total assists with Rhode Island's Nick McCreath.

1999 NCAA Division I Assist Leaders

• 1. Daniel Alvarez, Furman 16
• 1. Nick McCreath, Rhode Island 16
• 3. Mike Popovic, Jacksonville 15
• 4. Eric Lukin, Illinois-Chicago 14

Furman Single Season Assists Leaders

• 1. Daniel Alvarez 1999 16
• 2. Mike Freno 1996 12
• 3. Daniel Alvarez 1998 11
• 3. John Barry Nusum 1998 11
• 3. Tommy Little 1984 11

Furman Career Assists Leaders

• 1. Daniel Alvarez 1996-99 41
• 2. Jeff Jones 1984-87 33
• 3. Osian Roberts 1985-88 26
• 3. Stephen Todd 1983-86 26

WAITING HIS TURN...The Furman coaching staff knew they had something special in goalkeeper Scott Blount when he arrived at Furman in 1997. Blount filled in for an injured Ronnie Pascale and performed admirably early in his freshman season. When Pascale returned, Blount was forced to wait his turn as the All-South keeper finished his career in strong fashion. This season, the job belongs solely to Blount and he has performed remarkably. Selected to the Soccer America Team-of-the-Week during the first week of the season, Blount currently ranks sixth in the nation in goals against average. He has allowed only 13 goals this season and has a goals against average of 0.58. Blount earned a redshirt last season, thus he currently holds sophomore status and should be a fixture in Furman's goal for the next two seasons.

1999 NCAA Division I Goalkeeping Leaders

• 1. Tom Wunk, UMBC 4 0.34
• 2. Dean Short, Liberty 9 0.51
• 3. Tom Zawislan, Creighton 9 0.51
• 4. T. J. Hannig, Indiana 7 0.52
• 5. Matt Chavlovich, UConn 12 0.57
• 6. Scott Blount, Furman 13 0.58

WELCOMED RETURN...Doug Allison's decision to give Paul Leese his first start in over a month last week turned out to be a great one as Leese scored his first goal of the season 1:50 into the match to give Furman a 1-0 lead over Wake Forest. Leese, one of Furman's top playmakers in the middle, played for the first time since the Clemson match (10/27) against North Carolina in the first round. He missed five matches with a strained abdominal muscle. Though he did not start, Leese played significant minutes vs. UNC and added an extra dimension that had been missing in his absence. He played the majority of the match against Wake Forest.

A HEALTHY YEAR...All Carl Junot needed to show his potential was a full, healthy season. Junot, a forward from San Antonio, Texas, had a strong freshman year in 1997 with six goals, despite missing close to half the season with a hamstring injury. Last season, Junot played even less as he saw action in only seven matches with more leg injuries. This season, though, Junot has put together a full season and has scored seven goals and recorded nine assists as the Paladins' second leading scorer. Junot earned all-SoCon tournament team honors and later recorded the winning goal and an assist in Furman's 2-1 double overtime win over UNC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Junot also had a goal and an assist against Wake Forest and is the Paladins' leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament with two goals and two assists.

GOLDEN GOAL...Furman holds a 4-0-1 overtime record this season as the Paladins have defeated UAB, College of Charleston, Clemson, and North Carolina in overtime and tied South Carolina. Matt Goldsmith, Jody Keeling, Andy Foy, and Carl Junot have each scored an overtime game-winner this season.

QUICK STARTS...The Paladin soccer team has been a quick starter this season as they have outscored opponents 31-3 in the first half. The Paladins have never trailed at halftime and have led at the half in 17 of 23 matches this season. Furman has given new definition to the term quick start in two matches this season as the Paladins scored 16 seconds into the match against Wofford and 35 seconds into the match against The Citadel. The Paladins jumped to a quick 2-0 lead in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as Furman scored twice in the first 6:03 of the match.

GREAT CROWDS...Furman's average home attendance this season is 1,313. In the 1998 attendance rankings, that would place 12th in the nation. Furman has benefited from two huge in-state rivalry battles this season as the Clemson match drew 2,852 fans and the South Carolina match drew 2,345 spectators.

TEAM D...Furman ranks eighth in the nation in team defense with a 0.626 team goals against average. Furman's defense has allowed only 15 goals this season and allowed two goals in a match only twice. Leading the way are goalkeeper Scott Blount, and sweeper Seth Marks, as well as Graham Seagraves, Jack Handy, John Bradford, and Matt Goldsmith.

NATIONAL STATS...Furman ranks 14th in the nation in scoring with a 2.48 goals per match average. The Paladins rank eighth in team defense with a 0.63 team goals against average and first in winning percentage. Scott Blount and Daniel Alvarez place eighth and third in the nation in their respective categories of goals against average and assists per match. Alvarez, however, leads the nation in total assists.

NATIONAL TEAM...Furman has six players on its team with some sort of national team experience. Headlining that list is current U.S. Under-20 National Team member Matt Goldsmith. Goldsmith took off Furman's winter and spring terms last year to travel to Nigeria to compete in the FIFA World Youth Championships. In addition to Goldsmith, John Bradford and Stephen Rodriguez were members of the Under-17 team. Scott Blount was invited to tryout for the U.S. Under-20 team. John Barry Nusum is a member of the Bermuda Under-23 National Team and Paul Leese advanced to the final round of tryouts for the Great Britain World University Games Team last summer.

SOCON CHAMPS...Furman concluded the Southern Conference regular season with a perfect 8-0 league record and swept three matches at the Southern Conference Tournament. In claiming the regular season title, the Paladins won their 14th SoCon championship in the last 17 years. The tournament championship was the eighth since 1988. Furman has posted an incredible 92-8 Southern Conference record since 1983. Since 1986, the Paladins have won either the regular season or the tournament every season.

HOME SWEET HOME...Furman has posted an 9-0-1 home record this season and since Doug Allison arrived at Furman, the Paladins are 46-5-2 at home for a .887 winning percentage. 4 NOT SO BAD ON THE ROAD...Furman has won nine straight road matches dating back to late last season. The Paladins are a perfect 8-0 on the road this season as their only loss came on a neutral site.

SOUTHERN CONNECTION...The Furman men's soccer team is comprised of an array of talent from throughout the Southeast plus some from a bit farther...

Home States (26 man roster)

• Georgia: 6
• Texas: 4
• Florida: 4
• North Carolina: 3
• Tennessee: 2
• Oklahoma: 2
• South Carolina: 2
• New York: 1
• Bermuda: 1
• England: 1

BEST OF THE REST..Furman not only holds the best record of the remaining eight teams, they have the best record in the nation. Furman enters the third round with a 6-1 goal differential in the tournament which stacks up with the rest of the remaining teams.

The Elite Eight Team

• Furman 21-1-1 .935 6 1
• UCLA 18-2 .900 6 1
• Indiana 18-3 .857 3 0
• Penn State 19-3-1 .848 3 1
• Connecticut 18-4 .818 5 1
• Santa Clara 14-3-3 .775 6 4
• UAB 17-5 .773 4 1
• Virginia 14-8-1 .630 5 2

FURMAN AND THE ACC...Furman's 4-0 shutout of Wake Forest in the second round of the NCAA Tournament gave Furman a perfect 3-0 record against ACC teams this season. In the first round, Furman downed North Carolina 2-1 in double overtime. Earlier this season, the Paladins defeated Clemson 3-2 in overtime. Over the last five season, since Doug Allison's arrival at Furman, the Paladins are 7-4-1 against Atlantic Coast Conference competition and 5-1 since 1997. Since 1995, the Paladins are 2-2 against Clemson, 3-0-1 against Wake Forest, 2-1 against North Carolina, and 0-1 against Duke.

FURMAN AND THE BIG EAST...Not only has Furman never played Connecticut, the Paladins have never met a team from the Big East.

REVERSING THOSE PLAY-IN BLUES...Furman reversed its NCAA Play-in game record with its 1-0 win over Radford. The Paladins are now 1-3 lifetime in play-in games.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS...Furman's run at the 1999 College Cup ranks up there as one of the strongest accomplishments in Furman athletics history. Other noteworthy milestones for Furman include the 1988 Division I-AA Football Championship, the 1976 AIAW National Championship for the women's golf team, and a second place showing at the 1987 NCAA women's golf tournament. The Paladin basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1974, while Furman's own Frank Selvy still stands as the only Division I college basketball player to score 100 points in a game as he drilled 100 in 1954.

TAKING DOWN THE BIG BOYS...Furman athletic teams claim a 2-0 record over North Carolina this fall as both the football and men's soccer teams knocked off its more well-known neighbors to the north. In a four day span in late October, Furman athletic teams won key matches over Clemson, Iowa, and North Carolina. The men's soccer team defeated Clemson 3-2 on Oct. 27, then the women's soccer team downed #23 Iowa on Oct. 29, while the football team defeated North Carolina 28-3 on Oct. 30.

ELITE PROGRAMS..The combined records of the Furman men's and women's soccer programs is 41-4-1, the best combined record in the nation. The combined 41 wins is also the best in the country as both the men's and women's soccer teams have won 20 matches. The Furman women's team advanced to the NCAA Tournament and concluded their season 20-3. Santa Clara holds the next best record, with a combined 37-3-3 mark.

TRIPLE TITLE...For the first time in school history, three fall sports claimed the Southern Conference championship. The men's soccer team breezed through the league with an 8-0 record and the tournament championship. The women's soccer team finished 9-0 in the league and won the tournament. The football team finished 7-1 to win the SoCon title. The Paladins advanced to the first round of the I-AA Playoffs.

NCAA TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES

November 17, 1991 Furman 1, Wake Forest 0 (2OT) Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Furman sophomore Ray Colado scored his first goal in almost two months as Furman defeated Wake Forest 1-0 in double overtime in the Paladins' first-ever NCAA Tournament match. With the win, the Paladins, ranked 13th nationally knocked off the South Region's number one seed and the seventh ranked team in the country. Colado's goal was scored at the 95:38 mark in the first overtime period. The Deacs outshot Furman 21-10 but could not capitalize on any of those chances. Furman improved its record to 15-4-1 overall.

• FU - Ray Colado (unassisted) 95:38

November 24, 1991

N.C. State 4, Furman 1

Raleigh, N.C. -- Furman's run in the NCAA Tournament was halted as the eighth ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack downed Furman 4-1 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. After holding only a 1-0 halftime lead, the Wolfpack trounced Furman in the second half as they opened a 4-0 lead. The Paladins were able to get on the board at the 88:05 mark as Chris Hass connected on an Andrew Zorovich, Robert Dee double assist. Furman concluded its best season to date, finishing 15-5-1 on the year.

• NCSU - Kevin Scott (Riegler) 36:36
• NCSU - Henry Gutierrez (Bader) 69:30
• NCSU - Dario Brose (unassisted) 79:45
• NCSU - Roy Lassiter (Gutierrez) 80:23
• FU - Chris Haas (Zorovich, Dee) 88:00

November 14, 1993

South Carolina 1, Furman 0

Columbia, S.C. -- After 87 minutes of scoreless soccer, South Carolina's Stever Pier found the back of the net to give South Carolina a 1-0 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in front of 2,679 fans at the Graveyard in Columbia. The Paladins ended their season with a 12-6-1 record and saw their three game winning streak over South Carolina come to a halt. Current Furman head coach Doug Allison was an assistant coach on the Gamecock sideline.

• USC - Steve Pier (Crawford) 87:42

November 21, 1999

Furman 2, North Carolina 1 (2OT)

Carl Junot¹s goal at the 108:50 mark in the second overtime vaulted the third ranked Paladins to a 2-1 victory over North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Men¹s College Cup at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. The game-winner was set up as John Bradford sent a corner kick to the near post. The ball was low, thus Junot was forced to duck down and headed the ball off the side of his head and off the chest of North Carolina keeper William Woodruff and into the goal. The first half of the match was dominated by the Tar Heels as North Carolina outshot Furman 9-1, but was unable to score as the Furman defense led by goalkeeper Scott Blount played remarkably. Furman settled down in the second half and took the 1-0 lead at the 70:12 mark. SoCon player-of-the-year Daniel Alvarez tossed one of his trademark 35-foot throw-ins to Carl Junot, who tapped the ball to John Barry Nusum. Nusum then knocked in his team leading 15th goal of the season. Furman held the 1-0 lead for seven minutes before the Tar Heels evened the score. The equalizing play started as Joey DiSalva knocked a free kick to Jon Wean, who passed again to Chris Leitch, who rifled the ball to lower corner of the goal. The goal was Leitch¹s first career goal. The remainder of regulation and the first overtime period remained scoreless until Junot¹s game-winner. UNC senior goalkeeper William Woodruff saw his first action of the season as he checked into the match in the 76 minute mark for starter Michael Ueltschey and played in the goal for the remaining of the match.

• FU - John Barry Nusum (Junot, Alvarez) 70:12
• UNC - Chris Leitch (Wean, DiSalva) 77:23
• FU - Carl Junot (Bradford) 108:50

November 28, 1999

Furman 4, Wake Forest 0

Winston-Salem, N.C. - The Furman men's soccer team moved one match closer to an appearance at the Men's College Cup at Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium with a convincing 4-0 win over Wake Forest in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Spry Soccer Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.    

Furman took it to the Deacons from the start as the Paladins won their second straight tournament match over an ACC team.  Furman took the 1-0 lead at the 1:50 mark in the first half as the Paladins scored on a set piece as they have done many times this season.  Paul Leese scored his first goal of the season as he knocked a loose ball in the box off a corner kick.  Carl Junot and Daniel Alvarez each got touches on the ball before Leese put it in the back of the net.    

The Paladins wasted little time taking the 2-0 lead as Carl Junot knocked in a rebound of his own shot at the 6:03 mark.  Furman kept the 2-0 lead through halftime until Nusum put the match away with his team leading 16th goal of the season.  Jack Handy sent a ball down the left sideline where Daniel Alvarez crossed to Nusum for the goal.  Furman scored its final goal at the 69:48 mark as freshman John Michael Waite knocked in a rebound off a shot from roommate and high school teammate Clint Hill.    

Wake Forest, the tournament's fifth seed, finishes the season 13-3-5.

• FU - Paul Leese (Junot, Alvarez)    1:50
• FU - Carl Junot (Nusum)    6:03
• FU - John Barry Nusum (Alvarez, Handy)    52:25
• FU - John Michael Waite (Hill)    69:48

NCAA Tournament Record: 3-2

Home: 1-0

Road: 2-2

vs. Wake Forest: 2-0

vs. N.C. State: 0-1

vs. South Carolina: 0-1

vs. North Carolina: 1-0

vs. ACC: 3-1

In Overtime: 2-0

Goals Scored: 6

Goals Allowed: 5