September 20, 2000

FURMAN BLANKS APPALACHIAN STATE 5-0 IN MEN'S SOCCER

GREENVILLE -- The 14th ranked Furman men's soccer team shutout Appalachian State 5-0 Wednesday night at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.

The Paladins jumped off to a quick lead as John Barry Nusum scored twice in the first 16 minutes. Nusum¹s first goal came at the 4:04 mark off assists from Clint Hill and Moffat Oduor. He scored his second goal at the 15:50 off an assist from McNeil Cronin in which in chipped the ball over the charging Mountaineer goalkeeper.

Vaughn Bethell ripped a goal to the opposite side net from 20 yards out to extend Furman¹s lead to 3-0 at the 29:06 mark. Jody Keeling¹s goal at 32:21 gave Furman a 4-0 halftime advantage.

Clint Hill knocked in a loose ball in the box at 63:43 to finish off the Paladin attack.

"It is always good to get off to a quick start like we did today," said Furman head coach Doug Allison. "We got a chance to see a lot of different players compete today and I think they did well."

Nusum leads the team with seven goals and five assists on the year. This was the second straight match in which he scored Furman¹s first two goals in the match¹s opening 20 minutes.

Furman improves to 6-1 on the season, 2-0 in the Southern Conference. Appalachian State falls to 3-4, 0-1 in league play. Furman is ranked 14th in the nation by Soccer America, 12th in the NCAA Division I Media Poll, and 17th in the Soccer Times poll.

The Paladins will face College of Charleston Saturday night at 7 p.m. at home.

Scoring:

• FU - John Barry Nusum (Clint Hill, Moffat Oduor assist) 4:04
• FU - John Barry Nusum (McNeil Cronin assist) 15:50
• FU -Vaughn Bethell (Carl Junot, Sergei Raad assists) 29:06
• FU - Jody Keeling (Sergei Raad assist) 32:21
• FU - Clint Hill (unassisted) 63:43

Shots On Goal: Furman -- 13; ASU -- 6.

Corner Kicks: Furman -- 5; ASU -- 3.

Saves: Furman -- 3; ASU -- 4.

Fouls:Furman -- 16; ASU -- 19.