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Men's Soccer

Pacers Upset UNF For First PBC Tournament Win

Box Score JACKSONVILLE, FL--Seventh seeded USC Aiken defeated North Florida, the second seed, 2-1, tonight in PBC tournament action in Jacksonville, Fla.   The victory was the first ever for the Pacers in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.  USCA had lost 11 straight tournament games dating back to 1991, the first season of Peach Belt soccer. 

The match was also the biggest upset in PBC tournament history.  A number seven seed had never defeated a two seed in the history of the tournament.  The next closest upset happened last season when sixth seeded UNC Pembroke upset third seeded North Florida. 

Andre Joseph scored the game-winning goal with just over four minutes left in regulation.  The goal was just the sophomore's second of the season. 

North Florida took an early lead with Victor Duncan's goal at the 4:45 mark. 

The Ospreys held on to the one goal advantage until Stephen Lawrence took a Haroon Saleem cross and beat the North Florida goalkeeper to tie the game, 1-1, 12 minutes into the second period.  The goal was the junior's fourth of the season. 

The game remained tied until Joseph took a Neil Berment pass and beat the goalie one on one. 

The Ospreys out shot the Pacers, 20-9, and held an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.  Pacer goalkeeper Peter Calabrese came up big.  The junior played 90 minutes, stopped nine Osprey shots and allowed just the one goal. 

USC Aiken had three players with two shots each, Joseph, Lawrence and Neil Jackson.  The Ospreys had three players with five shots each, Duncan, Jason Farrell and Facundo Videla. 

The Pacers (7-9-1, 1-5-1 PBC) will play USC Spartanburg (16-2-0, 5-2-0 PBC) in the semifinals on Friday at 12:00 p.m.  The Rifles, ranked eighth in the nation, defeated UNC Pembroke, 6-0, today in Spartanburg. USCA and USCS faced off in Spartanburg on Sep. 7, 2002 with the Rifles escaping with a 4-3 overtime win.  Friday's match will be played at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. 
  
Men's Soccer   1    2    Final 
USC Aiken          0    2      2 
North Florida        1    0      1 

Scoring     UNF:  Victor Duncan (Tony Alteri, Jason Farrell, 4:45) 
                  USCA:  Stephen Lawrence (Haroon Saleem, 57:35) 
                  USCA:  Andrea Joseph (Neil Berment, 85:48) 

Shots           USCA 9, UNF 20 
Corner kicks USCA 2, UNF 8 
Fouls            USCA 12, UNF 10 
Offsides       USCA 5, UNF 3 
Saves         USCA 9 (Peter Calabrese 9), UNF 6 (Blake Baldwin, 6) 
Cards          USCA: Mamadou Samba (Y, 50:00), UNF: None
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Players Mentioned

Neil Berment

#3 Neil Berment

D
5' 9"
Sophomore
Peter Calabrese

#00 Peter Calabrese

GK
6' 3"
Junior
Neil Jackson

#20 Neil Jackson

D
6' 2"
Senior
Andre Joseph

#16 Andre Joseph

MF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Stephen Lawrence

#4 Stephen Lawrence

MF
5' 6"
Junior
Haroon Saleem

#10 Haroon Saleem

MF
5' 10"
Senior
Mamadou Samba

#12 Mamadou Samba

F
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Neil Berment

#3 Neil Berment

5' 9"
Sophomore
D
Peter Calabrese

#00 Peter Calabrese

6' 3"
Junior
GK
Neil Jackson

#20 Neil Jackson

6' 2"
Senior
D
Andre Joseph

#16 Andre Joseph

5' 11"
Sophomore
MF
Stephen Lawrence

#4 Stephen Lawrence

5' 6"
Junior
MF
Haroon Saleem

#10 Haroon Saleem

5' 10"
Senior
MF
Mamadou Samba

#12 Mamadou Samba

5' 9"
Sophomore
F