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No. 13 North Carolina Downs South Carolina, 1-0
November 8, 2003 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 8, 2003
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Seeing his first action in nearly a month, freshman forward Corey Ashe came off the bench to score late in the first half to lead the No. 13 North Carolina men's soccer team (12-3-3, 2-3-1 ACC) to a 1-0 victory at South Carolina (8-7-2) Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Tar Heels.
Ashe, who missed the last four matches with a sprained ankle, scored his fourth goal of the season at the 42:59 mark off an assist from rookie midfielder Wes Shull. Ashe now has 10 points on the season to rank third on the squad. The goal was also Ashe's second game-winning score of the season. He provided the margin in Carolina's 1-0 win over then-No. 1 Maryland Oct. 5.
After Ashe gave UNC a 1-0 lead at the half, goalkeeper Justin Hughes and the defense kept the Gamecocks off the scoreboard in the final frame. Hughes finished with four saves and picked up his fourth shutout in seven starts. As a team, the Tar Heels have tallied nine shutouts this season.
Carolina also continued to excel in close contests, improving to 10-2 in one-goal matches.
South Carolina goalkeeper Brad Guzan made five saves and allowed one goal. The Gamecocks outshot the Tar Heels, 13-12.
Carolina returns to action at the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which opens Wednesday, Nov. 12. The fourth-seeded Tar Heels face No. 5-seed NC State at 3 p.m. The winner faces top-seeded Maryland Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Scoring: 1. UNC - Corey Ashe (Wes Shull), 42:59 Goals: Corey Ashe (UNC) Assists: Wes Shull (UNC) Goalie Stats: Justin Hughes (UNC): 0 goals allowed, 4 saves, 90 minutes; rad Guzman (USC): 1 goal allowed, 5 saves, 90 minutes Shots: USC 13, UNC 12 Yellow Cards: Ray Fumo (UNC), 55:43; Ty Allison (UNC), 77:28 Attendance: 606Score by Halves Team 1 2 Final No. 13 UNC 1 0 1 USC 0 0 0
