Furman Advances In PKs Over Men’s Soccer In NCAA First Round

Thursday, November 21

Chapel Hill, N.C.

5 PM

North Carolina

9-4-5, 4-3-1

Furman

9-3-6, 2-1-2

Furman

North Carolina

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Furman Advances In PKs Over Men’s Soccer In NCAA First Round

November 21, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – After a scoreless 110 minutes of play, Furman (9-3-6) advanced in penalty kicks over North Carolina (9-4-5), 5-3, Thursday evening in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

How It Happened
• Furman sparked a scoring opportunity in the eighth minute, as Lloyd Wamu Snell's attempt was saved.
• After a Paladin foul outside the box, Tate Johnson's free kick attempt was denied.
• Just moments later in the 36th frame, Matthew Acosta collected a Furman turnover and sent a shot into the goalkeeper's hands.
• Just before the half, Sam Williams fed a corner kick to Riley Thomas, with his header being saved, entering the half with both teams scoreless.
• In the 55th minute, Parker O'Ferral sent a cross into the box to Martin Vician, followed by the Furman goalkeeper making the acrobatic save from the header try.
• Two minutes after, Wamu Snell rifled a shot from outside the box, corralled by Andrew Cordes.
• Wesley Siegel's shot from in front of the cage was denied by Cordes in the 59th.
• With five minutes remaining in regulation, Christian Kraus' shot in the bottom left corner was stopped.
• Wamu Snell's shot in the upper half of the goal in the 88th minute was saved.
• After a scoreless 90 minutes, neither program recorded a shot on goal in both overtime periods, sending the match to penalty kicks.
• In PKs, both programs successfully made their opening three attempts, with Williams, Acosta and Vician hitting the back of the net.
• After Furman's Slade Starnes hit the Paladins' fourth PK, Luke Hille's attempt sailed over the cross.
• Furman's Diego Hernandez connected on the ensuing PK, sending the Paladins to the second round.

Inside The Numbers
• Thursday was the 11th all-time meeting between the two schools, the first since the 1999 NCAA opening round.
• The Tar Heels are 43-25-12 in the NCAA Tournament and 9-5-2 in the first round.
• Cordes made four saves on the night for Carolina.
• Acosta, Andrew Czech, Charlie Harper, Hille, Tate Johnson, Parker O'Ferral, Thomas and Williams played the full 110 minutes in the field, with Vician logging 100 minutes of action.