GUILFORD MEN'S SOCCER TEAM EARNS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Greensboro, NC (9/15/99) — The Guilford men's soccer team beat Ferrum College Tuesday afternoon, 3-0, at Haworth Field. The victory is the first this year for the Quakers and gives them a 1-2 record. The Panthers fall to 2-2-1 with the loss.
Freshman midfielder Steve Harrison (Virginia Beach, VA/Kempsville) scored the first Quaker goal of the year, off of assists from sophomore forward Ray King (Trenton, NJ/Pennington School) and senior midfielder Jon Baker (Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill). Baker also got his first goal as a Quaker, after Panther freshmen goalie Rod Baker (Maumee, OH/Maumee) deflect a shot by senior midfielder Dax Baker (Greensboro, NC/Grimsley), leaving Jon with an open shot at the goal. The Quakers sealed victory when freshman forward Noam Sorek (Atlit, Israel/Ort Hiriat Bialik) scored off of a corner kick from King with three and a half minutes left in the game, putting them ahead 3-0.
Freshman goalie John Watson (New Bern, NC/New Bern) picked up a career-high 10 saves in his first collegiate shutout.
| 1 | 2 | OT | Final | |
| Ferrum (2-2-1) | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Guilford (1-2) | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
Scoring Summary
| Half | Team | Goal (Assist) | Time |
| 1 | GC | Steve Harrison (Ray King, Jon Baker) | 22:40 |
| 1 | GC | Jon Baker (Dax Baker) | 34:51 |
| 2 | GC | Noam Sorek (Ray King) | 86:31 |
| Goaltending | Minutes | Goals Allowed | Saves | W/L |
| John Watson (GC) | 90 | 0 | 10 | W |
| Rod Baker (FC) | 90 | 3 | 7 | L |
Shots: Guilford 18, Ferrum 14
Corner Kicks: Guilford 7, Ferrum 0
Fouls: Ferrum 11, Guilford 9
Offsides: Guilford 2, Ferrum 1
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None
Guilford’s Next Game: Saturday, September 18 at Virginia Wesleyan, 2:00 PM.
