Sept. 22, 2007

Stats

FLORENCE, SC - Carson-Newman College scored a pair of first-half goals and the 10th-ranked Eagles went on to claim a 3-1 non-conference win over a pesky Francis Marion University squad on Saturday afternoon.

Carson-Newman stays unbeaten at 8-0-0, while the Patriots (3-6-0) see their two-match winning streak snapped.

Senior Kapil Davis gave Carson-Newman a 1-0 advantage at the 10:00 mark when he headed in a cross from Everardo Flores. The margin doubled to 2-0 in the 32nd minute as Cameron Eades gathered in a short pass from Jakop Storhaug and found the back of the net with a 6-yard shot.

Freshman Joseph Johns upped the lead to 3-0 with a tap-in shot after a short cross from Omar Cooke at 85:10. Francis Marion got on the scoreboard with 48 seconds left - only the third goal allowed by Carson-Newman all season. Rivas fired a shot that glanced off the crossbar and back to sophomore Jared Beauchamp who scored on the 10-yard follow-up shot.

Eagles' goalkeeper Jordan Moore recorded two saves, while FMU junior Nick Krywyj made six stops. Carson-Newman outshot the Patriots 17-7 and led 8-3 in corner kicks.

The Eagles play host to Lincoln Memorial University in a key region and South Atlantic Conference match at 4 p.m. on September 26.