Air Force Academy
Davidson
Davidson Blanks Air Force, 2-0
9/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 2, 2011
Brian McGue scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Davidson men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Air Force Friday night at the Academy. Davidson moved to 1-0 following its season opener while the Falcons fell to 1-1.
McGue opened the scoring just 4:40 into the game when he popped up behind the Falcon defense, took a pass from Alex Givens and beat AFA goalie Matt Underwood from about 16 yards out. McGue also had a hand in Davidson's second goal, sending a pass to Gabe Rivera in the box and Rivera's shot deflected off a Falcon defender and into the net.
The game was delayed approximately 90 minutes during halftime due to a lightning storm and torrential rain. Despite the wet conditions, Air Force controlled most of the play in the second half, outshooting the Wildcats 14-2, but just three of them were on frame. The Falcons held a 21-8 shot advantage in the game.
Davidson goalie Chip Sanders made four saves, including two big ones in the second half. In the 60th minute, Air Force's Brian Klazura found himself open down the right side of the box and sent a shot toward the net that Sanders stopped with his right leg, then Sanders made a point-blank save on AFA's John Melcher that was then cleared off the line by Greg Macnamara.
"We played ver well in the second half," said Air Force head coach Doug Hill. "It's unfortunate that we couldn't finish our chances tonight. Our guys did a great job with our second-half adjustments and I was pleased with our effort."
AFA's Kevin Durr led all players with six shots, while teammate Garrett Getschow had four, including one with four minutes left that got past Sanders but just missed the far post. McGue and Thomas Zimmerson each had a team-high two shots for the Wildcats.
The Falcons are back in action next Friday, Sept. 6 against Pittsburgh as part of the 2011 Pitt / Nike Invitational.
