[COLLEGE MEN: Tuesday] Sophomore Jackson Eskay’s fourth goal of the seasonlifted William & Mary to a 1-0 victory at No. 3 North Carolina on Tuesday night. The victory was the third straight for the Tribe over ranked opponents after wins over No. 4 Creighton andNo. 25 Elon.
The Tar Heels, who suffered their first loss of the season had their chances. Chipper Root hit the crossbar in the first half, andMarco Sunol and Alex Olofson had chances after Eskay put the Tribe ahead in the 73rd minute, but they were denied byfreshman goalkeeper Mac Phillips.
It is the first time in school history that the Tribe defeated three consecutive ranked opponents.
WAKE FOREST-VCU. Down a man after forward Sean Okoli was issued a red card and trailing 1-0 in the first half, Wake Forestrallied to beat No. 10 VCU, 2-1, on goals from defenders Tolani Ibikunle and Sam Fink, the first of the season for eachplayer.
VCU went on top in the 19th minute on Dakota Barnathan‘s header and just over four minutes later, Okoli was sent off for throwing a ball ata Ram player.
But the Demon Deacons dominated the rest of the game and finished with a 20-8 edge in shots.
“I’m very proud,” said Wake coach
CREIGHTON-MICHIGAN STATE. Michigan State held Creighton to a 2-2 tie in theBluejays’ fourth consecutive double-overtime match Tuesday night in Omaha.
Creighton had to rally twice on goals from freshman
AKRON-OHIO STATE. ZacPortillos‘ goal in the seventh minute stood up as No. 9 Akron beat Ohio State, 1-0, in front of 3,328 fans at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
MARYLAND-OLD DOMINION. Sophomore DavidKabelik’s second-half equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for No. 14 Maryland against visiting Old Dominion. The goal came nine minutes after freshman AlexCrognale’s own goal put the Monarchs ahead.
“I’m disappointed with the result,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said. “We squandered way too many chancesin this game and looked like a tired team. We were not as sharp as we’ve been the last couple of games.”
CLEMSON-USC UPSTATE.
Milestone …
George Gelnovatch earned 250th career victory at Virginia as the Cavaliers beat previously unbeaten Providence, 4-0, at Kloeckner Stadium.
MONDAY NIGHT. New Mexico freshman Niko Hansen scored a goal with12 seconds remaining in regulation to give the No. 19 Lobos a 1-0 win at UC Santa Barbara before 3,147 fans.