Sunday, September 2, 2007

TUSCULUM MEN'S SOCCER BEATS BATTLERS 3-1

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Bruno Conceicão recorded a goal and an assist as the Tusculum College men's soccer team posted a 3-1 win over visiting Alderson-Broaddus College Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Field.

The Pioneers (1-3) put a notch in the victory column for the first time this season, while also giving head coach Brett Teach his first Tusculum win since taking over the program last December.

Tusculum scored the first three goals of the match including two in the opening half. TC got on the board in the 18^th minute when Conceicão blasted a shot from 10-yards off of A-B keeper Neil Wright-Elliot (Winsdor, UK). The ball ricocheted off the keeper to the foot of Tony Prisco (Woodbridge, Va.), who converted the rebound into the first goal of the match.

Conceicão (Aruba) made it a 2-0 advantage when he took a pass from junior Gareth Williams (Wrexham, Wales) in the box and laced a shot past Elliott from five yards away at the 37:40 mark.

Tusculum converted its final goal of the day when Matthew Ross (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) found the back of the net for the second time this season, heading in a pass from Williams for a 3-0 TC lead.

The Battlers (1-2-1) scored late in the match as Tyler Bradford (came off the bench and scored off a rebound in the 85^th minute. The goal was assisted by Eric Belcher (Edgewood, Md.).

Tusculum keeper Lance Moore (Morristown, Tenn.) recorded his first win in goal as he posted a pair of saves in his 90 minutes of action. Elliott played in 67 minutes for A-B as he accounted for five saves in the loss.

Tusculum begins a five-match road trip at Salem International next Saturday at 4 p.m.

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