LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's soccer team played one of its best games of the season Saturday, narrowly falling to #13 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) 1-0 in Southern Conference play on Patchin Field.
The Keydet defense held the #7 team in the nation in total goals to just one on the afternoon.
How it happened:
- Ismail El Harchi knocked in a rebound off a free kick from JC Ngando at the 18:53 mark
- The Keydets fired five shots on the day, three by Viktor Petrusevski
- Petrusevski had an attempt to tie the game from over 40 yards out as the clock ran down but his attempt went left of the goal
Inside the numbers
- Senior keeper Gabe Calhoun made eight stops for VMI
- Both teams were credited with four shots after intermission
- UNCG defeated VMI 7-0 a season ago
- The Spartans rank #13 in this week's TopDrawerSoccer poll, and No. 22 in the College Soccer News poll
Next Time:
The Keydets travel to local rival Liberty University Tuesday evening for a 7 p.m. matchup in Lynchburg, Va.
