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Men’s Soccer Heads Out of State to Face Coastal Carolina

9/18/2023 3:22:00 PM

By: Denise Archetto, Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications

GREENSBORO, N.C. –  The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team leaves the state for the first time since August 27, as the Spartans take on non-conference foe Coastal Carolina on Tuesday, September 19. The Spartans and Chanticleers are scheduled to play at 7:00 p.m. at the CCU Soccer Stadium.  

The Spartans enter the contest 1-4-2 overall, while the Chanticleers are 2-3-1 overall and 0-0-1 in the Sun Belt Conference this season. The two teams played in Greensboro last year, as UNCG won 5-1 on September 2. Steven Hernandez scored three of the Spartans' five goals and Emmanuel Hagan also chipped in a goal.   

Tuesday, September 19
Who: at Coastal Carolina
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Conway, S.C. | CCU Soccer Stadium
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SPARTAN QUICK HITTERS

  • UNCG opened the season at home and played to a 1-1 draw to the California Golden Bears, in a game that was played over two days and five hours and 25 minutes due to inclement weather.
  • The Spartans faced back-to-back ranked opponents including, then-ranked No. 14 Maryland and No. 13 Louisville, falling 2-0 to both teams.
  • In a 1-1 draw against Campbell, Homssa scored his first-collegiate goal, while Colton Sessoms tallied his first assist of the season and third helper of his career.
  • Homssa leads the team with four points (1 G, 2 A), while Colton Sessoms is second with three points (1 G, 1 A).
  • Ethan Conley registered his second-career goal as the equalizer, while Sessoms scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Charlotte that was complete in the 81st minute due to inclement weather.
  • The Spartans most recently fell to in-state non-conference foe High Point, 3-1, in High Point on Saturday.
  • UNCG was voted to finish first in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, while Emmanuel Hagan, Ethan Conley, and Basile Marc earned Preseason All-Conference honors. All three were named to SoCon All-Conference teams.
  • Hagan, Conley, and Marc were named captains this season.
  • The Spartans feature 15 returners, 10 freshmen, and three transfers.

SCOUTING COASTAL CAROLINA

  • Last season, the Chanticleers finished 5-5-6 overall and 2-1-5 in the Sun Belt Conference.
  • The Chants were voted to finish sixth in the 2023 Preseason Coaches Poll, while Eythor Kjartansson garnered Preseason All-Conference honors.
  • Coastal Carolina has registered two shutouts this season, including a 1-0 victory over USC Upstate and a 0-0 draw against conference foe Georgia Southern.
  • Deryn Armstrong has tallied one goal and one assist for three points, while Christian Cook and Evan Howard have each scored one goal this season.
  • Killian Vallant has started and played in five games in net for the Chants, giving up five goals and making 19 saves.
  • The Chanticleers welcomed 15 newcomers this season.

The Spartans return home to host Penn State on Saturday, September 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The first 100 UNCG students will receive a FREE t-shirt!

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