HILL’S GOAL LIFTS MONARCHS TO 1-0 WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN

NORFOLK, VA—Old Dominion University junior midfielder Geoffrey Hill (Frisco, TX.) scored with 14 minutes left in the match to give the Monarchs a 1-0 victory over the Huskies of Northeastern Sunday night in the final day of the 39^th annual Stihl Soccer Classic.  In the other match, No. 13 North Carolina defeated VCU in Richmond, 1-0.  The Tar Heels capture the championship of this year’s tournament and VCU takes second.

“ I am really proud of the guys tonight. They gutted out a solid result,” said ODU head coach Alan Dawson. “Northeastern was a very difficult opponent, but I thought we played great in spurts, particularly in the first half. In the second half Northeastern put us under a little more pressure, but we finally got the goal late in the game to help put us over the top. We got a lot of new faces and I think defensively we have gelled a little quicker than the offense, which typically happens. I think we are starting to click and we will get better every practice and hopefully every game.”

With time winding down in the second half of a scoreless battle, Hill got a pass from fellow junior Ryan Condotta (Keller, TX.) and pumped it passed the keeper for the game winner.

The Monarchs outshot Northeastern, 17-9 overall and 7-3 in shots on goals.  The Monarchs keeper Alex Tiesenhausen came up with three saves, while Northeastern’s Dylan Faber made six saves.

The All-Tournament squad consisted of: Boyd Okwuonu (MVP), Jonathan Campbell, Rob Lovejoy and Raby George of North Carolina; Kharlton Belmar, Mario Herrera Meraz and Juan Fajardo Ortiz of VCU; Michael Nelson and David Maciscza of ODU and Simon Cox and Frantzdy Pierrot of Northeastern.

The Monarchs return to action next Friday at 7 p.m. when they host South Florida.

NU  0-0=0
ODU 0-1=1
76:24 Geoffrey Hill from Ryan Condotta
Shots: NU (9), ODU (17)
SOG: NU (3), ODU (7)
Corners: NU (4), ODU (8)
Saves: NU-Faber(6), ODU- Tiesenhausen (3)

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