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Aug 29, 2009
Clinton leads #22 Patriots past Knights 4-1
FLORENCE, SC - Senior midfielder Kyle Clinton scored a pair of first-half goals to help lead 22nd-ranked Francis Marion University to a 4-1 non-conference win over St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Saturday afternoon (Aug. 29) in men's college soccer action.
FMU (2-0-0) extends its regular-season unbeaten streak to 14 matches, and gives head coach Kevin Varnado a win in his first-ever match-up with his alma mater.
Francis Marion will play at Anderson University on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., while St. Andrews (1-1-0) hosts Chowan University on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Clinton's first score gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute. The sequence began when Jared Beauchamp dribbled to the middle of the field, laid the ball off to Chris Foltanski on the right side, where it was crossed to Clinton in the middle of the box, and the lanky midfielder one-touched the ball past the Knights' goalkeeper.
Clinton's second goal, and third of the young season, came at the 31:47 mark when he knocked in the rebound of his own shot. St. Andrews goalkeeper William Williams stopped Clinton's first attempt but could not control the ball. Clinton now has amassed 25 goals in 59 career matches.
Only 17 seconds later, Foltanski extended the advantage to 3-0 when he took a pass from Adrian Sikorski and scored on a 15-yard shot from the right side.
Senior midfielder Jarrod Hall scored St. Andrews' goal in the 56th minute when he converted on a rebound shot. His first attempt, a header off a cross from Curtis Kiyabu, was stopped but not corralled by FMU junior goalkeeper Clark Richeson.
FMU responded only 37 seconds later when Sikorski scored off an assist from Justin Kibler.
Francis Marion outshot the Knights 19-7 and each team was awarded one corner kick.
Richeson registered two saves, while Williams made seven stops.
#22 Francis Marion University (2-0-0) def. St. Andrews Pres. Co (1-1-0) 4-1 Date: Aug 29, 2009 Attendance: 95 Weather: Partly Cloudy 85 degrees
Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- St. Andrews Pres. Co 0 1 - 1 Francis Marion Univ. 3 1 - 4
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-0. 12:22 FMU Clinton, Kyle (2) (Foltanski, Chris;Beauchamp, Jared) - Played outside, cross, 10 yd shot on first touch 2-0. 31:47 FMU Clinton, Kyle (3) (unassisted) - Score on rebound of save 3-0. 32:04 FMU Foltanski, Chris (1) (Sikorski, Adrian) - 15 yd shot from right side 3-1. 55:45 SAPCM Jarrod Hall (1) (unassisted) - Shot off rebound of save 4-1. 56:22 FMU Sikorski, Adrian (2) (Kibler, Justin)
Shots: St. Andrews 7, Francis Marion 19 ; Saves: St. Andrews 7 (William Williams 7), Francis Marion 2 (Richeson, Clark 2)
