Greenville, S.C. – UNCG's Austin Miller deflected in a Hakan Ilhan cross in the 80th minute to lift the Spartans to their sixth straight victory over Furman in Southern Conference men's soccer action Saturday night on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium.

The loss dropped the Paladins to 10-3-3 overall and 2-2-1 in the SoCon while snapping Furman's 16-match home unbeaten run.  UNCG improved to 5-8-2 overall and 3-3 in the league.

Ilhan, curled a low, bouncing cross through the box from the left wing and Miller and a Paladin defender collided at the far post before the ball trickled into the net at 79:23.  The match-winner marked Miller's second goal of the season.

Both teams had chances to grab the lead in the first half, but could not beat the opposing keeper or the woodwork.  Furman's Martin Ontiveros rattled a shot off the cross bar from deep on the left side in the opening 10 minutes before having a corner kick cleared into the path of Jacob Brown who fired just over the cross bar moments later.

In the 28th minute, Ontiveros split two defenders to receive a long ball and attempted to chip the charging goal keeper only to see his shot clear the bar.  UNCG immediately created a chance of its own as David Reittinger lined a 30-yard shot over the head of Paladin keeper Sven Lissek that clipped the cross bar and bounced away from danger.

Mahdi Ali nearly put the Spartans in front in the opening minutes of the second half, but Lissek stopped a point-blank header inside the six-yard box.  Ontiveros continued to create scoring opportunities for the Paladins with dangerous free kicks before UNCG found the go-ahead goal.  The Paladins pushed forward and earned three consecutive late corners only to see UNCG find a way to clear the ball each time.

Furman managed a 20-14 edge in shots, but UNCG finished with a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Lissek stopped five shots in his first collegiate start for the Paladins while Peyton Ford recorded five saves to earn the clean sheet for the Spartans.

Prior to Saturday's kickoff, Furman held an on-field ceremony to name its field Seagraves Field at Stone Soccer Stadium.  Former Paladin standout Graham Seagraves and his wife Jarrell Starnes Seagraves, a former Furman tennis standout, provided the lead gift in Furman's soccer fieldhouse fundraising campaign.  The couple were joined in the pregame ceremony by athletics director Dr. Gary Clark, Furman president Rod Smolla and both the men's and women's soccer teams.

Furman travels to Statesboro, Ga., to face Georgia Southern on October 23, before closing the regular season at Wofford on October 27.  The opening round of the SoCon Tournament is scheduled for November 3, with the top four seeds hosting.

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