Greensboro, N.C. -- Lewis Hawke, Bobby Edet and Adrian McInnis each scored for Furman to lead the Paladins to a 3-1 victory over UNCG in Southern Conference men's soccer action on Tuesday evening in Greensboro, N.C.

With its second straight victory and first triumph at UNCG since the 2007 campaign, Furman improved to 7-4-3 overall and 3-3-1 in SoCon play.  The Spartans fell to 3-10-2 overall and 3-3-1 in the conference.  

"It's great to get the win here in Greensboro," said Furman head coach Doug Allison, who led his team to the regular season series victory versus UNCG (0-0 tie, 3-1 win).  "I'm proud of how we played and of our guys for putting in a lot of hard work for the seniors.  We now have to get ready for our homecoming game on Friday."

Hawke opened the scoring for Furman with his sixth goal of the season at the 13:39 mark heading in a cross from Dylan Rowe.

UNCG equalized in the 27th minute as Lukas Zarges took a pass from Noah DeAngelo and looped a 20-yard shot over the head of Paladin goalkeeper Sven Lissek for his first goal of the season.

With the game knotted at 1-1 in the 61st minute, Hawke won the ball deep in the UNCG box and played a pass back to the middle.  Edet received the ball at his feet and smashed a shot past the keeper from eight yards out at 60:06 to put Furman in front for good at 2-1.

Junior Adrian McInnis gave Furman a cushion in the 71st minute by drilling a penalty kick into the corner of the net after Hawke was tripped in the box by a Spartan defender.  It marked the first goal of the season for McInnis.

UNCG turned up the pressure on the Paladins defense over the final 20 minutes, but McInnis saved a shot off of the goal line and Lissek deflected a point-blank attempt by the Spartans to secure the victory.

Furman finished with a 15-7 advantage in shot attempts, including an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.

The Paladins return to Seagraves Field and Stone Soccer Stadium on Friday night when they host ETSU as part of Homecoming Weekend at Furman.  Kickoff for Friday's match is set for 7:30 p.m. and tickets will be available at the gate at $4 for adults and $2 for children.  Furman students receive free admission with a valid student ID.

Fans can log onto FurmanPaladins.com to follow live statistics and watch free live streaming video of Friday's match via the SoCon Digital Network.  Live in-game updates will be available on Twitter by following @FurmanSoccer.


Jordan Caskey, Furman Sports Information