Asheville, N.C. – Furman scored a season-high four goals and rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to top UNC Asheville in non-conference men's soccer action on Tuesday night at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C.
 
With the victory, Furman improved to 8-4-3 on the season while the Bulldogs slipped to 7-5-2. The win upped Furman's record to 20-0-3 all-time versus UNC Asheville.
 
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 11^th minute when Sam Pitts-Eckersall and Myles Edmondson combined to set up Stewart Patnaud for a tap-in off a low cross from the left side of the box. Asheville continued to press the Paladins in the opening half hour and nearly doubled the lead on a similar low cross, but the Bulldogs' chance from close range flashed wide of the right post.
 
Furman leveled the match in the 43^rd minute on senior Charlie Boone's first career goal. Lloyd Wamu Snell unleashed a shot from the middle of the box that was deflected by the goalkeeper towards the right post. Boone nodded his header inside the post at 42:30 to even the contest at 1-1.
 
The Paladins controlled the majority of the chances in the second half and grabbed the lead near the hour mark. Goalkeeper Cameron Maung-Maung triggered the attacked with a pass up the middle of the field to Dylan Lane who slid a pass into the path of Wamu Snell. He took a couple of touches before lining a shot into the left-hand corner to put the Paladins on top 2-1.
 
Furman's defensive pressure paid off less than 10 minutes later when Lane, who notched his second assist of the night, stole the ball in the midfielder and created a two-versus-one situation with the keeper before setting up Christian Kraus for a driven shot into the left-hand corner. Tommy Redhead scored Furman's fourth consecutive goal a few minutes later by dribbling through the midfield and slotting his shot inside the right corner from near the top of the box.
 
UNC Asheville got a late consolation goal from Aidan Whitlock off a free kick in the final minutes for the final 4-2 scoreline.
 
Maung-Maung, who enter the match at halftime, registered one save and picked up the victory for the Paladins. Ian McGill stopped eight shots for the Bulldogs.
 
The Paladins outshot Asheville 17-14, including a 12-5 margin in shots on goal.
 
Furman finishes the regular season on Saturday when it travels to Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C., for a 7 p.m. clash versus Southern Conference rival Wofford.