Greenville, S.C. – Furman secured a share of its 23
rd Southern Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed for the SoCon Men's Soccer Championship with a 4-1 triumph over instate rival Wofford Saturday night on Seagraves Field at Stone Soccer Stadium.
With the victory over Wofford (8-4-4, 3-1-2 SoCon) and a scoreless draw tonight between UNCG and ETSU, Furman (7-3-6, 3-1-2 SoCon) tied the Terriers for a share of the title and earned the No. 1 seed by virtue of its head-to-head win. Furman will receive a first-round bye in the SoCon Men's Soccer Championship and will host a semifinal round match at Stone Stadium on Sunday, November 8, at 7 p.m.
"I'm just so proud of these guys," said Paladin head coach
Brandon Tucker. "They've been through a lot this year and they just kept going and kept fighting. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us tonight. We look forward to being at home in the SoCon Tournament."
Tied 1-1 at the half, Furman netted three goals in a stretch of 12 minutes in the second half to claim the 4-1 victory.
Trip Campbell gave the Paladins a 2-1 lead at 56:58 when
Braden Dunham alluded a defender near the top of the box and slid the ball to the left side of the box for Campbell to fire a shot through traffic that found the back of the net for his second goal of the season.
Less than four minutes later,
Braden Dunham hammered a shot towards the goal and senior
Jack Travis flashed in front of the Wofford goalkeeper inside the six-yard box to head the ball into the left side of the net at 60:57 to double the Paladin advantage.
Wilfer Bustamante, the SoCon's leading goal scorer, capped the victory with his 11
th goal of the season off an assist from
Jonas Heiler at 68:32.
Senior
Aaron Salinas recorded one save to secure the victory in goal while Evan Morris recorded three saves for the Terriers. Furman posted a 17-8 edge in total shots and 8-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Furman took the early lead in the ninth minute on
Caleb Johnson's second goal of the year before Wofford's Taylor Bowen evened the match in the 15
th minute
The victory improved the Paladins to 16-1-4 on Seagraves Field since the beginning of the 2025 season.
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