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Men’s Soccer Ends Losing Streak; Defeats Lipscomb,
2-1 9/27/02
 NASHVILLE,
Tenn. – One goal and one assist by forward Nik DeMello
helped lead the Vanderbilt men’s soccer team to a 2-1
victory over cross-town foe Lipscomb on Friday evening at
the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. With the win, Vanderbilt (2-6)
ended a six-game losing streak, while Lipscomb (1-7) dropped
their seventh game in eight tries.
Vanderbilt got on the board first in the 30th minute when
DeMello and Brian Lamping converted on a perfect one-two passing
sequence, which ended with midfielder Jack Hartley connecting
on his second goal of the season.
The Black and Gold struck against in the 32nd minute and once
again Nik DeMello was involved in the goal; however, this
time he was on the receiving end. The goal was set up by forward
Jimmy Stone, who served a perfect cross into the middle of
the box which DeMello volleyed past Lipscomb goalkeeper Patrick
Connelly.
Vanderbilt finished the first half with nine shots compared
to Lipscomb’s six. The Bison had four more corner kicks
then the Commodores (5-1); however, were not able to convert
on any of their opportunities.
The Bison came out with a high level of offensive intensity
in the second half and their aggressive play finally paid
off. In the 70th minute, midfielder Jeffrey Maddux gathered
a rebound off a Vanderbilt defender and slid the ball past
goalkeeper Brad Winter.
With the scored 2-1 Vanderbilt and 10 minutes remaining in
the game, Commodore midfielder Jeff Baker was issued with
a red card which left the Black and Gold one man down for
the remainder of the contest. Vanderbilt was issued for four
yellow cards and one red card in the second half. Despite
being one man down, the Commodores were able to whether the
Bison’s late offensive storm.
Winter and fellow senior goalkeeper Matthew Gotterer combined
for eight saves on the evening. The Commodores outshot the
Bison 17-16 for the game.
The Commodores return back to the friendly confines of the
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex at 2 p.m. Sunday when they take
on in-state foe Memphis. This will be the 18th meeting all-time
between these two teams with Memphis leading the series, 9-5-3.
| Box
Score |
1 |
2 |
F |
| Lipscomb
(1-7) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Vanderbilt (2-6) |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Goals
VU: Jack Hartley (Nik DeMello, Brian Lamping) –
29:41
VU: DeMello (Jimmy Stone) – 31:41
LU: Jeffrey Maddux (Unassisted) – 69:39
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VU
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Lipscomb
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| Shots |
17 |
16 |
| Corner
Kicks |
3 |
8 |
| Fouls |
18 |
10 |
| Offsides |
3 |
2 |
| Saves |
8 |
5 |
| Cards |
5 |
0 |
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