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Men’s Soccer Ends Losing Streak; Defeats Evansville,
3-1 10/27/02
Commodores Score Season-High Three Goals In Victory
 NASHVILLE,
Tenn. - The Vanderbilt men’s soccer team ended an eight-game
losing streak and picked up its first Missouri Valley Conference
victory on Sunday at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. The Commodores
defeated Evansville, 3-1.
With the win, Vanderbilt moves to 3-14 overall and 1-7 in
the MVC, while Evansville fall to 7-8-2 overall and 2-5 in
the conference.
Vanderbilt’s three goals was its highest scoring output
of the 2002 season. It was also the Commodores third win in
13 meetings against the Purple Aces.
After a scoreless first half, the game got exciting from an
offensive standpoint in the second half. Freshman Brent Richard
tallied his first collegiate goal after he beat Evansville
goalkeeper Ed Moore one-on-one in the 56th minute. Richard’s
goal came off a pass from midfielder Steve Chromik, who recorded
his third career assist.
Senior Charlie White kept things going, scoring his first
goal of the season in the 71st minute. White gathered a rebound
off of a save by Moore and slid the ball into the near corner.
For White, it was his 15th career goal.
With time running out in the game, Evansville got on the board
after forward Chris Binder delivered a perfect cross into
the box, which forward Andre Talley headed past goalkeeper
Brad Winter. The Purple Aces continued to attack, but was
not able to convert.
In the 90th minute, the Commodores put the game away when
defender Chris Yingling sent a long ball down the field off
a free kick, and forward Brian Lamping collected the aball
and eventually slid the ball past Moore into the far corner.
For Lamping, it was is first goal of the season.
Winter had another outstanding game in net, as he finished
with nine saves to give him 18 for the season.
The Commodores close out the 2002 season at 7 p.m. Friday,
November 1, when they take on Missouri Valley Conference foe
Western Kentucky at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex.
| Box
Score |
1 |
2 |
F |
| Evansville
(7-8-2, 2-5 MVC) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Vanderbilt (3-14, 1-7 MVC) |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Goals
VU: Brent Richard (Steve Chromik) - 55:22
VU: Charlie White (Unassisted) - 70:04
UE: Andre Talley (Chris Binder) - 85:53
VU: Brian Lamping (Chris Yingling) - 89:24
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VU
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Opp
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| Shots |
9 |
15 |
| Corner
Kicks |
4 |
7 |
| Fouls |
21 |
15 |
| Offsides |
2 |
7 |
| Saves |
10 |
2 |
| Cards |
3 |
0 |
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