W&M Men’s Soccer Downs Longwood, 3-1, in Exh

by Travis Lawson
August 14, 2012
<p><strong>FARMVILLE, Va. &ndash; </strong>The William and Mary men&rsquo;s soccer team defeated Longwood, 3-1, Monday night from the Athletics Complex in Farmville.&nbsp; Junior Ben Coffey and sophomore&rsquo;s Chris Albiston and Michael Teiman each recorded goals for the Tribe, while junior Chris Perez and sophomore Chris Dunn each tallied an assist.</p> <p><strong>Statement from head coach Chris Norris: <em>&ldquo;</em></strong><em>Overall, we played well and I&rsquo;m happy with the performance, especially in the first half. In the opening half, we had two well-executed goals with the first coming after we won the ball at midfield and Perez (Chris) found Albiston (Chris) on the left wing for one-on-one a far post score. The second goal came after we gained possession at midfield again, and this time we pressured down the right side and Dunn (Chris) broke low and hard as he flicked it into the near post. Our final score came on a well-played corner kick early in the second half. Perez (Chris) had a nice serve and Teiman (Michael) was able to head the ball into the back of the net. We still have work to do, but our effort and attitude were great. Definitely happy to score some goals.&rdquo;&nbsp; </em></p> <p><strong><em></em></strong>The Tribe got on the scoreboard first when Albiston scored in the 25th minute. Just 13 minutes later, W&amp;M pushed its advantage to 2-0 after Coffey netted a score to the near post on a serve from Dunn.&nbsp; For the half, W&amp;M outshot LU, 7-1, and held an, 3-1, edge over the Lancers in corner kicks.</p> <p>W&amp;M stretched its margin to 3-0 just moments into the second half.&nbsp; Teiman headed in a corner kick from a Perez serve in the 46th minute as the Tribe went ahead by three.&nbsp; In the 61st minute, Longwood got on the board as sophomore Anthony Ugorgi found the back of the net off of a pass from senior Patrick Daniel.</p> <p>For the Tribe, sophomore goalie Bennett Jones played the opening 45 minutes, while Freshman David Phillips occupied the frame for the Green and Gold in the second half.</p> <p>For the match, W&amp;M outshot Longwood, 9-4, and held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-4, over the Lancers.</p> <p>Tribe men&rsquo;s soccer will return to action Saturday, Aug.18, as it host Virginia Tech in its final exhibition match before opening the 2012 season against Butler on Aug. 24.&nbsp; Kickoff against the Hokies on Saturday, Aug. 18, is slated for 7 p.m.</p>
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