CARY, N.C. - The William Peace University men's soccer team fell 4-2 to Greensboro College Sunday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Pacers move to 7-6-2 overall and 2-2-1 in USA South play with two conference matches remaining.
Peace opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Tambe Mboumein drew a foul inside the box, setting up a penalty kick that freshman Chris Rodriguez converted to give the Pacers a 1-0 lead.
Greensboro answered in the 39th minute when Jamie Davis found the back of the net to tie the match at 1-1. Peace responded just over two minutes later as Roberto Rayo scored off an assist from Eder Acevedo Delgado in the 41st minute, sending the Pacers into halftime with a 2-1 advantage.
Greensboro took control in the second half, scoring three unanswered goals to erase the halftime deficit. Jade Diane converted a penalty kick in the 72nd minute to even the match at 2-2 before Jalen King gave the Pride their first lead in the 85th minute. Diane added another penalty kick in the final seconds to secure the 4-2 win.
Peace finished with a 19-13 advantage in shots, including 10 on goal, and held a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. Dallas Story played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded four saves.
Prior to kickoff, William Peace celebrated its five seniors: No. 3 Joey Hurley, No. 6 Gavin Beaupre, No. 8 Josh Eatmon, No. 13 Gerardo Escobar and No. 24 Miguel Rodriguez.
The Pacers have two USA South matches remaining in the regular season, beginning Saturday, Oct. 24, when they travel to Methodist University. Peace will then return home Wednesday, Oct. 28, to host North Carolina Wesleyan University in its regular-season finale.
