By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury

The Saints set off a bombardment of offensive scoring against the Saint Xavier University Cougars on Thursday, October 13, bringing the final score to 7-1.

Seven goals are the most scored by the Saints since September 2, 2006 against Brewton-Parker College. Flagler scored 8-0 in that game.

By Jeremy Petty | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s soccer team played Francis Marion Saturday night, even though Francis Marion didn’t seem to do much playing at all. Flagler dominated the competition early and from the first few minutes of the game, Flagler seemed to overwhelm their opponent.

By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse

The Flagler College Saints bullied their way to a 4-0 victory over the Wingate University Bulldogs, marking the second scoreless game in the past two meetings of the teams.

Zach Shanahan opened up the floodgates, scoring his first goal for the season with a pass from Johan Bergfeld from the middle.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu

After being the preseason favorites and having an impressive 14-win season last year, the Flagler College men’s soccer team experienced a devastating loss in the Peach Belt Conference Championship game to the Falcons of Montevallo and a season ending loss to Clayton State in the NCAA D2 Tournament.

By Keith Hayes II | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Head coach John Lynch of the Flagler men’s soccer team said he likes being ranked in the top-25 of Division-II programs, but it’s the ranking at the end of the season that matters most.

“It is nice getting recognized. Being ranked puts a target on your back,” Lynch said. “I think it brings confidence. We need to learn to cope. What is important is the final rankings. If I wanted to be ranked, I want it to be the final one.”

Men’s soccer wins first in conference game
Women’s soccer loses at home
Men’s cross counrty runs alone in meet

By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photo by Philip C. Sunkel IV

While most students were away from Flagler, Conor Killeen and Adam Jackson spent their summer painting the campus buildings.

Killeen from Dublin, Ireland and Jackson from Nottingham, England, both play for Flagler College men’s soccer team.

Ron Dacko, the painting supervisor to Flagler College, and a few of the men’s soccer players from foreign countries, tackle the job each summer. Dacko said he was getting too old to handle the job all on his own.

By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photos by Phil Sunkel

Head Coach John Lynch is honored that his team has won the Peach Belt Conference, but knows they have a lot of work ahead.

“I think it is a mark of the success we had last year, yet it means absolutely nothing for this year,” Lynch said.

By Bo Culkeen | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I remember when I first met Clay Coffman my freshman year. I was sitting in the Lewis lobby watching SportsCenter on the free cable provided by Flagler when Clay and a few other sports fanatics walked in talking about the past Heisman Trophy winners, a Flagler intramural game or just trash talking each other about their favorite college football team. Whatever it was, it involved sports.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Men’s soccer loss ends great season

The Flagler College Saints (14-6-2, 7-1-0 PBC) lost 4-0 to Wingate University (13-4-1, 6-1-1 SAC) of the South Atlantic Conference in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. The Saints seven match unbeaten streak ended and their best season in many years came to a close.

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu

The men’s soccer team fell to the Wingate Bulldogs on Wednesday in a NCAA Division II Southeast Regional match, ending their march towards the NCAA Division II championship.

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu
Photo by Josh Weaver

The men’s soccer team will battle Wingate University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional tonight. The match comes as a result of the NCAA Division II selection show where Flagler was drawn to compete. The Saints consider this game as a chance to avenge their recent loss by penalty kick shootout against Lander University in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.

Special to The Gargoyle

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Flagler College men’s soccer team (14-5-2), the Peach Belt Conference regular season champions, will take on Wingate University (12-4-1) of the South Atlantic Conference Wednesday night at 7 p.m., in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at the WU Soccer Complex in Wingate, N.C.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Josh Weaver

Kevin Partel scored 113 goals and tallied 36 assists in his high school career.

He was an offensive force. Yet until this year, he had little playing time for the Flagler College Men’s Soccer team. A position change altered everything.

Partel, a junior, got a chance to play sweeper early this season. He has been starting since.

Head Coach John Lynch’s new formation helps team work together to succeed
By Gian Louis Thompson | GThompson@flagler.edu
Photo by Josh Weaver

The Flagler College men’s soccer team finished first in the Peach Belt Conference and won the first round of the PBC tournament Nov. 3.

They face Montevallo in Evans, Ga., Nov. 6 and look to keep on rolling.

Head coach John Lynch credits the team’s success to a collaborative effort, but the team’s defense is what really stands out.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College Saints (12-5-1, 7-1-0 PBC) survived a tough test from the North Georgia College & State University Saints (5-10-1, 1-6-1 PBC) to win a dramatic playoff match at Flagler Field.

In the opening moments of overtime, Mack Hough, the team’s leading scorer, received a pass from Will Frandsen and blasted a shot by the North Georgia goalkeeper, giving Flagler a 1-0 win.