Men’s Soccer battles through injuries in second half of season
With the 2014 men’s soccer season nearly hallway through, the Flagler Saints stand at 6-8-1 overall and 3-4 in conference play after being plagued by a number of key injuries.
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Flagler men’s soccer win second-round NCAA match in shootout
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
After a scoreless regulation and overtime, the second-seeded Flagler College men’s soccer team outscored sixth-seeded UNC Pembroke 4-2 in a shootout in a second-round match of the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday night.
Ryan Hanson, goalkeeper for the Braves, could not follow up on his perfect record during regulation and overtime of 12 saves, allowing all four of the Saints’ shots during the shootout to go past him.
Cultural mash-up: Men’s soccer shows diversity
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With 11 foreign players sporting accents from England, Ireland and Bermuda, this year’s men’s soccer team has become a cultural mash-up that makes games feel more like spectating at an international match.
Rock and roll legend right here in town
By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.eduby
Stan Lynch is St. Augustine’s resident rock star.
Lynch is known for being the drummer of the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. He is a producer and songwriter and in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Gainesville, Fla., where he began to play the guitar and piano.
He said he thought he would become a guitar player, but he found the drums on accident.
Men’s soccer loss ends big season
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.
Saints defeated in NCAA regionals
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.
Men’s soccer roll into postseason, ready for Wingate
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.
Men’s soccer team rolls into NCAA tournament, secures No. 5 seed
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.
Kevin Partel shifts roles to help the Saints win
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.
Saints end No. 1 in PBC, win first round
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.