The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, October 12
BBVA Field
7 p.m.
UAB
2-8-1
1
vs
0
University of South Carolina
5-6-1
1
2
F
South Carolina
0
0
0
UAB
1
0
1
UAB Men's Soccer Defeats South Carolina, 1-0
10/12/2019 10:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BIRMINGHAM- The Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over South Carolina Saturday night at BBVA Field.
UAB (2-8-1, 1-3-1) recorded its first conference win of the season thanks to a first half goal from freshman Teodor Thorvaldsen.
The Blazer's goal came in the 21st minute when Grayson Dupont's cross through the South Carolina defense found Chandler Shirley in the middle of the box. Thorvaldsen then buried Shirley's quick touch pass in the back of the net for his first goal of the season.
South Carolina (5-6-1, 0-4-0) outshot the Blazers 7-6 on the night. Six of the seven Gamecock shots came in the second half of action. Both teams registered only two shots on goal in the game.
"I am extremely proud of the performance tonight," said head coach Jeff Kinney. "The boys brought the grit and grind for the entire 90 minutes. Our back four and midfield group deserve a lot of credit as they dealt with a lot of set pieces and throw ins from South Carolina. Hopefully, we can take this and build on it going into another tough midweek match up."
The UAB victory snaps a five-game losing streak against the Gamecocks dating back to October of 2014. The Blazers move to 6-14-1 all time against South Carolina. The win also ends the Blazers worst regular season losing streak since 2016.
UAB will travel to Boone, N.C. Wednesday to take on Appalachian State in a midweek non-conference matchup at 6 p.m.
Men's soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and softball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB men's soccer team, follow @UAB_MSoc on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB (2-8-1, 1-3-1) recorded its first conference win of the season thanks to a first half goal from freshman Teodor Thorvaldsen.
The Blazer's goal came in the 21st minute when Grayson Dupont's cross through the South Carolina defense found Chandler Shirley in the middle of the box. Thorvaldsen then buried Shirley's quick touch pass in the back of the net for his first goal of the season.
South Carolina (5-6-1, 0-4-0) outshot the Blazers 7-6 on the night. Six of the seven Gamecock shots came in the second half of action. Both teams registered only two shots on goal in the game.
"I am extremely proud of the performance tonight," said head coach Jeff Kinney. "The boys brought the grit and grind for the entire 90 minutes. Our back four and midfield group deserve a lot of credit as they dealt with a lot of set pieces and throw ins from South Carolina. Hopefully, we can take this and build on it going into another tough midweek match up."
The UAB victory snaps a five-game losing streak against the Gamecocks dating back to October of 2014. The Blazers move to 6-14-1 all time against South Carolina. The win also ends the Blazers worst regular season losing streak since 2016.
UAB will travel to Boone, N.C. Wednesday to take on Appalachian State in a midweek non-conference matchup at 6 p.m.
Men's soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and softball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB men's soccer team, follow @UAB_MSoc on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
SC
UAB
Goals
0
1
Shots
7
6
Shots on Goal
2
2
Saves
1
2
Corners
3
3
Fouls
12
11
Scoring Plays
THORVALDSEN, Teodor (1)
Assisted By: DUPONT, Grayson , SHIRLEY, Chandler
cross from dupont into the middle of the
20:16
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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