NC State
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Men's Soccer Loses at #2 Clemson 3-2
9/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 22, 2002
Clemson, S.C. - The NC State men's soccer team dropped a hard-fought contest at No. 2 Clemson Sunday afternoon 3-2. NC State (2-5, 0-2 ACC) fought back throughout the contest and pulled within one goal with just over 10 minutes remaining, but the Tigers (4-1-1, 1-1 ACC) held on for the conference win.
Clemson started the scoring off when Dimelon Westfield recorded a goal in the 11th minute off assists from Eric Lewis and Steven Rhyne. NC State would answer that score just under 10 minutes later, when senior Michael Karim netted his second score of the season off assists from freshmen Federico Peria and Aaron King. Peria's assist was his team-leading fourth of the season, and King recorded his team-high 11th point of the year. The two teams went into halftime tied at 1-1.
Westfield would notch his second score of the day in the 62nd minute to break the tie, and just ten minutes later Andre Borges would put Clemson up by two goals with under 20 minutes remaining.
Wolfpack freshman Bryant Salter would score his second goal of the season at the 79:24 mark to pull NC State within a goal, but NC State could not net the equalizer.
Clemson outshot NC State on the day 34-5, and it was Wolfpack goalie Mitchell Watson coming up big with 18 saves on the day. Watson's 18 saves was one shy of the school record set by Jim Mills in 1977.
NC State will next travel to #6/#15 Virginia Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. game.
Clemson 3, NC State 2 NC State 1 1 -- 2 #2 Clemson 1 2 -- 3Scoring: Clemson's Westfield from Lewis and Rhyne at 10:24 NC State's Karim from Peria and King at 19:08 Clemson's Westfield from Bringsved and Hilgenbrinck at 61:24 Clemson's Borges from Riveria and Westfield at 71:31 NC State's Salter unassisted at 79:24
Shots: MD 34, NCSU 5 Saves: CU 2 (Gilstrap 2), NCSU 18 (Watson 18) Corner Kicks: CU 14, NCSU 5 Fouls: CU 15, NCSU 16
