Box Score FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina - The Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer team defeated the Monarchs of Methodist University 2-0 on Wednesday evening, September 28, at Duggins Soccer Stadium in Fayetteville, NC. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 2 - Methodist 0
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 6-1-1 | Methodist 2-5-1
Location: Duggins Soccer Stadium | Fayetteville, NC. 

FIRST HALF

• The teams went back and forth through the first 30 minutes of action when the Marlins found a spark off the foot of Jaron Berry who connected with the back of the net in the 33rd minute of play. Berry wrangled the ball off a deflected Michael Nocera pass to put the ball in the goal giving VWU a 1-0 lead heading into the halftime break. 

SECOND HALF

• The teams battled the entire second half with neither gaining any ground until VWU found a second goal from Scott Signorelli to go ahead 2-0 with under two minutes to play resulting in a VWU win 2-0.

KEY STATS

• Scott Signorelli, Nathan Mitchell, and Jaron Berry each recorded two shots in the match.
• Both teams were pretty even in their shot attempts with the Marlins recording 10 shots while the Monarchs took 13. 
• Griffin Potter played all 90 minutes in goal picking up the win (W: 6-1-1) while making three saves for the Marlins.

UP NEXT
Virginia Wesleyan returns to Foster Field in Virginia Beach this weekend for homecoming weekend. The Marlins will host the WildCats of Randolph College on Oct. 2 to open ODAC competition. Kick off is slated for 4:30 PM.