29.10.09 15:00 Age: 22 days Wallace State soccer closes regular season with shutout, awaits postseason opponent Category: Headlines, Sports, Soccer, October 2009 HANCEVILLE – Wallace State had four different players score goals for the second consecutive match and the Lions blanked Union University’s (Tenn.) junior varsity 4-0 at home Wednesday afternoon. The Lions concluded the regular season at 10-5-1 and will learn later this week who their opponent is in the Southeastern District Semifinals scheduled for Nov. 7. Wallace State is assured the match will be played in Georgia. “We’re clicking as a team right now and at the right time. We’re all in a groove and as long as we stay focused I feel we will be ready for our postseason game,” said Wallace State coach Barry Spitzer. “Everyone has really stepped up over the last three games and has played with an urgency of getting better for postseason play. That’s been our main goal.” Wallace State finished the regular season strong by scoring three second-half goals against Union and posting its third shutout of the year. John Carroll’s Alex Kuklinski broke a scoreless match with a goal for Wallace State at the 16:53 mark in the first half. Griff Gowers was credited with the assist. It remained 1-0 at intermission before the Lions exploded in the second half. Less than four minutes into the second half, Scott Nightingale extended the lead to 2-0 with a breakaway goal. Gowers scored Wallace State’s third goal with 33:54 remaining in the game off an assist from Kuklinski. Greg Solano, a Miami native, capped the scoring with a goal at the 28:08 mark in the second half. Colton Stinson had the assist. Goalkeeper Keith Stidger led Wallace State with three saves as the Lions limited Union to minimal goal attempts.
For more information about Wallace State athletics, visit www.wallacestate.edu. Russell Moore
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