Belmont Abbey and Mount Olive Advance to Semifinals of Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Third-seeded Mount Olive and eighth-seeded Belmont Abbey advanced to the 2021 Fall Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship semifinals with one-goal quarterfinal victories on Saturday, Nov. 6.
In the first men's semifinal of the day, Ethan Willie would open the scoring for third-seeded Mount Olive in the 18
th minute to give the Trojans a 1-0 advantage that they would hold until the 42
nd minute. North Greenville would even things up at the 41:02 mark when Gareth Greene scored for the Crusaders. The game looked as if it would be headed to overtime, but Alfie Pope headed in a cross from Roberto Hernandez in the 90
th minute to send the Trojans to the semifinals.
Defending tournament champion Belmont Abbey advanced to Florence again to defend its title with a 1-0 victory over fourth-seeded Lees-McRae. The lone goal in the victory for eighth-seeded Belmont Abbey was scored by Trevor Mueller in the 64th minute.
Belmont Abbey and top-seeded Francis Marion will open up the semifinals of the 2021 Fall Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Florence Soccer Complex. Third-seeded Mount Olive and second-seeded Chowan will then take the pitch at 1:30 p.m. for the second semifinal. The semifinal winners will face off in the final at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at
conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and the Florence Soccer Complex are available
here.
2021 Conference Carolinas Fall Men’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, November 3 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#8 Belmont Abbey def. #5 Barton, 1-0 (
Box Score)
#6 North Greenville def. #7 Converse, 2-1 (
Box Score)
Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 6 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#3 Mount Olive def. #6 North Greenville, 2-1 (
Box Score)
#8 Belmont Abbey def. #4 Lees-McRae, 1-0 (
Box Score)
Semifinals – Friday, November 12 (Florence Soccer Complex – Florence, S.C.)
#8 Belmont Abbey vs. #1 Francis Marion, 11 a.m.
#3 Mount Olive vs. #2 Chowan, 1:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, November 14 (Florence Soccer Complex – Florence, S.C.)
Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2, 1 p.m.