Emmanuel, North Greenville Advance to Semifinals of 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship

10/29/2022 10:03:22 PM

MURFREESBORO, N.C./TIGERVILLE, S.C. – The semifinals of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship are set after thrilling quarterfinal action on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

Eighth-seeded Emmanuel continued its magical run and advanced past fourth-seeded Chowan in penalty kicks in the first match of the day, while third-seeded North Greenville collected a 2-0 win over sixth-seeded Lees-McRae.

Both Emmanuel and Chowan scored their lone goals of the match in the first half. Chowan’s James Randall scored the first goal of the game in the 10^th minute when he was assisted by Dennis Bates. Emmanuel evened things up right before halftime when Lucas Pollacchi scored on a breakaway.

Neither two team would be able to find the back of the net in the second half and the two extra periods to send the game to penalty kicks. Emmanuel emerged with a 4-1 advantage in the spot kicks to move on to the semifinals.

North Greenville scored both of its goals in the first half to pick up the 2-0 win over Lees-McRae. Both goals came in a just over two-minute span with Renan Macuglia first scoring on a Kalvin Semedo assist in the 33^rd minute. Reda Ikarrain then scored on a penalty kick in the 35^th minute to give the Crusaders the two-goal lead that they would never relinquish.

The semifinals of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship will get underway at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 at the Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park in Browns Summit N.C. with eighth-seeded Emmanuel taking on regular-season champion and top-seeded Converse. Third-seeded North Greenville will then face second-seeded Francis Marion at 7 p.m.

The final of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park.

2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, October 26 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#8 Emmanuel def. #5 Mount Olive, 2-0 (Box Score)
#6 Lees-McRae def. #7 Barton, 1-0 (Box Score)

Quarterfinals – Saturday, October 29 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#8 Emmanuel 1, #4 Chowan 1 - Emmanuel Advanced 4-1 on Penalty Kicks (Box Score)
#3 North Greenville def. #6 Lees-McRae, 2-0 (Box Score)

Semifinals – Friday, November 4 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit N.C.)
#8 Emmanuel vs. #1 Converse, 4:30 p.m.
#3 North Greenville vs. #2 Francis Marion, 7 p.m.

Final – Sunday, November 6 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit N.C.)
Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2, 4 p.m.