BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – The Chowan University men's soccer team faced Young Harris College in the Conference Carolinas Semifinals on Thursday evening, coming up just one goal short in a competitive matchup. After the Mountain Lions struck first, the Hawks responded with two goals in the opening half to take a 2-1 advantage into the break. Young Harris regained momentum late in the second half, converting twice to move ahead 3-2. Chowan pushed for a late equalizer, taking multiple chances to score, but could not convert before the clock ran out.

With the result, Chowan concludes its season with a 10-4-4 overall record.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 2, Young Harris 3

RECORDS | Chowan (10-4-4, 7-2-3), Young Harris (14-1-3, 11-1-1)

LOCATION | Browns Summit, N.C. (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park)

THE SCORING

12:33    YHC    Ignacio Arribere (Thomas Kleinpenning)

34:02    CHO    Jeevan Purewal (Clay Verdin)

44:58    CHO    Clay Verdin (Cameron Letterlough)

80:08    YHC    Thomas Kleinpenning (Unassisted)

83:19    YHC    Leho Le Louarn (Filip Zander)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Hawks created 11 total shots, including six on goal, with Bradley Binns and Clay Verdin each recording two attempts and one on target. Verdin delivered Chowan's second goal in the 45th minute, finishing a well-placed assist from Cameron Letterlough. Letterlough, Jamie Moore, Bradley Williams, and Jeevan Purewal each recorded a shot on goal, with Purewal converting in the 34th minute for the Hawks opening score after receiving a pass from Verdin at the center of the box. Henry-Jorge Garcia, Matty Doyle, and Luke Wilson each added a shot to round out the offensive effort.

In goal, Lucas Kibrya  collected four saves and anchored the Hawks defensively through the full 90 minutes of play.