N.C. Wesleyan Gets 4-2 Win Over Pfeiffer Men's Soccer

Misenheimer, N.C. (Sept 29, 2022) – Sophomore Steven Lozano scored less than two minutes into the match, but visiting N.C. Wesleyan University scored four unanswered goals en route to a 4-2 USA South men's soccer win over Pfeiffer University at Lefko Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL – N.C. Wesleyan def. Pfeiffer, 4-2

Records
NCWU – 4-4-1 (1-0 USA South)
Pfeiffer – 1-5-3 (0-1 USA South)

Location
Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field

How It Happened
Lozano, from nearby Concord, N.C., notched his first goal of the season when he blasted a loose ball in front of the Bishop goal less than two minutes in to give Pfeiffer the early 1-0 lead.

NCWU would draw even at 1-1 in the seventh minute when Antonio Sas scored on an assist from Leho LeLouam.  The Bishops would add another goal at 17:31 on an unassisted score from Felipe Garcia and would get another at 21:59 from Justo Esponda on an assist from Osei Darko, making it 3-1.

N.C. Wesleyan would jump ahead 4-1 at 34:10 on an Agustin Rodriguez goal that was assisted by Sas.

Pfeiffer's Sam Stewart (Belhaven, N.C.) then converted a penalty kick at 41:41 to make it 4-2, in which was the eventual final after a scoreless second half.

Ali Jaafar (Matthews, N.C.) made eight saves for the Falcons in goal while his NCWU counterpart, Fred Rogers, made four saves.
 
Up Next
The Falcons will embark on their first USA South road test of the season on Oct. 5 when they travel to Cary, N.C. to take on William Peace University in a 4:00 p.m. match at the WakeMed Soccer Complex.
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