WILMINGTON, N.C. – William & Mary men's soccer struck twice in each half on the way to a convincing 4-1 win over Northeastern in the CAA Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Senior
Julian Ngoh staked the Tribe to a 2-0 lead with a first-half brace just over five minutes apart while sophomore
John Eberle and freshman
Alexander Levengood cemented the W&M's passage into the semifinals with goals in the final frame.
Ngoh scored in the 21st minute and added a penalty kick just 5:13 later to give W&M (7-8-2) an early two-goal lead. On the lid lifter, freshman
Diba Nwegbo played the ball to Ngoh just outside the top right side of the 18, and the rushing striker slotted it home from 12 yards out.
Nwegbo drew a PK in the 26th minute after he was knocked down from behind following a nice back-heel pass from Levengood. Ngoh converted from the spot for the second-straight game to tally a brace over a five-minute span.
Northeastern pulled one back in the 31st minute thanks to a penalty kick. Aiman Ginawi played Timothy Ennin free into the left side of the penalty area, and he was taken down from behind. Like he did in the first meeting, Ennin stepped to the spot and converted for the fifth time this season to close the gap to 2-1.
Eberle pushed the Tribe lead back to two goals, scoring off a beautiful feed from Levengood. The marker came on Eberle's fifth shot of the opening 14 minutes of the second half. After an Eberle shot off a corner kick was blocked and cleared out, Levengood collected and served it into the right side of the area where Eberle scored on the half volley.
Levengood put the finishing touches on the Tribe's 4-1 win with a goal in the 71st minute. Senior
Reeves Trott generated a turnover a midfield but his shot on goal was blocked away by NU goalkeeper Chandler Cree. Levengood bounced on the rebound and finished for his sixth goal of the year.
W&M - #22 Baskett (GK), #2 Biddle, #3 Bozalongo, #4 Bradley #5 Golan, #7 Smith, #9 Nwegbo, #12 Eberle, #13 Shane, #15 Levengood, #24 Ngoh
Northeastern – #30 Cree (GK), #5 Gracindo, #6 Elgin, #8 Kaba, #9 Ennin, #10 Martin-Thompson, #17 Da Naia, #18 Monte, #21 Klingen, #28 De la Camara, #29 Jarah
Scoring Summary
21' | W&M –
Julian Ngoh (
Diba Nwegbo)
26' | W&M –
Julian Ngoh (Penalty Kick)
31' | NU – Timothy Ennin (Penalty Kick)
59' | W&M –
John Eberle (
Alexander Levengood)
72' | W&M –
Alexander Levengood (
Reeves Trott)
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe held a 16-10 advantage on shots, putting nine on frame compared to five for the Huskies.
- The Green and Gold generated all six of the game's corner kicks.
- Freshman goalkeeper
Kieran Baskett finished with four saves compared to five for NU's Chandler Cree.
- Sophomore
John Eberle led W&M with five shots, while senior
Julian Ngoh had four and freshman
Alexander Levengood added three.
Notes
The Tribe improved to 34-17-1 overall in the CAA Tournament, including a 15-5-1 mark in the quarterfinals … W&M upped its record to 9-3-5 all-time against Northeastern and tied the ledger in the league tourney at one apiece … It marks the fourth year in a row the Tribe has reached at least the CAA Semifinals … Senior
Julian Ngoh recorded his second brace in the last four matches … Ngoh has scored six goals over the last five matches … He owns a team-best eight goals on the year, which ranks fourth in the CAA, and 14 for his career … Ngoh scored via penalty kick for the second-straight match … It marked Ngoh's fourth career game-winning goals and second this season … Freshman
Diba Nwegbo picked up his third assist, which ranks second on the team … Sophomore
John Eberle registered his second goal in the last five matches … Freshman
Alexander Levengood picked up his first career 3-point game with a goal and an assist … His assist on Eberle's marker was the first of his career … He scored W&M's fourth and final goal, his sixth of the season … Senior
Reeves Trott tallied his second assist of the season and the seventh of his career.
Up Next
- The Tribe takes on regular season champion and top-seeded UNCW in the semifinals on Sunday.
- Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the UNCW Soccer Stadium.
- FloSports will have complete coverage of the 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Championship, including Friday's and Sunday's matches.
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- The CAA Championship match is slated for Saturday, Nov. 16, at the highest remaining seed.
