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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer Shuts Out Greensboro

Box Score

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The NC Wesleyan College men's soccer team played together throughout and came through late to post a solid 2-0 win over rival Greensboro College on Saturday afternoon.

The Bishops improve to 9-2-1 overall with the win and 7-1 in the conference as they sit atop the East Division.

After a scoreless first half that saw the Bishops post a 9-1 shot advantage, Wesleyan would finally find the net in the 82nd minute as sophomore midfielder Matteo Costa scored off an assist from junior forward Baboucarr Njie.

Njie then added a big insurance goal in the 89th minute to clinch the win. The goal was his 12th on the season as Wesleyan outshot the Pride 18-7 overall with goalkeeper Tobias Borzel also making 3 saves in the shutout win. 

Njie led the team with 5 shots attempted while midfielder Matteo Costa had four.

Greensboro falls to 6-5-1 and 4-2 in the conference with the loss.

The Bishops are off until next weekend when they remain home to host Pfeiffer University at 4:00 PM on Senior Day at Scalf Field.

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Players Mentioned

Matteo Costa

#24 Matteo Costa

M/F
5' 6"
Sophomore
Baboucarr Njie

#8 Baboucarr Njie

F
6' 1"
Junior
Tobias Borzel

#98 Tobias Borzel

GK
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matteo Costa

#24 Matteo Costa

5' 6"
Sophomore
M/F
Baboucarr Njie

#8 Baboucarr Njie

6' 1"
Junior
F
Tobias Borzel

#98 Tobias Borzel

6' 2"
Senior
GK