ATLANTA- Junior Midfielder Thomas Williams scored the victory-clinching goal over Davidson Tuesday night in Atlanta. The Panthers won 3-1 to start the 2022 campaign strong with a 3-0-1 record.
The Panthers scored three goals against the Wildcats, two of which were firsts of the season.
Simon Carlson scored the first goal in the 24' when he stole the ball right back from Davidson inside the 20 yard mark to notch the first goal of the match.
Charlie Ward sent the ball to the other end of the field to find Mario Arrocha who notched a goal in the far side net after beating the defender. The goal was scored in the 33'.
T. Williams scored on a volley assisted by
Justin McLean in the 51' of the match.
The Wildcats out shot the Panthers 16- 9 but
Gunther Rankenburg saved half of the shots with seven saves on the night. Rankenburg had a few key saves in the match, one being in the last seconds to call the game.
Defenders Charlie Ward and Alex Henderson led the back line with key blocks. Ward had a slide tackle in the first half to push the ball out of bounds. Henderson made a huge play defending a shot on goal and got the ball out last second with a header save.
Davidson's lone goal came from a Panthers defensive play to record an own goal on the night.
The Panthers are on the road this weekend as they face the Wofford Terriers before returning home next week. Saturday's match against Wofford will be aired on ESPN+ with kick off starting at 1 p.m..
