Box Score SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Freshman Armin Kinigadner netted one-half of Wofford's goals and tacked on an assist in leading the Terriers to a 4-1 non-conference men's soccer victory over Lipscomb Friday evening at Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C. The match was the first for both teams as part of the weekend's South Carolina/Tennessee Challenge.
Kinigadner struck twice within a four-minute span during the first half to give Wofford (5-11-1) a two-goal edge at halftime. Classmate Kentrel Owens was standing near the end line on the left side of the Bisons goal when he fed junior Callum Easter 12-yards out. Easter then one-touched the pass over to Kinigadner and the Simpsonville, S.C., native buried the ball past Lipscomb (5-10-3) goalkeeper Jake Goergen at 26:09 for the game's first score.
Just a short time later, at 29:44, senior Kyle Walker took a shot that was saved by a diving Goergen, but the deflection fell right at Kinigadner's feet and he placed it in the back of the net for his team-high tying fourth of the campaign.
The Bisons then cut the margin to one as Kevin Terry fed Ben Page, who then sliced the ball off the left post behind Wofford goalie Joey Taylor at 47:17.
The Terriers would then counter at 58:20 as another deflection off Goergen's hands proved to enable them another mark on the scoreboard. Easter ripped a shot, which trickled to senior Kyle Walker standing near the left post. Walker corralled the ricochet and added to Wofford's total.
Freshman Kentrel Owens would then match Kinigadner for the team lead in season goals with four but not before being set up by his classmate. Kinigadner dished the ball to Owens for a low shot off the left post for the final tally of the contest at 86:37.
The Terriers outshot the Bisons, 15-10, in a very physical game featuring a total of four cards. Kinigadner led all players with six shots, while Page paced Lipscomb with five attempts.
The four goals Wofford scored are the most in the Matt Kern era (since 2002) and match the effort the 2001 Terriers registered in a pair of games. The last four-goal game came in a 5-4 loss at Davidson November 7, 2001. Wofford also posted four goals in a double-overtime 4-3 victory over The Citadel October 24, 2001.
This weekend marks play for the Terriers, Lipscomb, Belmont and Furman in the South Carolina/Tennessee Challenge. In the other Friday matchup, Belmont upset No. 16 Furman, 2-1, in overtime in Greenville, S.C.
Wofford will next welcome Belmont to Snyder Field for a 2 p.m. Sunday match. The Bisons travel to Furman Sunday for the other contest in the tournament.
