No. 12/14 Old Dominion men’s soccer defeats UNCW, 3-1

Old Dominion University senior co-captain Chris Harmon (Downingtown, PA.) scored two goals and junior Tim Hopkinson (Nottingham, England) added another to lead the nationally ranked Monarchs (8-1-2/2-1-2) to a 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association victory over the Seahawks of UNCW.

After a UNCW goal by Nathaniel Goodwin, Hopkinson gave ODU the equalizer seven minutes with his ninth of the season on an assist from senior Jordan LeBlanc (Haverford, PA.) and a 1-1 halftime score.

In the second half Harmon scored his fifth goal of the season with a shot in the box into the upper right corner of the net with an assist from senior Yannick Smith (Hillsborough, NJ.) 17 minutes in the second half. Seven minutes later after a UNCW foul in the box, Harmon scored his sixth goal of the season on a penalty kick for a 3-1 ODU lead.

ODU had nine shots on goal to UNCW’s 4 as the Monarch’s senior goalkeeper Victor Francoz (Fleurieu Sur Saone, France) had three saves on the evening. Yannick Smith, and Chris Harmon both had three

Shots on goal each, while Hopkinson and Ivan Militar had one.

Hopkinson now has 22 total points, while Harmon is second with 16, followed by LeBlanc with 14. ODU has four players with four assists (Hopkinson, Harmon, LeBlanc and Smith).

ODU 1-2=3
UNCW 1-0-=1

21:57 UNCW Nat Goodwin from Colin Bonner
26:13 ODU Tim Hopkinson from Jordan LeBlanc
62:18 ODU Chris Harmon from Yannick Smith
69:49 ODU Chris Harmon – Penalty Kick

Shots: ODU (15), UNCW (15)
SOG: ODU (9), UNCW (4)
Saves: ODU- Francoz (3), UNCW – (6)