Tigerville – North Greenville scored early in each half on Wednesday evening and held the Southern Wesleyan Warriors to just one goal to earn a 2 – 1 win over the visitors in the first round of the Conference Carolinas playoffs.
Tyler Koppe put NGU on the board early in the game with a header in the third minute with an assist from
Kai Goodman. It was Koppe's second goal of the season. The Trailblazers finished with six shots in the first half.
North Greenville's lead ballooned to two goals in the 52
nd minute as the rolls were flip-flopped. This time it was Goodman that scored the goal with the helper from
Tyler Koppe to make it 2 – 0 in favor of NGU. Southern Wesleyan would eventually find the back of the net with a goal two minutes later.
The Warriors would pick up the offensive pressure but timely saves from NGU keeper Coleman Faulkerson would preserve the win for the Trailblazers. Faulkerson finished with four total saves for his first playoff victory at NGU.
Next Up
North Greenville heads to Lees-McRae on Saturday for a quarterfinal matchup at 6:30 for a rematch of last season's thrilling semifinal game.
