The 2001 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Championship began play Saturday at Tusculum College and upsets were in the cards. Below are releases for both matches.

#5 Catawba Advances to Finals with 5-0 Win Over #1 Wingate

Greeneville, Tenn. - The Catawba Indians upset the top seed Wingate University Bulldogs 5-0 Saturday afternoon in the semi-final round of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Championship. Catawba will play Carson-Newman tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at Pioneer Field for the Tournament Championship.

The Indians took an early 1-0 lead when Mike Delabar scored in the 25th minute of the match. Catawba then took a 2-0 lead when Wingate had a miscue on defense and scored an own goal. The Indians added one more goal before the half when Delabar had his second goal of the match on a pass from Kyle McAleese to make it 3-0.

The Indians were not done yet though as Jeff Shea made it a 4-0 game in the 83rd minute of the match on a Jake Pace assist. Just two minutes later Ben Foti scored on a deflection by Bulldog goalie Todd Konen to finish the scoring onslaught by the Indians.

Catawba goalie David Durham recorded six saves in his fourth shutout of the season.

Shots WIN: 6 CAT: 12

Corner Kick WIN: 6 CAT: 7

Fouls WIN: 13 CAT: 9

Cards WIN: Gary Curneen (2 yellows, 21:56 & 78:38) Josh Hollingsworth (yellow, 39:52) Todd Konen (yellow, 88:52)

Scoring
CAT: Mike Delabar 25:43
CAT: Own Goal Wingate 43:20
CAT:Mike Delabar 44:16 Assist: Kyle McAleese
CAT:Jeff Shea 83:21 Assist: Jake Pace
CAT: Ben Foti 85:31

#6 Carson-Newman Upsets #2 Presbyterian 3-2

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.- Zack Davis' goal off an assist by Torgeir Sundgot propelled the sixth-seeded Caron-Newman Eagles to a 3-2 win over the second-seeded Presbyterian Blue Hose in the semi-finals of the 2001 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Food Lion Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Eagles struck first when John Powell scored on a penalty kick at the 5:18 mark. The Blue Hose tied the score at 1-1 when Derek Knapp fed Jarrett Todd a shot at 9:40. Sundgot scored the next goal for C-N off an assist by Chris Dowdy midway through the first half. Chris Middendorf made it 2-2 off an assist by Keith Skeen to knot the score at 2-2. Davis's goal came on a redirect in the 71st minute to give the Eagles a 3-2 victory.

The Eagles face number one-seed Wingate in the finals on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Shots C-N: 18 PC: 17

Corner Kicks C-N: 6 PC: 6

Fouls C-N: 18 PC: 9

Cards C-N: Kyle Frohock (66:22) John Powell (84:50)

Scoring
C-N: John Powell, 5:18
PC: Jarrett Todd (Derek Knapp- Assist), 9:40
C-N: Torgeir Sundgot (Chris Dowdy- Assist), 22:11
PC: Chris Middendorf (Keith Skeen-Assist), 32:15
C-N: Zack Davis (Torgeir Sundgot- Assist), 71:32