Nov. 2, 2007
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Third-ranked West Florida moved one step closer to back-to-back Gulf South Conference championships, as they held on to a 1-0 lead for a majority of the match en route to the one goal victory over Harding in the semifinals Friday night at Brosnaham Park.
Just nine minutes into the match Jimmy McHenry found the back of the net after receiving a pass from Jay Mainville, giving West Florida the early lead.
The Argonauts continued to control the pace of the first half and had several good shots on goal but the Bisons goal keeper James Thurmond made several spectacular saves keep the lead at one going into the break.
West Florida out shot Harding 17-1 in the first half, however, in the second half the Bisons increased the intensity and pushed more pressure on the Argonauts defense out shooting the top seed 7-4 in the second half.
Similar to all season, West Florida's defense stood strong and Juan Garcia came up with a few key saves as they held onto the lead for the eventual victory.
Up next for the Argonauts is rival Montevallo in the HSC finals with kick off scheduled for 1:30 p.m. West Florida defeated the Falcons 3-2 in a close battle just one week ago. A Live broadcast will be available for the match by clicking on the Stretch Internet logo located on the Argos home page or the live audio link to the Men's Soccer page all at goargos.com
