LAKELAND, FLA--Just over 12 hours after suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 loss at Florida Southern, the USC Aiken Pacers (3-1-1) bounced back with a 1-0 blanking of Saint Thomas Aquinas (0-2-0) in men’s non-conference soccer action in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday afternoon. It was the Pacers’ first-ever meeting with a school from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference.

USC Aiken, at 3-1-1, is off to its best start through five games since the 1994 squad opened 4-1-0.

After 83 scoreless minutes, Mamadou Ndoye was awarded a penalty kick. The 6-6 senior from Dakar, Senegal made the most of his opportunity by beating Sean McEnery in net for the game winner at 83:15. It was Ndoye’s second marker of the season, both of which have come on penalty kicks.

Of the nine shots mustered by St. Thomas Aquinas, only two were on net, one each by Jonathan Galeano and Steven Ocampo.

Marcos Rodriguez, Zac Van Frank, and Jason Vik combined in net for the Pacers in the shutout.

USC Aiken finished with a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks and a 12-9 edge in shots.

The Pacers return home to host rival USC Upstate (formerly USC Spartanburg) on Saturday, September 18 at 3:30 PM. This will be the Peach Belt Conference opener for both teams.

Men’s Soccer Game Summary (Final)
USC Aiken vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Sep 12, 2004 at Lakeland, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas (0-2-0) vs. USC Aiken (3-1-1)
Date: Sep 12, 2004 Attendance: 35
Weather: cloudy, warm

Goals by period...................1...2...Tot
St. Thomas Aquinas….….. 0...0...0
USC Aiken............................ 0...1...1

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 83:15 USCA Ndoye, Mamadou (2) Penalty kick

Shots: St. Thomas Aquinas 9, USC Aiken 12
Saves: St. Thomas Aquinas 3 (McEnery, Sean 3), USC Aiken 2 (Van Frank, Zac 1; Rodriguez, Marcos 1)
Corner kicks: St. Thomas Aquinas 3, USC Aiken 3
Offsides: St. Thomas Aquinas 1, USC Aiken 7
Cards: none

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