Newport News, VA - Greensboro College did what no team could do throughout the regular season on Friday night; the 3rd-seeded Pride defeated the North Carolina Wesleyan men's soccer team by a 2-1 score in the semifinal round of the 2006 USA South Conference Tournament.  Eric Hatchett scored both goals for Greensboro, the second coming less that two minutes into the second overtime period.  The loss was the first for the 2nd-seeded Bishops (15-1-2), who entered the game ranked #9 in the nation.

Wesleyan took the early lead in the 16th minute on Oz Otoo's 12th goal of the season.  Hatchett, however, answered for the Pride with the equalizer at the 25:00 mark. 

The game would remain tied at 1-1 over the next 76:13 until Hatchett again beat NCWC keeper Renato Corte in the 102nd minute. 

Corte made eight saves in the match and suffered the first loss of his collegiate career.  GC goalie Kurt Gardiner made four saves.  The Pride out-shot the Bishops 14-11 in the match.

With two Bishops receiving red cards, Wesleyan was forced to play at least one man down for nearly 25 minutes and two men down for nearly eight minutes.

The Bishops had gone almost an entire calendar year without a loss, having last been defeated on November 5, 2005.  Ironically, the loss came at the hands of Greensboro by the same score.  The Pride downed Wesleyan in the championship game of last year's conference tournament, 2-1.

In order to continue their season, the Bishops must now hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  The field will be announced on Monday, November 6th.