The sixth-seeded Belmont Abbey men's soccer team fell in the semifinal round at second-seeded Anderson by a 1-0 score this evening in the semifinal round of the 2008 Conference Carolinas Tournament. Anderson advances to Sunday's final as it improves to 12-5-1, while the Abbey ends its season with a 9-10-3 mark.

Anderson scored the only goal of the match just 1:43 into the contest. On a restart near the right corner, Lasse Sohrweide played the ball to Kevin Valkenburg, who used a header to score his tenth goal of the season.

Neither team was able to mount much of an attack until the final 20 minutes when Belmont Abbey put some pressure on the Anderson defense.

Anderson goalkeeper Benjamin Pepion made his lone save late in the match when he stopped a shot off a restart by Kyle Fenner. Bryan Alenky made one save in the net for the Crusaders. A total of 35 fouls were called in the match, but no cautions were issued.

The Abbey outshot Anderson 7-3 and held a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks.