HUNTSVILLE | Putting together its longest winning streak since the 2007 season, the University of Alabama in Huntsville men's soccer team won 2-0 over Tennessee Temple in the home opener for the Chargers on Friday night at Charger Park. UAH improves to 4-1 on the season, while Tennessee Temple slips to 2-5.
 
The victory is UAH's fourth straight, and it marks the first time the Chargers have won four in a row since Sept. 2007.
 
Wasting no time going in front, the home side scored in the second minute when James Ballamy played a superb ball in, and Kyle Simmons headed it in to quickly put UAH on top 1-0. The score for Simmons marked his team-best third of the season.
 
The Chargers then padded their lead in the 17th minute when Leo De Smedt fed it to Anthony Benitez who took off on a clean break, rocketing it to the bottom left of the goal to give UAH the eventual final 2-0 margin. Benitez notched his second strike of the season with the goal.
 
UAH would fire off 19 more shots in the opening half en route to finishing the game with a 37-6 advantage in shots and a 14-3 advantage in shots on goal. Also indicative of the Blue and White's control of the game, the Chargers registered 11 corners to four for the Crusaders.
 
Will Carpenter made his first start of the season in goal for UAH and posted his fourth career shutout. The sophomore was not often challenged, but he made a particularly nice stop in the 75th minute to preserve the clean sheet that required him to leap well to his left to record the save.
 
Looking to continue its hot start, UAH will return to action on Sunday at Charger Park with a 5 p.m. match against Talladega.