ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The No. 19 Flagler College men's soccer team (8-1-4 overall, 8-0-1 PBC) captured the 2026 Peach Belt Conference Regular Season title on Wednesday night with a convincing 4-2 victory over USC Aiken (3-8-0 overall, 2-7 PBC). The regular season PBC title is the Saints third all-time since joining the league, and the first since 2011.
SCORING SUMMARY
38' – Flagler –
John McGarry (Assist
Luke Williams,
Will Cain)
44' – USCA – Carlos Colomer (Unassisted)
45' – Flagler –
John McGarry (Assist
Tim Wahlborg,
Daniel Becerra)
48' – Flagler –
Tim Wahlborg (Assist
Luke Williams)
49' – USCA – Melvin Maboungou (Assist Abdoulie Jallow)
88' – Flagler –
Luke Williams (Assist
Tim Wahlborg)
TURNING POINT
Following 37 minutes of scoreless action, Flagler jumped on the board first by capitalizing on a set piece.
Hugues Iguaran touched a pass over to senior
Will Cain who delivered a cross into the box. The pass went towards the back post and found
Luke Williams who leaped to head it over to
John McGarry. The 6'2" forward jumped over the Pacers defender to head it into the bottom right corner of the goal for the 1-0 lead.
USCA responded six minutes later just before halftime. With 10 seconds remaining in the half, Carlos Colomer dribbled into the attacking zone and sent a deep strike that curled into the top left corner of goal to even the score 1-1 heading into halftime.
Coming out of the break, Flagler quickly answered by scoring 30 seconds into the second half.
Daniel Becerra dribbled into the attacking zone before dumping it off to
Tim Wahlborg who immediately sent a cross into the box and found
John McGarry in stride as the junior beat the Pacers goalkeeper for his second goal of the match.
Just three minutes later, the Saints connected again as
Luke Williams sent a through ball to
Tim Wahlborg. The senior dribbled forward before sending a right-foot strike past the diving Pacers goalkeeper. USCA wouldn't go down easy as the Pacers answered right back a minute later. Abdoulie Jallow found Melvin Maboungou at the top of the box, and he sent a shot that was deflected off the inside of the left post and into the right corner of goal.
Clinging to a 3-2 lead late in the match, Flagler sealed the win with a goal in the 88
th minute. After connecting in the 48
th minute, the tandem of
Tim Wahlborg and
Luke Williams teamed up again. Wahlborg settled an errant Pacers pass near midfield and went on the attack with few Pacers defenders in sight. Wahlborg slid a pass into the box and found Williams in stride as he snuck home the fourth goal of the match to clinch the regular season title for the Saints.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Junior John McGarry turned in his first career brace and became the fourth Saint this season net two goals in the same match.
- Senior Luke Williams notched his second goal of the season, and the 17th of his storied career while adding two assists. Williams is now tied for sixth all-time in the Division 2 era in goals scored and sixth in career assists.
- Tim Wahlborg recorded his third goal of the season, and the 10th of his career while setting up the attack with a career-high two assists.
- Will Cain and Daniel Becerra set up a pair of Saints goals with an assist each. Cain now has three assists this season while Becerra dished out the fifth of his career.
- As a team, the Saints dished out six assists, the most in a single game since November 8, 2025.
- Flagler outshot USCA 19-8 on the night, including a 15-3 mark on goal. The 15 shots on target were a season-high, and the most since 2019.
UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Saturday, October 17
th as Saints welcome Middle Georgia. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. from Saints Field, and the match will be broadcast on the Peach Belt Conference Sports Network. Prior to the match, the Saints will honor their 2026 Senior Class with a ceremony beginning at 3:00 p.m.
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