The men’s soccer team defeated Coastal Carolina 3-1 in front of a large crowd of fans who braved the cold and wet weather Wednesday night. Following the Coastal Carolina goalkeeper all night, a small group of students called “Red Alert” made it its job to harass as many opposing players as it could.

“Of course we have a roster of the other team,” sophomore in biological sciences Rickey Smith said. “We just showed up to one game and we all decided to end up cheering together. We plan on making it to wrestling and basketball as well.”

With help from vocal support throughout the night from Smith and Co., the Pack led 2-0 at halftime thanks to goals from redshirt sophomore Chandler Knox and senior Chris Zuerner. Left alone in the midfield with his team ahead 1-0 in the 43rd minute, Zuerner eyed up a long shot and rocketed it into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season.

“I looked up and saw the goalkeeper’s position,” Zuerner said. “And right then I decided to take the shot. I had enough space and wanted to take the opportunity.”

Trailing 2-0 through most of the second half, Coastal Carolina finally came back offensively after four failed corner kicks. They broke through on the fifth with a header with 11 minutes remaining to cut the Pack’s lead to one.

After moving from defense to midfield, Lassiter was able to attack back at Coastal Carolina. In a quick and physical push, he broke free from a defender and capped the scoring at 3-1 with five minutes to play. Lassiter laughed and said he was unsure how he would celebrate future goals. But he knows he doesn’t plan on making the shooting gesture with his hands that he has used in the past his trademark.

“You want some more guns?” Lassiter asked. “I don’t know. That’s not really me.”

Lassiter and the Pack will hope to have nothing more than more goal-scoring celebrations to stress about when they host Navy at 7p.m. on Dail Field next Tuesday.

Win or lose, fans like those in the Red Alert crew will enjoy trying to get inside the heads of opposing coaches and players. The group has already been successful in that endeavor at least once, as Smith said Duke coach John Kerr called out the group during the game against the Blue Devils.

Red Alert was able to voice its opinions on a number of physical plays Wednesday night, as five yellow cards were assessed.

“Every game we try and get in tackles,” senior Chris Zuerner said. “If the refs think that we’re being too physical then they’ll say something to us. Its just part of the game you have to take and move on.”