Salinas beat Elon goalkeeper Taylor Saxe with a driving header off of a Patrick Murray free kick at the 4:01 mark to give Furman a quick 1-0 lead. Murray served the cross in from the left side and found Salinas five yards from net for the eventual game-winning tally.

Murray and Salinas teamed to set up Davis in the 69th minute to double the Paladin lead. Murray sent a through ball down the left side to Salinas who delivered a square ball to the top of the six-yard box. Davis tapped the shot into the open net for his fifth goal of the season at 68:45.

Furman held a 12-6 edge in shot attempts with each side collecting only three shots on goal. Elon took a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.

The win avenged Furman's 2-1 regular season loss at Elon on September 20. The Phoenix, who finish the season at 10-8-2, missed on their best opportunity to score with just over 12 minutes remaining when Justin Wyatt's diving header was touched clear by goalkeeper Bryan Amos.

Saxe finished the match with one save for Elon while Amos stopped three shots for the Paladins.

Furman, who improves to 11-6-1 on the season, will host Georgia Southern in the second SoCon Semifinal match Friday at 7 p.m. at Stone Soccer Stadium. The Eagles downed Davidson 2-1 to advance to the semifinals. The winner of tonight's UNC Greensboro/Wofford match will face the winner of Sunday afternoon's Appalachian State/College of Charleston tilt in Friday's first semifinal at 4:30 p.m.

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