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Oct. 27, 2007
Tribunes capture second straight regional title
ROCHESTER - Tournament MVP Tim Knight (Greece, NY/Greece Olympia) made 14 saves, including his final stop on a direct kick with 10 seconds remaining, as the MCC men's soccer team defeated Bryant & Stratton 1-0 to win its second straight Region III title.
The championship was the 14th overall for the Tribunes, who improved to 12-2-2 on the season. MCC will now play in the Northeast District tournament next weekend with a birth in the NJCAA Division I national tournament on the line.
The game's lone goal came with just over 13 minutes remaining in the second half. The Tribunes were awarded a corner kick, and Roberto Zevallos (Las Vegas, NV/Palo Verde) sent the ball through a stiff wind to the near post.
Jeff Ford (Hilton, NY/Hilton) was the first to the ball, leaping high and deflecting it into the Stratton goal for the game-winner.
The Bobcats actually outshot the Tribunes 21-5 on the game, but Knight came up with a handful of acrobatic saves to keep Bryant & Stratton off the board.
The defense, led by Kyle Leckinger (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport), Justin Farr (Rochester, NY/McQuaid), and Ian McGimsey (Brighton, NY/Brighton), kept the athletic Bobcat forwards scoreless to aid in the shutout.
MCC's Nelson Cupello was named the Region III Coach of the Year.
MCC's Stephen Coke, right, and Shastri Spencer, middle,
go for a free ball during Saturday's Region III championship.
The Tribunes defeated Bryant & Stratton 1-0. |
