Emotions Run High On Second Day

November 17, 2006

It was an emotional day on Friday during the NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Tournament at Darton College. Two teams were eliminated from the tournament while a new national champion will be crowned in 2006.

Monroe (NY) Community College will not be able to defend their title as they were upset by #5 seed Iowa Western Community College. Both teams survived numerous scoring attempts in regulation play but no one was able to manage a goal. Even with overtime, the outcome was the same and it became the second game of the tournament to be decided by penalty kicks. Iowa Western prevailed and will now play for the national championship on Sunday.

In earlier action, Laramie County (WY) Community College got one goal from Shauna Fuentes in the first half and that was all they would need to eliminate Navarro (Texas) College 1 – 0. LCCC will now play Mesa (AZ) Community College for fifth place at noon on Sunday. The Thunderbirds overcame a 2 – 1 deficit at the break and scored three goals in the second half to oust Harford (MD) Community College from the national tournament.

With Monroe’s loss, they will now play Schoolcraft (MI) College for third place. Young Harris (GA) College dropped the Lady Ocelots in the final game of the evening 2 - 0. The Region XVII champion will now face the talented Iowa Western Reivers for the national championship. The game is slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Darton College soccer complex.

Posted By: D. Hardy @ 9:44 pm on Nov 17, 2006