#1 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 2 - #4 Berkeley College NY 1
#1 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 2 - #4 Berkeley College NY 1
RECORDS: #1 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 15-1 #4 Berkeley College NY – 15-8
LOCATION: 2015 USCAA Men's Soccer National Championship, Asheville, North Carolina
IN BRIEF: #1 Bryant & Stratton College comes from behind to defeat #4 Berkeley College NY in the semi-finals of the USCAA Men's Soccer National Championship.
ON THE FIELD: It took Berkeley College almost 70 minutes to score their first goal of the game. However, the Bobcats would go on to score two in just over three minutes to secure a late win over the Knights of Berkeley College. Berkeley College opened the scoring in the 41st minute of the contest from an unassisted strike from Hasan Sezer. A defensive battle ensued in the second half, until USCAA All-American Dennis Ntsin knocked in a cross in the box from Shavon John-Brown. In the 72nd minute, Scott Robson scored an unassisted goal to put the Bobcats up 2-1. Berkeley had several late opportunities, but were unable to capitalize, sending #1 Bryant & Stratton to their first ever USCAA National Championship game. Bryant & Stratton created the most opportunities in the game with 9 of 21 shots on goal and 8 corner kicks, opposed to Berkeley who only had 8 total shots in the contest.
NEXT UP: #1 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse moves on to play #2 University of Maine – Fort Kent in the National Championship game at 2:30PM(EST) on Saturday. Bryant & Stratton defeated UMFK by one in regular season play. Berkeley College NY ends an outstanding season as Hudson Valley Conference Champions with a 15-8 overall record.