Men's Soccer Wins 2nd Game of Pool Play, Comes Up Short Advancing to the USCAA Championship

Virginia Beach, VA-  Heading into day 2 of the USCAA National Tournament, Beaver knew they needed to defeat Berkley College New Jersey by a total of 3 goals to advance to the 2019 USCAA Division 2 National Title game.  Even though Beaver controlled the action early, they still fell themselves trailing going into halftime 2-0.  Berkley netted goals at the 25 and 28 minute mark to build the 2 goal lead.

In the second half, Beaver rallied the troops, and mounted a come back.  At the 62 minute mark, Sophomore Danylo Yakymov netted a pentalty kick to put the Lions on the board.  At the 73 minute mark, it was Yakymov again, hitting the back of the net and tieing the game 2-2.  At the 86 minute mark, Senior Romaine Thomas put Beaver up for good, taking a pass from Yakymov and beating the goalie to give Beaver the 3-2 lead.  For the final four minutes, Beaver's defense was tested, but never broke, as the Lions held on for the 3-2 victory.  The win tied Beaver with Johnson and Whales and Berkely at 1-1 in pool play, but did not qualify for the Championship match based on goal diferential.

In the win, Yakymov led the offense with 2 goals, 1 assist, for a total of 5 points in the game.  Sophomore goal keeper Jullian Hauff stopped 6 of 8 shots to earn the win in goal.

Overall it was a successful campaign for the Lions. They finished 14-6, 8-1 in the PSUAC, PSUAC runner's up, USCAA National tournament qualifiers, and earned numerous individual awards.