Christopher Newport Wins USA South Men's Soccer Tournament Via Penalty Kicks
(MARTINSVILLE, Va.) - The 2009 USA South Men's Soccer Tournament championship match took place on Saturday, November 7 in Martinsville, Virginia at the Smith River Sports Complex as top-seeded Christopher Newport University captured the title by besting second-seeded N.C. Wesleyan College in penalty kicks.
CNU jumped in front early with a goal in the sixth minute by Brian Lybert off of a pass from Nao Masuda. N.C. Wesleyan tied the score in the 50th minute when Arkadiusz Trochowski hammered in a free kick. Neither team scored again during regulation time or through two ten-minute overtime periods meaning penalty kicks would determine the champion. The Captains converted on four of their five chances while the Bishops only scored twice.
The Captains collected the program's first-ever tournament crown and earn the USA South's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
2009 USA South Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team:
F - Samuli Markkanen, Averett
F - Ousman Sarr, N.C. Wesleyan
F - Michael Muhseler, N.C. Wesleyan
M - Brian Lybert, Christopher Newport
M - Nao Masuda, Christopher Newport
M - Bret Brennan, Methodist
M - Arkadiusz Trochowski, N.C. Wesleyan
D - Kevin Greenberg, Christopher Newport
D - Gudmundur Palsson, N.C. Wesleyan
D- Sean Moriarty, Christopher Newport
G - Justin Wolfe, Christopher Newport (MVP)
For additional tournament information, please visit the following website: www.meredith.edu/athletics/2009usasouthsoccertournament.php
The 2009 Men's Soccer Tournament seeding is as follows:
| Seed | Team | Record | Points |
| #1 | Christopher Newport | 6-0-0 | 18 |
| #2 | N.C. Wesleyan | 5-1-0 | 15 |
| #3 | Methodist | 4-2-0 | 12 |
| #4 | Averett | 3-3-0 | 9 |
| #5 | Greensboro | 2-4-0 | 6 |
| #6 | Shenandoah | 1-5-0 | 3 |
| --- | Ferrum | 0-6-0 | 0 |
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Saturday,
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first round games hosted by higher seeded team |
semifinals and championship match played at the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville, Va. |
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#6 Shenandoah - 1 |
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#3
Methodist - 4
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#3 Methodist - 1 |
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7:30 p.m. |
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#2 N.C. Wesleyan - 2 |
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#2 N.C. Wesleyan - 1 |
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#1 Chris. Newport |
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#1 Chris. Newport - 1 |
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the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament.
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#1 Chris. Newport - 5 |
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#5
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#4
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#4
Averett - 6
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