Terrier Volume 78, Number 1 - Spring 2014 | Page 14

Terrier Sports

Athletics
Men’s soccer celebrates their NEC Championship.

Men’s Soccer Wins NEC Championship —
Earn Berth In NCAA College Cup

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t was a championship 15 years in the making, and needed some second half heroics from
Kevin Correa ’16, but the Terriers captured the NEC Men’s title with a 3-2 victory over Bryant.
Correa was named Tournament MVP as he tied the game twice in the final 45 minutes. Then
in overtime, Andy Cormack ’15 scored the golden goal on a free kick to give the fourth-seeded
Terriers the victory.
The goal was the third off a set piece for the Terriers, set up when forward Gabriel Bagot ’14
was taken down just outside the left corner of the 18-yard box. Cormack calmly stepped up and
hit a laser to the far post that sailed over the outstretched arms of the Bryant keeper and into the
upper netting.
The title was the first for the St. Francis
(12-5-1) program since 1998 and fifth
in school history. The Terriers went on
to face Penn State in the opening round
of the NCAA College Cup, falling 1-0
against the 16th ranked Nittany Lions.
Following the season, Correa was
named a Third Team All-American and
head coach Tom Giovatto was named
the NSCAA North Atlantic Region Coach
NEC Commissioner Noreen Morris with Senior Captain
of the Year. ●
John Johansson ’14, and game winner Andy Cormack ’15.

12  |  ST. FR ANCIS COLLEGE TERRIER  |  SPRING 2014

Kevin Correa’s ’16 outstanding play all season
inspired the Men’s Soccer team.