Eastern Florida State College Soccer Advances to National Tournament with Win Over Miami Dade
By Space Coast Daily // November 4, 2024
titans are 14-2-2 heading into the national tournament
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team won the Southeast District Championship Saturday night at Orlando Health Stadium.
The Titans shut out Miami Dade College 3-0 in a game that featured two of the top 10 teams in the country.
Eastern Florida State College held up the Southeast District Championship plaque for the second straight year, and the team has punched its ticket to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament, which will be held Nov. 17 to 23 in Wichita, Kansas.
In the 15th minute of the contest, freshman Liam Kuemmitz made a nice run and crossed the ball to a sliding Isaak Torossian, who timed it perfectly and scored the first goal of the game. The Titans continued to apply pressure to the Miami Dade College defense, and 15 minutes later, they would score again.
Rhys Shirley made a couple of nice moves to keep possession of the ball, and his high cross went to Mukisa Emmanuel, who hit it past the goalkeeper.
It remained 2-0 into halftime and for much of the second half. With five minutes left in the game, the Titans put it away. Kuemmitz four Luc Achermann-Stanfield, who did not miss, hit a bullet into the corner of the net.
Up 3-0 in the contest, the Titan’s defense took center stage, and they were up to the task. They held a potent Miami Dade offense in check, outshooting them 21-9 and recording 30 steals.
The Titans are ranked seventh in the nation and are now 14-2-2 heading into the national tournament.
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