Eastern Florida State Men’s Soccer Blanks Murray State 3-0 to Opens National Tournament

Titans play Cowley Tuesday for spot in the semis

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team shut out Murray State College 3-0 Monday afternoon at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Daytona Beach.

The Titans, who are the No. 6 seed in the tournament, scored all three goals in the first 34 minutes of the contest.

Eastern Florida State College will play No. 3 seed Cowley County Community College on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. for a spot in the national semifinals.

Joao Victor Loureiro got the Titans started in the 19th minute of the contest, when he took a ball out front and made a move, then hit a nice ball into the corner of the net.

Nine minutes later, a penalty was called in the box against Stephen Gilbert. Liam Kuemmritz stepped up and made it 2-0.

With 10:45 left in the first half, Loureiro beat the defender down the line and hit a cross to Henry Crosthwaite, who buried it for a 3-0 lead.

From there, the defense kept Murray State at bay as the Aggies had just five shots in the game.

Eastern Florida State College is now 12-3-1 on the season. Tuesday’s game is one of four games to decide who will be in the semifinals on Thursday.

Admission is $20 per day at Daytona State College, and fans can watch the game live on the NJCAA Network for $12.

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