Golden Eagles Win Skyline Championship, Head to NCAA's
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) (11-8-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (13-9) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Patchogue, N.Y. - The top seeded St. Joseph's Golden Eagles (13-9) defeated #3 Mount Saint Mary College (11-8-1) in the Skyline Conference Championship final, 2-0, this afternoon at Danzi Stadium. The victory earns the team their third trip to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament beginning this Thursday. Tournament brackets will be released this Monday at 1 p.m. via the NCAA's Selection Show (link below).
Senior striker John Dettori (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) was named the Skyline Tournament's Most Outstanding Player as he scored two goals, including the game winner at 6:46, and assisted on the second goal by senior midfielder Craig Ceruti (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham/Wading River) at 23:18. In the Eagles 4-2 victory against NYU-Polytechnic on Friday, Dettori was credited with SJC's first two tallies. On the season, he has a team leading 21 goals and 50 points.
Senior goalkeeper Chris Muhs (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) picked up his ninth shutout of the season as he saved three Mount Saint Mary shots on goal. SJC outshot the Blue Knights 15-5 in the contest.
Co-captain and senior defender Dylan Evans (Bohemia, N.Y/St. John the Baptist) assisted on Dettroi's final goal to make it 3-0 in the 89th minute. The home team had taken a a 2-0 lead into halftime.
First-year head coach Tim Trava guided his team to the Skyline Championship in his maiden voyage at the helm of the club. The Golden Eagles last reached the NCAA's in 2008 and 2009 under the direction of Gary Smith.
Click for the NCAA DIII Selection Show @ 1 p.m. Monday, November 5
