Elgin, Ill.- Making history in the CCAC, Judson University won their first-ever CCAC Tournament Championship with a 2-0 win over Robert Morris College. JU now receives their first-ever bid under Freddie King, Jr., into the NAIA Region VII Tournament and into the semifinal match.
“This is a great win for us and for our players especially for our seniors who have been here for four years,” say head coach Freddie King, Jr. “It has been a journey for the seniors that have been here all four years and helped to turn things around. It is a big accomplishment for them to win this game. The win is a big win for Judson, for our team, for the program, and for the fans, too.”
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Samantha Vestal |
Senior
Samantha Vestal scored both of Judson’s goals in the first 20 minutes of the match.
Vestal picked up her first in the 13
th minute when she netted a goal following sophomore
Christina Thornton’s shot that was blocked by RMC goalie Fati Mohameed. Just seven minutes later,
Vestal had a déjà vu as she almost had the exact same play. She was in the box, following another
Thornton shot, and nailed her second goal after RMC’s Mohameed blocked
Thornton’s shot. RMC’s Linda Mathiesen had a chance to cut the lead to one in the 42
nd minute but JU’s
Alice Phonepraisth saved the shot.
RMC came right after JU in the first minute of the second half as Maria Shipe had a shot on goal in the 47th minute but was denied by JU’s Phoneprasith. In the 86th and 89th minute, RMC took two shots but both were high.
JU out shot RMC, 15-9, and had more corner kicks, 5-4. There were 26 fouls called in the match with 14 on Judson and 12 on RMC. JU’s Phoneprasith recorded three saves while RMC’s Mohammed had seven.
The win is the first over RMC in 10 tries as JU last defeated RMC in 1996, 4-0. JU also extends their unbeaten streak to nine.
NOTES: Judson wins first-ever CCAC Tournament Championship…Freddie King, Jr., a Judson men’s soccer alum, coaches JU to CCAC Tournament Championship…JU has a nine-game unbeaten streak alive and is one game away from tying the school record for an unbeaten streak of 10 that was set in 2006…Alice Phoneprasith records her second consecutive shutout and now has 13th career shutout…Phoneprasith has not allowed a goal in 246 minutes with the last goal coming vs. ONU in the 44th minute…Samantha Vestal has scored three of JU’s five post season goals…Vestal has scored two goals in two of the last four matches…JU breaks nine-game losing streak to RMC…First-time ever to play in NAIA Region VII Tournament in Freddie King, Jr. era…First-time to be in NAIA Region VII semifinals.
