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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The West Florida men’s soccer team claimed its fifth-straight Gulf South Conference Championship Sunday, defeating Christian Brothers, 2-0.
“I feel fortunate to have won this tournament the past five years,” said UWF head coach Bill Elliott. “It really has been all about the players.”
With three goals in the tournament and one in the championship match, senior Daniel Martini was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
“It’s an honor to be the Most Outstanding Player, and it’s an honor to be a part of the five straight GSC championship teams,” said Martini. “We set goals at the beginning of the season, and our first goal was to win this tournament. It’s a great feeling to accomplish one of our goals, but we still have others on the list.”
Both of UWF’s two goals in Sunday’s championship match came in a three minute span. Junior Alex Dumond scored the first goal for the Argonauts at the 35:09 mark, as he sent in a cross from the left sideline that skipped through the defense and by CBU goalkeeper Jaime Garcia.
After a second yellow card and an ejection to CBU’s Ralph Velasco in the 37th minute, the Buccaneers were forced to play a man down the rest of the way. The Argonauts took advantage early, as Martini collected a loose ball in the box and struck the ball into the upper right corner.
It was a defensive battle played mostly in the midfield, and eight cards were handed out by the official. UWF finished the match ahead in the shot count 9-5, but Christian Brothers had the advantage in corner kicks at 8-5. Senior Elliott Purdom picked up his second shutout of the tournament and made three saves, while Garcia saved one in goal for the Bucs.
2010 GSC Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player
Daniel Martini, West Florida
Frank Cope, West Florida
Nikola Kljaic, West Florida
Elliott Purdom, West Florida
Marquel Waldron, West Florida
Sam Chun, Christian Brothers
Gideon Leteyian, Christian Brothers
Jack Richardson, Christian Brothers
David Skull, Christian Brothers
Yannick Skull, Christian Brothers
Jarrod Muggleton, Alabama-Huntsville
Alex Tonrey, Ouachita Baptist
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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Friday, November 5
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Semifinals
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((2) Christian Brothers 2, (3) Ouachita Baptist 0
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(1) West Florida 5, (4) Alabama-Huntsville 0
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Sunday, November 7
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Finals
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(1) West Florida 2, (2) Christian Brothers 0
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