From 西方的: Men’s Soccer Wins First SCIAC Championship

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作者:Reyan Nguy

According to Christian Corcoran ’25, 一个后卫 on the team, the soccer team is absolutely buzzed.

“We’ve been working for this for years now,” Corcoran said.

According to forward Oury Diane ’25, the team believed that they would win SCIAC’s since the first day they arrived on campus.

Riley Nyhan ’25, a goalkeeper on the team, said he feels electric.

“First SCIAC championship, it feels amazing,” Nyhan said. “So proud of the lads, everybody worked so hard — just so proud of everybody.”

According to Nyhan, the team had already beat Redlands twice already.

“We had the brooms out for three [wins] against Redlands,” Nyhan said.

根据 SCIAC网站, coaches Rod Lafaurie was named coaching staff of the year for leading the team to its first SCIAC regular season title. Assistant coach Ernesto Ramirez said he wanted to thank all the super fans, coaching staff and most importantly, 球员们.

“They deserve [the win],拉米雷斯说.

塞巴斯蒂安·罗梅罗(大四), 一个后卫 who was also recognized by SCIAC as the most outstanding player of the championship match, 老虎队得分 第一个目标 with a backward header off of a longshot throw in by Joey Shwartz ’24 by the fifth minute of the game.

根据 氧运动 game recap, it was the second fastest opening goal in SCIAC history.

“It came as a little bit of a shock, I didn’t think I was playing too well,” Romero said. “When I scored the goal, it just turned my confidence and the whole game around.”

Nyhan said there was never a doubt.

“[I have to] trust myself and trust my teammates … and it worked out,” Nyhan said.

迭戈·卡瓦利27岁, 一个后卫, said time stopped for him when he scored the second goal at 76:34 with a bicycle kick.

“Time stopped completely, and I just couldn’t believe it myself,” Cavalie said. “It felt as if I was in a dream… it was crazy.”

Midfielder Andrew Notter ’25 said Cavalie’s goal was a highlight for him.

“I’m so happy that he got his 第一个目标 today. It’s such a big moment,” Notter said. “我为他感到骄傲.”

According to Ramirez, one of the highlights of the game was their 第一个目标.

“The first five minutes, we put a goal in,拉米雷斯说. “I think that was important for us to get our momentum going.”

Corcoran said he attributes the team’s success to Laufarie.

“He’s brought us up,” Corcoran said. “我们真的很自豪.”

Notter said the coaching staff was phenomenal in helping them get their wins this season.

“They got us ready for every single game so [I’m] very appreciative of them,” Notter said. “They’ve done so much hard work this year.”

Ramirez said the training was composed of a lot of hours of hard work.

“The preparation was the mental aspect,拉米雷斯说. “It had to do with being tough and getting it done.”

根据NCAA网站, the Tigers lost 0-1 in overtime against Chapman University in the 2022 SCIAC championship game. Corocoran said the team didn’t want to feel that loss again.

“We just believed we could do it,” Corcoran said. “We knew how it felt last year, it was really bitter, we hated it.”

According to Ramirez, they kept last season in mind as they prepared for this year.

“We put in [hours] to making sure, if we had the opportunity to step into the final again,拉米雷斯说. “这次我们成功了.”

Notter said it hyped them up knowing they almost won last year.

“We had a taste of it last year… it was on the tip of our tongues,” Notter said. “We finally got it done this year, so I think we’re all very, very happy.”

Ramirez said they suffered in the first half after their goal, but a few adjustments were made for the second half which led to getting their second and third goals, 提高团队的士气.

Cavalie also said the team’s morale was amazing.

“The team culture is insane,” Cavalie said. “每个人都彼此相爱.”

Notter said he is very excited for the NCAA锦标赛, where the team will play the University of Saint Thomas Nov. 11人在德克萨斯州的休斯顿.

According to Diane, this is just the first check.

“我们去t to keep going,” Diane said. “现在，NCAA[锦标赛]. 我们去.”