CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University men’s soccer team was named the Under Armour Team of the Week for November 11 - 17, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
For the first time in program history, the Eastern Oregon men’s soccer team secured the CCC Championship Tournament title.
In the first quarterfinal matchup, EOU defeated College of Idaho 2-1. Jahrie Gray tied it up for EOU in the 81st minute. With two minutes to spare, Cristian Trujillo sunk the game winning goal to take the victory. The Mounties advanced to face off against Warner Pacific.
In the Semifinal game against WPU, EOU won 2-1 in overtime. EOU outshot WPU 17-10. Abner Hernandez scored for the Mounties in the first half, assisted by Daniel Kropf. Edgar Romero Perez lined up a shot 20 yards up the left sideline in the 100th minute to secure the game winning goal. Eastern Oregon advanced to play in the CCC Tournament Championship game.
Eastern Oregon defeated top seed Carroll College 2-0 for the tournament title. Eastern Oregon broke the deadlock early in the second half when Angel Sandoval netted the opening goal in the 47th minute. The Mountaineers doubled their lead in the 78th minute when Abner Hernandez capitalized on a header from Tawanda Rice.
The Mounties are headed to Dalton, Ga., to face Southeastern (Fla.) on Thursday in the opening round of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship.