Harcum Men’s Soccer Wins NJCAA DI East District Championship

(May 24, 2021) -- The Harcum College Men's Soccer Team made school history on Sunday, May 23, 2021 in New Rochelle, New York. The Bears, ranked No. 20, defeated No. 4 Monroe College by a score of 2-1. The Bears remain undefeated this season (11-0) and now have an automatic bid into the 2020-21 National NJCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.

Thirty minutes into the first half, Harcum struck first. Ryan Kingsford shipped one up into the air that landed behind the defense, setting up Dennis Chung for an easy tip-in to give the Bears a
1-0 lead in the 31st minute. They nearly scored again, as Kingsford scored in the 35th minute, but it was waived off after a discussion between the officials, eventually sending the game to halftime with the Bears up, 1-0.

In the second half, Monroe's Liam Murray sent in a corner kick from the left wing, finding Ivan Silic right in front of the net for a header past the keeper, tying the game at 1-1 midway through the second half.

With time starting to run low, Harcum jumped back into the lead. Chung sent a cross from the left corner of the box to the middle, where Beau Landau was able to send it into the right side of the net to put the Bears up, 2-1, in the 82nd minute, with what proved to be the game-winning score.

Cheik Diouf made seven saves and allowed just one goal to pick up the win in net for the Bears and improve to 7-0 on the year. The Bears tookthe edge in corner kicks,
5-4.

Harcum will travel to Stryker Complex in Wichita, Kansas for tournament play June 5-10, 2021.

Source: [Game Recap, Monroe College website]