Shippensburg - 2010 PSAC Men's Soccer Champions
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team played to a 1-1 tie with East Stroudsburg on a frigid Saturday evening from David See Field but won its first PSAC championship since 1975 by achieving a 3-2 edge in a penalty-kick shootout.
Sophomore goalkeeper Clay Sale made eight saves in the match and stopped two shots with diving efforts during the penalty kick shootout. He was named the championship game MVP.
Shippensburg (15-5) trailed 1-0 in the second half but rallied in the 59th minute with a goal by sophomore defender Austin Hill.
The Raiders must wait to see if they will be ranked as one of the top four teams in the regional rankings. SU entered the week as the No. 6 team in the Atlantic Region but remained unbeaten for their 12th consecutive match with Saturday night’s victory.
The official selections for the NCAA tournament will be announced in a live videocast at www.NCAASports.com Monday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Shippensburg has never competed for the NCAA tournament.
Notes: Saturday’s decision is only the second time in 41 years that the PSAC champion was determined by penalty kicks. Ironically, Shippensburg also competed in the other shootout, losing to Lock Haven in 1978 by a 3-0 margin.
Penalty kick shootout:
1st round: Ship – Miles Harriger (made); ESU – Michael Kane (hit post)
2nd round: Ship – Michael Celius (made); ESU – Khriswayne Wallace (made)
3rd round: Ship – Simon Neubauer (made); ESU – Matthew Geidner (saved)
4th round: Ship – Dave Rostad (high); ESU – Steve Sollecito (made)
5th round: Ship – Oli Templeton (wide); ESU – Danny Drago (saved)
