Jaguars Win Sixth Straight Region Title 11/02/2009 For Immediate Release
After a bumpy start, the road to the national men’s soccer tournament got smoother Sunday for Georgia Perimeter College.
The Jaguars (19-1), No. 2 in the National Junior College Athletic Association ratings, notched their sixth straight Region 17 playoff title by downing Young Harris College 4-1 in Albany.
The win sends GPC, which survived an overtime scare Saturday against Darton, to the NJCAA Southeast District round next Saturday. The Jaguars will play host to Wallace State Community College (Ala.), with the winner heading to the nationals Nov. 19-22 in Trenton, N.J.
Young Harris (14-5), ranked 14th, extended the Jaguars into overtime but lost 2-1 during their regular season encounter on Oct. 6. On Oct. 20 Georgia Perimeter slipped by the Mountain Lions 1-0.
GPC had an easier time Sunday in what has become standard fashion: the opponent hangs tough through the first half, and then gets overwhelmed by the Jaguars’ depth in the second.
Boubacar Toure, whose goal in the extra period saved GPC against Darton, tallied twice more Sunday. Three minutes into the second half, he put the Jaguars up 2-0 by eluding only the goalkeeper after assist man Flavio Souza avoided a trap just outside the box and delivered the ball between two defenders.
Toure's next goal, with seven minutes left, almost immediately answered Young Harris' lone score. The assist went to Javion Green.
Richard Cayonne accounted for the only goal in the first half when he sent a blast into the box and it bounced past the Lions’ goalkeeper and into the net.
GPC's third goal was claimed by Rury Alvarez on a low, hard shot from 25 yards out. Cheikh Mbaye was credited with an assist.
The Jaguars held a 15-9 advantage on shots, with GPC keeper Jason Andrew making six saves.
Saturday's district championship game with Wallace State (10-5-1) will begin at 1 p.m. on GPC's Dunwoody Campus.
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Georgia Perimeter College, the third largest institution of the University System of Georgia, serves more than 24,500 students through four campuses and several sites in metro Atlanta. For additional information, visit www.gpc.edu
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