LEBANON, Tenn. - 11/10/2004 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University men’s soccer team kept their season alive with a first round win in the NAIA Region XI Tournament. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, seeded No. 5, defeated the No. 4 seed Cumberland University (Tenn.) 1-0. With this win, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (9-8-2) advances to the semifinals versus No .1 seed, and the NAIA’s No. 1 nationally ranked team, Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.). This game will be on Friday at 3:00 pm in Columbia, Ky. on the campus of Lindsey Wilson.
In the game, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Daren Goldie scored the game’s only goal just five minutes into the game to give Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ the 1-0 lead and eventual victory. Freshman goalie Chris Lean tallied his second shutout in the past three games with five saves to help Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ to the win.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ defeated Cumberland on penalty kicks in the semifinals of the conference tournament to assure their trip to the region tournament. Now this win for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ ends the season for Cumberland and puts Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ just two wins away from an NAIA National Tournament appearance. This is the first time in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ soccer history that a team has advanced to the NAIA region tournament.
In the other first round game, the No. 3 seed Cumberland College (Ky.) defeated the No. 6 seed Lambuth University. The other semifinal match will feature No. 2 seeded Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) versus Cumberland College (Ky.), also on Friday in Columbia, Ky.
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