Men's Soccer

Old Dominion Wins C-USA Men's Soccer Championship

Nov. 16, 2014

NORFOLK, Virginia - Old Dominion claimed the 2014 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championship title with a 2-1 win over South Carolina Sunday afternoon at the ODU Soccer Complex. The C-USA crown is the first for the Monarchs who receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Official selections and matchups for the 48-team field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

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ODU opened the scoring with a goal in the 19th minute. Graduate forward Christian Schroeer dribble down the right flank and served a long ball in to the opposite side of the goal. Junior defender Michael Nelson controlled the feed and sent a short pass inside the six-yard box to a waiting Sidney Rivera who one-timed it home for a 1-0 lead.

In the 75th minute, junior defender David Macsicza stripped the ball from a South Carolina attacker near midfield and dribbled up the middle, feeding a pass to the left to junior midfielder Geoffrey Hill. From just inside the 18-yard box, Hill sent a shot far post into bottom corner of the net for a 2-0 advantage.

South Carolina cut the deficit in half with eight minutes to play, as sophomore midfielder Kurtis Turner sent a long ball down the left side. Junior forward Wesley Eads ran on and fed the ball across the goal to junior midfielder Jeffrey Torda who put it in the net for the Gamecocks.

Rivera was tabbed the C-USA Championship Offensive MVP while Macsicza earned Defensive MVP accolades. Rivera netted four goals during the tournament for the Monarchs, including two game-winners.

C-USA Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Offensive MVP - Sidney Rivera, Old Dominion
Defensive MVP - David Macsicza, Old Dominion
Ryan Condotta, Old Dominion
Jesse Miralrio, Old Dominion
Mahamoudou Kaba, South Carolina
Mikkel Knudsen, South Carolina
Braeden Troyer, South Carolina
Marco Velez, South Carolina
Kyle Parker, Charlotte
Darion Copeland, UAB
Rami Dajani, UAB

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