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McGovern Makes Run at LBC Men
3
Winner SUNY Cobleskill COBM (9-8-1, 6-3-1 NEAC)
2
Wells WELM (4-13-0, 3-8-0 NEAC)
Winner
SUNY Cobleskill COBM
(9-8-1, 6-3-1 NEAC)
3
Final
2
Wells WELM
(4-13-0, 3-8-0 NEAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SUNY Cobleskill COBM 1 2 3
Wells WELM 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Fighting Tiger Men's Soccer Beats Wells College 3-2 in NEAC Action to Clinch Play-off Bid

McGovern Scores Twice in Second Half to Lead Cobleskill to NEAC Play-offs


Aurora, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team's earned their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play-off bid since 2009 on Saturday afternoon as the Fighting Tigers took to the road on Saturday to post an exciting 3-2 road win over The Express of Wells College in league action. With the win the Fighting Tigers move to 9-8-1 overall on the season including a 6-3-1 mark in league action while Wells closes the year with a 4-13 overall record with a 3-8 record in NEAC play.

With the score tied 1-1 in the 82nd minute Fighting Tiger senior forward Patrick McGovern, Congleton, England, Congleton High School, took a pass from sophomore forward Moussa Bamba, Bronx, N.Y., Fredrick Douglas Academy, and blasted it home to give Cobleskill a 2-1 advantage. McGovern then scored unassisted in the 85th minute to put the game away at 3-1 as the home team scored in the 89th minute to make it 3-2.

Freshman forward Chris Gardener, Hudson, N.Y., Hudson High School, also scored for Cobleskill on the afternoon on an assist from junior Emile Vwaza, Manhattan, N.Y., Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School, in the 42nd minute to tie the contest at 1-1.

The Fighting Tigers will next be in action on Sunday afternoon when they travel to SUNY Oneonta in Oneonta, N.Y. to face the Mustangs of Morrisville State College in league action with kick-off slated for 2:00 p.m. in a contest that will determine the final seedings for the NEAC Tournament. 
 
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