Archers Win Region XVI Thriller

Archers Win Region XVI Thriller

The STLCC men's soccer team secured a thrilling region/conference win on the road at East Central College.  The Archers took an early lead, when Ricky Turcis scored his team leading 11th goal of the season in the 5th minute of play.  The ECC Falcolns battled back to tie the match in the 15th minute and the match would remain tied at halftime.  The second half did not produce any scoring, so the teams went to overtime tied at 1-1.  At 99:00, Noah Vezzu found the back of the next for his 5th goal of the season, sending the Archers home win a huge win.  Liam Gibbs got the win in net, colleciting his team leading 5th win on the season.   

With the win, the Archers move to 10-2 overall, 4-0 in Region XVI play, and 3-0 in MCCAC play.  The team will face another stiff challenge on Sunday, September 30, when they travel to Godfrey, IL to take on Lewis and Clark CC.