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Page 8 Sports The Clarion \ October 30, 2019 Men's soccer By Joseph Marvin Assistant Sports Information Director BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College Men’s Soccer team (6-6-3, 6-3-3 USA) celebrated Senior Day with a 3-1 victory over Berea (4-15-0, 1-12-0 USAS) in USA South Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field. The victory for the Tornados came on Senior Day as seven Brevard College Men’s Soccer seniors - Matthew Brethen, Patrick Flail, Eric Lenhart, Xavier Mariduena, Matheus Masukawa, Jackson Riddle and Alex Tenjhay - were honored in a special halftime presentation. Additionally, three seniors on the Tornado Reserves team - Javier Avalos, Justin Queen, and Sam Willis - were celebrated at the ceremony. The game action began with back-and-forth play over the first few minutes of the match. Following a Tornado comer kick that applied pressure on Berea’s defense, Riddle flicked a header into the goalmouth to Lucas Campos who finished the play by finding the back of the net. It marked Campos’ fourth goal of the season in his initial campaign with the Tornados. With the score remaining 1-0, Masukawa blasted a rocket off his right foot from over 30 yards that were perfectly placed in the upper right comer of the goal. The strike, which marked the graduating senior’s team-best fifth goal of the season, ignited the BC bench and the Tornado fans in attendance. Meanwhile, Brevard’s defense led by seniors Lenhart, Riddle and Tenjhay, along with Marquis Dickerson, shut out the Mountaineers’ offense in the first half allowing just one shot against senior goalkeeper Hall. In the first half, Brevard outshot Berea 12-1 while maintaining possession for the majority of the stanza. Furthermore, the Tornados kept the ball in their attacking zones for most of the first stanza with three corner kicks to none by Berea. The score remained 2-0 for much of the second half until Berea’s Junior Gyamfi scored in the 69th minute to cut the Tornado lead to 2-1. Berea threatened on a couple more occasions in the second half as evidenced by two spectacular saves by Hall. In the 87th minute, freshman Lucca Silvani scored on a quick strike to give the Tornados a valuable insurance goal en route to the 3-1 final score. In total, Brevard added nine shots to its ledger in the second half, outshooting Berea 21-3 for the match. Head Coach Helio D’Anna was able to insert Tate narrowly escapes tackle by NC Wesleyan player Cortez Scales Sr. Rook Tate secures USA South Football Defensive Rookie of the Week Award By Joseph Marvin Assistant Sports Information Director Following a big week that included a cmcial 82-yard interception return touchdown that helped Brevard College defeat N.C. Wesleyan, freshman defensive back Rook Tate has been chosen as the USA South Conference Football Defensive Rookie of the Week. Tate, who has already been awarded national honors from D3football.corn’s Team of the Week thanks to a fumble recovery touchdown in a victory over Maryville on October 5, becomes the fourth BC football student-athlete to claim conference weekly honors this season. The Gaffney, South Carolina native also becomes the third Tornado to earn the Defensive Rookie of the Week award in 2019. Fellow freshman defensive backs Joe Pledger and Tae Sullivan have each been awarded the honor this season. Overall, a grand total of 11 Tornado student- athletes have received recognition from the conference during the 2019-20 academic season. Tate added five tackles to his big touchdown return, helping Brevard earn its fourth win of the season in a 26-20 victory last Saturday in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The freshman’s pick-six was Brevard’s 14th interception of the season, which builds upon the team’s already NCAA-era record for single season interceptions. In addition to being a new school record, BC’s 14 picks are tied-for-fifth in all ofNCAADIII Football, as of October 28. Tate and the rest of the Brevard College football team will face off with LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia this Saturday, November 2 at 2 p.m. before returning home for Senior Day on Saturday, November 9 to battle Averett University. Kickoff at Brevard Memorial Stadium is scheduled for 5 p.m. 11 substitutes in a match where 23 Tornados saw action. Nine different players registered shots, led by five shots from freshman Vinicius Giannaccini. Brevard will be back in action on Sunday for the final home game for the seven seniors at Ives-Lemel Family Field as the Tornados host USA South Conference rival Huntingdon at 1 p.m. The Tornados will then conclude their 2019 regular season with a match at non-conference foe Piedmont International in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
