ELKINS, W.Va. -- Charleston scored four times in the first half to propel to a 4-1 win over Davis & Elkins on Sunday afternoon in the MEC Men's Soccer Tournament final.
The Basics
Location: Nutall Field
Score: UC 4 D&E 1
Records: Charleston (17-1-1, 15-1-1 MEC) Davis and Elkins (16-1-2, 13-1-2 MEC)
How it Happened
Charleston (17-1-1) secured the league's automatic berth with the victory. Davis & Elkins (16-1-2) is expected to be in the mix for an at-large berth when the full field is announced on Monday.
UC wasted little time in getting on the board as Adam Robinson tallied a goal in just the seventh minute. Gabriel Rodriguez doubled the lead after he finished a feed from Eduardo Iranzo in the 25th minute. The Golden Eagles then scored twice within a minute to stretch the lead to 4-0 on goals from Alexis Ledoux and Adrian Camacho to send the team in the locker room up 4-0.
The Senators got on track in the second half but could not break through until the game's waning seconds as Alex Estrada-Avila converted a penalty to make it a 4-1 final.
After UC out-shot Davis & Elkins, 8-2, in the first half, the Senators returned the favor holding a 9-1 advantage in the second 45 minutes. Each goalkeeper was credited with four saves in the match.
All-Tournament Team
Pedro Alves (Notre Dame)
Daniel Jureseic (Frostburg State)
Haruki Yamakazi (Davis & Elkins)
Alex Estrada-Avila (Davis & Elkins)
Gabriel Rodriguez (Charleston)
Alexis Ledoux (Charleston)
Luis Maestre (Charleston