UTICA, NY - The Jamestown Community College (JCC) men's soccer team left it all out on the field of Utica University but came home with a 4-1 loss in the Region 3 semifinals against #4 nationally ranked Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC).
JCC and MVCC played an even first half, with neither team being able to find the back of the net. Jamestown's Theo Merlin was spectacular in net in the first half, making three point-blank saves to preserve the clean sheet.
Jamestown had a beautiful opportunity in the 48th minute to score the game's first goal; a trio of Jayhawks got a touch inside the box but couldn't score the all-important first tally.
Mohawk broke the scoreless tie in the 54th minute, when they were able to break beyond the defense and open the scoring for a 1-0 JCC deficit.
JCC's hole doubled eight minutes later, with Mohawk once again getting a numbers advantage to drive home a 2-0 lead.
Jamestown didn't go down without a fight. In the 65th minute Casimiro Espeso Gayte drew JCC within one as he blasted home a net-front opportunity to make it 2-1.
Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, it was all Mohawk after that scoring in the 79th and 83rd minutes as Jamestown pushed their attack forward to make it a 4-1 final in favor of the home team.
JCC sends coach Pat Anderson, who is retiring, out with one of the best years in program history. The 12 wins (12-7-1 overall record) are the most since 2012, when our records begin.
