2007 GC Men's Soccer Reached 13th NCAA Tourney in Last 14 Years Greensboro College men’s soccer posted a 14-5-3 record in 2007. GC won the USA South tournament for the third straight year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. This season was also the 16th time Pride men's soccer has won 10 or more games. GC got off to a rousing start as they opened the year with a 1-0 win over three-time defending national champion Messiah College. Striker Eric Hatchett scored the game’s only goal in handing Messiah their first regular season defeat in three years. Greensboro then won its next six games and began the year 7-0. They were ranked second in the nation for the next 3 weeks and were included in the national poll 6 times. During its first seven games the green and white out-scored the opposition, 34-2. In the conference tournament, The Pride defeated NC Wesleyan, 2-1. GC avenged an earlier overtime loss and handed NCWC—ranked second in the country—its first blemish on the year. Greensboro and Methodist squared off in the conference championship match. Paced by tournament MVP goalkeeper Kurt Gardiner, The Pride prevailed 2-0. With the win, GC qualified for its 13th NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament in the past 14 years. The Pride advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 2-1 victory at Roanoke. Hatchett scored the game-winner on a rocket from 30 yards in the 62nd minute. “When the season started, I knew we had the talent to do some great things,” said GC head coach Bill Brady. “The guys put out a fantastic effort. In the postseason, it’s all about advancing and we succeeded.” The Pride then traveled to play at Messiah in the second round. In a baffling first half GC outplayed the Falcons but found itself behind 3-0 at halftime. MC tacked on another goal and the final was 4-0. Seniors Hatchett (team-leading 11g, 4a) and Robert Fricke (7g, 4a) served as captains. Both were first team All-USAS selections. In all The Pride had 9 all conference picks. The outlook is bright for 2008 as 20 letter winners are expected to return. |
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2007 Pride Honors: Eric Hatchett USA South first team, USAS Tourney team, NCCSIA All State Team, NSCAA South Region Third Team; Robert Fricke, USA South first team, USA South Tournament Team, NCCSIA All State Team, NSCAA South Region Third Team, D3kicks.com all region second team; Jay Wyatt, USA South second team, USAS Tourney team; Bobby Dabbs, USA South second team, USAS Tourney team; Ryne Nichols, USA South second team, NCCSIA All State Team, NSCAA South Region Third Team;; Kurt Gardiner, USA South second team, USA South Tournament MVP, USAS Tourney team; Ben Norman, USAS Honorable Mention; Drew Griffith, USAS Honorable Mention; Quinton Hurdle, USAS Sportsmanship team; George Bowen, USAS Tourney team.
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