Saturday, October 29, 2011

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The ETSU men’s soccer team was 16 minutes away from missing out on the chance to defend its Atlantic Sun Tournament title on Saturday afternoon at Summers-Taylor Stadium, but goals by junior Alesi Osorio (Austin, Texas) and senior Aaron Schoenfeld (Knoxville, Tenn.) pushed the Bucs ahead of USC Upstate and through to the conference tournament.

Osorio’s goal tied the game in the 75th minute, and Schoenfeld quickly put ETSU ahead 2:27 later with his seventh goal of the year. The senior now shares the team lead with sophomore David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) and tied his own record for goals in a season.

With the win, ETSU (9-5-3, 3-4-1 A-Sun) notched its 10th point in the A-Sun standings and jumped USC Upstate (5-8-2, 2-4-2 A-Sun) to eliminate the Spartans from tournament contention. The Bucs will enter the A-Sun Tournament as either the No. 6 or No. 5 seed, depending on the outcome of the match between Mercer and Belmont on Sunday. If the Bears and Bruins tie, ETSU earns the five seed. Any other result bumps the Bucs down to the six.

Follow the Atlantic Sun on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.