The MVCC Men’s Soccer team is advancing to the NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Final 4 after last night’s 4-0 victory over Rowan College-Gloucester in the Quarterfinal.

The Hawks first got on the board just 24 minutes into the game; Marco Paolo Saavedra served a ball into the box controlled by Jesus Sanchez and blasted it into the lower corner of the net. The Hawks would head into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

The second half saw immediate impact as just one minute in, Lucas Beja outmaneuvered a defender and found Alvaro Pineda, who fired a shot that ricocheted off the post and into the net. Just one minute later, Pedro Trajano Henrique whipped in a corner kick met by Beja, extending the Hawks’ lead to 3-0 just 48 minutes into the game.

With a few minutes left in the match, Ismail Borow beat the last Roadrunner defender and was taken down in the penalty box for a penalty kick. Borow stepped up and successfully finished the attempt, giving him his first tally of the season. The Hawks finished the game with a 4-0 victory. Breno Guimares finished the game with four saves in the shutout.

“The guys did a great job dictating the game tonight — it was a much-deserved win,” said MVCC Head Coach Dom DiMaggio.

Next up, the No. 3 Hawks take on No. 2 Nassau Community College in the National Semifinal, slated for Friday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at CaroMont Park in Gastonia, N.C. Nassau beat No. 7 Bunker Hill in 2OT on Wednesday evening. On the other side of the bracket, No. 1 Dallas College Richland will take on No. 4 Herkimer College. The semifinal and championship games will be broadcast on the NJCAA Network

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