SAC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament: Catawba Wins Third Title With Flurry in Second Half
November 9, 2003

Courtesy Newberry College Sports Information Office

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Three is a magic number for the Catawba College Indians. As the third seed, the Indians won with three goals to win their third Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament title 3-1 over top-seeded Carson-Newman Sunday afternoon at the Newberry College Soccer Complex.

Catawba (14-5-1) and Carson-Newman (14-5-1) played to a scoreless tie at the half in the windy, mid-50 degree weather. The Indians had just four shots at the half, while the Eagles had five.

The second half was fast and furious. Catawba came out quickly with a goal eight minutes in when Kenny Crowe (Reeders, Penn.) scored on a penalty kick to get the Indians up 1-0.

The pace quickened and the Eagles were able to score in traffic on the fifth goal of the year from J.B. Froland (Stavanger, NORWAY) on assists from Jason McMillan (Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA) and Marius Arnsen (Bergen, NORWAY).

Just 19 seconds later, Catawba’s Brennan Regner (Mebane, N.C.) scored the first of his two goals of the match off his missed shot that hit the crossbar.

Regner put up an insurance goal on a breakaway from a backfield service from Kyle McAleese (Stafford, Va.) for the game’s final margin.

Catawba keeper Carl McMahon (Sydney, AUSTRALIA) made four saves for the Indians to preserve the win. Carson-Newman keeper Tyler Baldock (Surrey, BRITISH COLUMBIA) made three saves for the match.

Catawba took 13 shots in the second half to Carson-Newman’s 11, giving the Indians a 17-16 margin overall.

Regner was named tournament MVP for his performance in the final game.

Both teams now await word on a potential NCAA Division II playoff berth.

                           Soccer Box Score (Final) 
           Food Lion / South Atlantic Conference Tournament FINAL 
#3 Catawba Indians vs #1 Carson-Newman Coll. (Nov 09, 2003 at Newberry, S.C.) 

 Catawba Indians (14-5-1) vs.                                 Goals by period       1  2  Tot 
 Carson-Newman Coll. (14-5-1)                                 ------------------------------- 
 Date: Nov 09, 2003  Attendance: 200                          Catawba Indians.....  0  3 -  3 
 Weather: clear and windy, 56 degrees                         Carson-Newman Coll..  0  1 -  1 

 Catawba Indians                                          Carson-Newman Coll. 
 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                  ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves 
 ---------------------------------------                  --------------------------------------- 
 0  Carl McMahon........  90:00  1     4                  00 Tyler Baldock.......  90:00  3     3 
 TM TEAM................   0:00  0     3 

 Shots by period       1  2  Tot                          Saves by period       1  2  Tot 
 -------------------------------                          ------------------------------- 
 Catawba Indians.....  4 13 - 17                          Catawba Indians.....  0  7 -  7 
 Carson-Newman Coll..  5 11 - 16                          Carson-Newman Coll..  1  2 -  3 

 Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                          Fouls                 1  2  Tot 
 -------------------------------                          ------------------------------- 
 Catawba Indians.....  1  2 -  3                          Catawba Indians..... 10  9 - 19 
 Carson-Newman Coll..  1  5 -  6                          Carson-Newman Coll..  6  6 - 12 

SCORING SUMMARY: 
 GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                         
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  1.   52:50 CAT      Kenny Crowe              Penalty kick 
  2.   76:17 C-N      J.B. Froland (5)         Jason McMillan; Marius Arnsen 
  3.   76:36 CAT      Brennan Regner (13)      Unassisted 
  4.   87:35 CAT      Brennan Regner (14)      Kyle McAleese                    

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: 
 YC-C-N #2 (26:53); YC-C-N #5 (65:55); YC-C-N #6 (65:55); YC-C-N #9 (85:45); 
 YC-CAT #8 (85:45) 

 Officials: Referee: Larry Buffalo; Asst. Referee: Eric Krajewski; Ernie Fisher; 
 Alt. Official: Don Dickerson; Timekeeper: Joel Lewis; Scorer: Ryan Rose; 
 Offsides: Catawba Indians 4, Carson-Newman Coll. 3. 
 Food Lion / South Atlantic Conference Tournament Finals 
 This is the 3rd Tournament Championship for Catawba