Saturday, October 27, 2007

TUSCULUM MEN'S SOCCER CLAIMS SHARE OF SAC TITLE

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College men's soccer team claimed a share of the 2007 South Atlantic Conference Championship announced College officials.  The Pioneers tied for the regular season title with Lincoln Memorial University, who dropped its final SAC match against Wingate University Saturday night, 3-0.

Tusculum head coach Brett Teach, who is in his first season in Greeneville, guides the Pioneers to their second SAC Championship and their first since 2002.  LMU wins its first South Atlantic Conference championship in its inaugural year of eligibility in the league.

Tusculum finished the regular season with a 9-7-2 overall record and 5-1-1 in league play to earn 16 points.  The Pioneers are ranked No. 17 in NCAA Division II and third in the Appalachian Region.

Tusculum will host a quarterfinal round match of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Tuesday at Pioneer Field.  Official seeding and match times of the tournament will be announced by the league office later this weekend.  Quarterfinal winners will advance to next weekend's semifinal and final, which will be held in Rock Hill, S.C.

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