Sussex Through to Nationals After Region Final Win

The Sussex Men's Soccer Team advanced to the NJCAA DIII Men's Soccer National Tournament with an impressive 3-0 win over Ocean County College in the NJCAA Region XIX Final yesterday.  Ethan Streeter opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a powerful header off of a set piece to give the Skylanders the lead.  Skylar Hanisch then doubled the lead 4 minutes later after a flowing move from sussex as the passed their way through the Ocean defense.  Keiran Ouellette then put the game to bed in the 86th minute with a calm chip over the out-rushing goalkeeper after being sent through on goal by Joao Campos, who finished the game with 3 assists. 

Head Coach Frank Vernacchio was full of praise for his side after the game.  "It was a really tough game, but the boys showed their talent and hard work today.  Ocean are always a tough team and will fight to the end, but I'm really happy with how we battled today and took our chances when we had them.  Overall, we have grown so much over this season and to still be unbeaten by this point is fantastic.  The boys deserve a lot of credit for that, and now it's on to the next step of Nationals."

Up next for Sussex is the NJCAA National Tournament held in Herkimer, NY starting on November 11.