PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have done it again with a win in the Final Four. The CPP men's soccer team topped the No. 5 Rockhurst Hawks 1-0. The win in the contest sends the Broncos to the NCAA Division II Championship Game to take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. against the Pfeiffer Falcons.
The Green and Gold have made history with every step taken the past few weeks. The Broncos won the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Postseason Tournament for the second-consecutive season. After that the Green and Gold hosted the NCAA West Regional First and Second Round. CPP then won the West Region title match and Elite Eight matchup, each for the first time in program history.
For the second-consecutive season, the CPP men's soccer team earned a program record of 17 wins. The Green and Gold now sit with a 17-2-3 on the 2015 season.
The Broncos scored the first and only goal in the contest in the 84th minute as a corner kick for
Eshel Chardon found
Justyn Peeples. Peeples sent a header towards the Rockhurst goal that found the feet of
Alexander Turkson. The senior from Ghana then sent a shot that made it past the Hawks' keeper and put the Green and Gold up 1-0 in the contest.
CPP earned the trip to the National Championship game against the undefeated Falcons. Pfeiffer earned a 2-1 win against Charleston in the first men's semifinal game of the day.
In the game, the Broncos outshot the Hawks by a margin of 13-9. Defensively, the Broncos were stellar throughout the match. In goal for CPP,
Fernando Pablo Quevedo earned four saves in the game. His saves included a beautiful defensive performance on a one-on-one showdown with one of the Rockhurst squad members. Despite getting a breakaway, Pablo Quevedo blocked the eventual shot and kept the Hawks scoreless in the contest. The Santander, Spain native did this on a few occassions in the contest.
CPP noticeably controlled the ball through much of the game. The Green and Gold stuck to their game plan and at the end their game plan won out, sending them to the team's first ever National Championship game.
The contest on Saturday, held at Ashton Brosnaham Sports Complex in Pensacola, Fla. will be the first-ever meeting between the Broncos and the No.1 Falcons. As the community at Cal Poly Pomona watches the title contest, fans are encouraged to go to the Bronco Student Center on CPP's campus to view the game with other fans. There will also be a viewing party at the Innovation Brew Works. The contest will be held at 1 p.m. Pacific time.
