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#9 Falcons Prepare for Postseason with #18 Eastern Florida State College

#9 Falcons Prepare for Postseason with #18 Eastern Florida State College
Rivalry Renewed

The Daytona State Falcons (9-1-1) will play a best of three series with Region 8 rival Eastern Florida State College (5-4). The two storied programs didn’t compete in the spring of 2021. Each year both programs are ranked among the top NJCAA soccer programs in the nation. The matches promise to be a high flying competition.

Schedule Below:

10/16 @ 6:00pm Daytona Beach, FL

10/20 @ 6:00pm Melbourne, FL

10/27 @ 6:00pm Daytona Beach, FL

 

Head Coach Bart Sasnett said, “This matchup is going to be a great series. Both programs are well respected nationally and have great players. I think both programs hold a great deal of mutual respect for each other. We’re looking forward to a great battle.”

 

Captain Sophomore Prince Nwabudike, “Playing Eastern is like Manchester United vs Liverpool. Every pass, every run, and every tackle is crucial to overcoming the opponent. Everyone has to be on their best game and ready for a battle. It is definitely the best game of the season”.

 

Leaders For Daytona

Goals

Yutaro Tsukada

15 goals, 4 assists (tied for 4th NJCAA)

 

Assist

Kevin Kelly

6 assists

Vander Rocha

6 assists

 

Keeper

William Diaz

Goals against 5 (tied for 11th NJCAA)

Goals against avg. 0.67 (ranked 13th NJCAA)

Save percentage .828 (ranked 19th NJCAA)

 

 

The winner of the 3-game series will play the winner of Region 10 for the Southeast District Championship, November 6th.