CUNYAC Quarterfinal: Baruch 2, Hunter 1; Bearcats to Play Staten Island in Saturday Semifinal
The Baruch College Bearcats edged their rival Hunter College Hawks, 2-1, in a CUNYAC Tournament quarterfinal playoff match on Wednesday afternoon at the Met Oval in Maspeth, New York.
The Bearcats advance to the semifinal round on Saturday, November 2, against fourth seed College of Staten Island. The match will start at 2:00 pm and will be hosted by Brooklyn College. For a complete schedule of the tournament and other results, please scroll to the bottom of this story.
Hunter scored first in the 24th minute, but the Bearcats battled back in the 35th minute as Christopher Galluzzoheaded in a goal off a free kick assist by Kevin Romeroto tie the postseason match.
The Bearcats controlled most of the action and had numerous opportunities to score with a 24-6 shot advantage.
They finally broke through the defense again in the 52 minute as Oren Kozlowskitapped in a goal on an assist by Edward Humphreysthrough the penalty area. Romero started the scoring play by setting up Humphreys to put him into position to feed Kozlowski for the go-ahead goal.
Helder Correiagets the win in front of the net with three saves to lift the team into the next round.
Tonight's win is the team's ninth straight, while also increasing their undefeated CUNYAC streak (regular & postseason) to 20.
QUARTERFINALS, Wednesday, October 30
at Higher Seeds
#1 Baruch defeated #8 Hunter, 2-1
#2 CCNY defeated #7 Lehman, 2-1
#3 Brooklyn defeated #6 York, 2-1
#4 Staten Island defeated #5 John Jay , 1-0
SEMIFINALS, Saturday, November 2
at Brooklyn College Soccer Field
#1 Baruch vs #4 Staten Island, 2:00 pm
#3 Brooklyn vs #2 CCNY, 4:30 pm
FINAL, Saturday, November 9
at Brooklyn College Soccer Field
Semifinal Winners, 4:30 pm
