NO. 1 HAWKS DOMINATE TROJANS TO MOVE ON IN POSTSEASON PLAY

NORFOLK, Neb. – The No. 1 Northeast Community College men's soccer team began their run in the playoffs Sunday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk against North Iowa Area Community College in the Region 11 Tournament Semifinals. The Hawks defeated the Trojans 6-0 in the contest to advance to the next round.

Northeast (18-1, 8-0 ICCAC) found the back of the net just 12 minutes into the match as Victor Hidalgo (Valladolid, Spain) scored off an assist from Billy Bradley (Bournemouth, England). Edouard Nys (Dottignies, Belgium) and Aleksander Pedersen (Aarhus, Netherlands) added two more goals before the games 30th minute as the Hawks were able to cruise the rest of the way and advance to the Region 11 Tournament Semifinals Wednesday.

STAT SHEET:

Goals: Victor Hildalgo (Valladolid, Spain), Edouard Nys (Dottignies, Belgium), Aleksander Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark), Sergio Aspas (Valencia, Spain), Jeppe Jellesen (Hobro, Denmark), Jeevan Purewal (Wolverhampton, England)

Assists: Billy Bradley (Bournemouth, England), Luca Rosen (London, England), Teun van der Donk (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Edouard Nys, Jeevan Purewal, Jordy Enamorado (Lexington, Neb.), Charlie Fox (Nottingham, England) (2), Owen Rutledge (Omaha, Neb.)

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Men's Soccer Coach Adam Potter on his team grabbing their first postseason win of the season:

"Any day you can get a playoff win is a great day," Potter said. "We also got Coach Santos his first playoff win during his history of being in America, so we can't complain about that either!"

Potter on what is ahead Wednesday in another showdown with Marshalltown:

"We are very excited to play Marshalltown," Potter said. "They are very tactically sound and very organized. It's going to be a fun one. It was a great battle when we were in Marshalltown earlier this year and I expect the same when they come here. I think it is going to be a high-tempo, high-pace kind of game and we are definitely excited for that challenge ahead."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will welcome Marshalltown Community College to town for the Region 11 Tournament Semifinals at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.

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