Men's soccer team's run ends at national tournament

The Eastern Florida State College men's soccer team's run ended Tuesday in pool play of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Wichita, Kansas.

The Titans lost to Tyler Junior College 1-0 in the final game of Pool B and finished the season 15-3. Kodai Tsuzuki made four saves in his final game as a Titan.

The game was even throughout with Tyler Junior College taking advantage of one big opportunity as they scored a couple minutes into the second half.

Eastern Florida State College made some good runs, but the Apache defense held on for the win. Tyler Junior College will advance to the semifinals on Thursday evening.

"They gave their best today and that is all I can ask of them," Eastern Florida State College men's soccer coach Adam Butler said. "I am proud of them and we accomplished a lot of really good things this season."

The men's soccer team won the Region 8 title as well as the Southeast District Championship this season and came into the national tournament as the No. 2 seed.

Eight sophomores played in their final game at Eastern Florida State College, many of whom finish their two seasons with 22 victories and brought the program back to the national tournament for the first time in four years.