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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The La Salle men's soccer team fought hard in its second game in as many days, but dropped a heartbreaking 2-1 decision to second-seeded George Washington with less than three minutes remaining in double overtime in an Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal game at Saint Louis University on Friday.

The Explorers end their 2011 season at 7-9-4, while the Colonials (10-6-2) advance to the Atlantic 10 title game on Sunday and will face sixth-seeded and defending champion Xavier.

Although the Explorers outshot the Colonials 17-9 in regulation, the Colonials dominated the overtime periods and outshot the Explorers 8-1 in the extra time. The deciding goal came at the 107:55 mark when Joe Holleran flicked the ball to Farhan Khan, who scored into the right side of the net from close range for his first career goal.

GW drew first blood on a 17th minute goal by Yoni Berhanu, who took a pass from Jake Davis and put the ball into the left side of the net for his 11th goal of the season.

The Explorers tied it up in the 42nd minute on a Rob McIntyre goal. Andrew Lill took a long free kick, finding McIntyre in the box, who then headed the ball over GW keeper Brendan Lafferty. The goal was McIntyre's second of the season.

The Blue & Gold nearly went up 2-1 in the second half when Jidell Roach put the ball in the net, but the goal was waved off due to a foul.

Overall, the Explorers edged the Colonials 18-17 in shots and GW held a slim 4-3 advantage on corner kicks. Jason Plumhoff led the Explorers with six shots and Berhanu paced the Colonials with five.

John McCarthy registered five saves in net for the Explorers and Lafferty picked up six.


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PHILADELPHIA  - The La Salle men’s soccer team wrapped up an Atlantic 10 Tournament berth for the second straight year with a commanding 4-0 win over rival Saint Joseph’s on Sunday afternoon at Finnessey Field. The Explorers improve to 6-8-4 overall and 4-2-3 in the Atlantic 10, while the Hawks finish their season at 2-15 (1-8 A-10). The Explorers captured a No. 5 seed and will play in a rematch game with fourth-seeded Temple on Thursday at 8:30 PM Eastern (7:30 PM Central) at Saint Louis University.

With the clinching of the tournament berth, the squad became the third La Salle team to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament this season, joining women’s soccer and field hockey as tournament participants as well as both cross country squads which won their respective championship.. La Salle is the only Atlantic 10 school to put three teams in the postseason tournament this season.

The Explorers and Hawks were scoreless at the half before the Blue and Gold exploded for four second half goals, two of which were set up by sophomore Jason Plumhoff who finished the regular season with 18 points. Plumhoff set Jeff Pio up for the first score in the 47th minute, passing the ball to Pio at the 15 yard mark who then blasted it into the upper right 90.

Jidell Roach scored less than five minutes later to give the squad some insurance. Pio found Roach on the left side, and Roach finished with a ball into the left side of the net past Hawk keeper Andrew D’Ottavi.

Rookie Tom Baker netted his first career goal in the 63rd minute on yet another Plumhoff assist. Plumhoff found Baker on the right side, who then blasted the ball across into the left side of the net.

Rob McIntyre rounded out the scoring in the 83rd minute when he gained control of the ball off of a corner and found the back of the net.

The Explorers outshot the Hawks 24-7. Keeper John McCarthy made four saves in his fifth shutout of the season, 13th of his career. D’Ottavi stopped seven shots while suffering the loss for the Hawks.

The win marks the fourth time the Explorers have downed the Hawks in their last five meetings. The Explorers have also wrapped up another terrific Atlantic 10 season and are 10-4-4 in the past two seasons combined in league play.

"It’s a real special time around here right now," Head Coach Pat Farrell said. "We’re playing at a whole new level. When you make the tournament the first time, people say you’re lucky. When you make it the second time around, they know you’re good."

The Explorers head to St. Louis this week as first round play opens on Thursday at Saint Louis University’s Robert R. Hermann Stadium. They play in the second of two games on Thursday, taking on fourth-seeded Temple at 8:30 PM Eastern (7:30 PM Central), following the earlier game of #3 Charlotte vs. #6 Xavier. A win advances them to the semifinal on Friday against either #1 Fordham or #2 George Washington. The championship game is slated for Sunday at 2:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Central).

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Our own Glassboro Elite Gunner, Kameron Teel scored two goals this past Sunday 24 seconds apart to led the LaSalle Explorers past the Saint Louis Billikens in Division 1 Atlantic 10 league play, follow the link to see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3v4RXMOEPI&feature=player_detailpage#t=92s  .  As a result of his outstanding play, Kam was honored this week as the Soccer Six Co-Player of the Week. Read the complete story below:

PHILADELPHIA - Kameron Teel has been honored as this week’s Soccer Six Co-Player of the Week, announced by the Soccer Six on Monday afternoon. He shares the honor with Villanova’s Kyle Soroka.

Teel sparked the Explorers to a 3-2 double overtime victory over Saint Louis on Sunday to help the team remain unbeaten in Atlantic 10 play. Facing a two-goal deficit with less than 15 minutes remaining, Teel scored twice within 24 seconds to knot the score at 2-2. The goals were his second and third of the season. The two goals sent the game to overtime, where Dan Korenyi eventually scored the game winner in the 102nd minute.

Teel’s first goal came off of a pass from Rob Friskey. Teel was near the right post, took the pass and sank the ball just inside the post. His second one just 24 seconds later came when Korenyi found him in the middle of the field and Teel headed the ball over the Saint Louis keeper and into the net.

The Explorers are now 5-1-3 in their last nine games and remain unbeaten in conference play at 3-0-3. They are in a three-way tie for first place with 12 points.

The team returns to action on Friday at Fordham as part of a doubleheader in the Bronx with the women’s squad. The men kick off at 5:00 PM.