HEADLINES

MEN’S SOCCER SCORES FINAL FOUR
November 17, 2009

Freshman Conner Moe in action vs. Highline

Having earned a first-round bye, Bellevue Men’s Soccer hosted Treasure Valley (8-5-0, East third) Sat., Nov. 14, under the lights at Robinswood, and what a battle ensued. TVCC was first on the scoreboard with a goal at the 20th minute, but shortly before halftime, BC freshman Josh Strasser ripped in a goal on an assist from sophomore midfielder Jordan Correa at 38 minutes.

The second half remain tied at 1-1 until the 55th minute when Luiggi Montero scored a solo goal, followed five minutes later by the tying goal from TVCC and another Chukars goal at the 65th minute. With 10 minutes left in the match, BC took a shot on goal and were awarded a penalty kick on a TVCC hand ball. BC’s Riccardo Di Julio took the kick and scored, tying the match at 3-3. Hoping to close the deal with five minutes regulation time left, Correa dribbled past his defender and was fouled. BC was awarded another penalty kick which was effectively blocked by the TVCC keeper.

The match headed into two 10-minute sudden death overtimes. Four minutes in, Bellevue’s Strasser beat his defender, took a shot on goal and though the keeper got a hand on it, BC freshman Radcliff McDougald was there to finish it off. Score! Bellevue walked away with a 4-3 win over Treasure Valley.

Bellevue Men’s Soccer scores the NWAACC Final Four! The NWAACC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament takes place the weekend of Nov. 21 and 22, 2009, at Tukwila’s Starfire Stadium. Bellevue, Spokane, defending Champion Walla Walla and Chemeketa make up the Final Four out of the 20 teams comprising NWAACC men’s soccer. Bellevue will take to the field against Spokane on Sat., Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. GO, BULLDOGS!

MEN’S SOCCER SHARES DIVISION CROWN
November 10, 2009

Bellevue Men’s Soccer paid a house call to across-Sound rivals, Peninsula College in Port Angeles on Nov. 4, and came away with a 1-1 tie that with only one regular season game left would assure the Bulldogs of at least a share of the West Division title. The Bulldogs and Pirates were 0-0 at the end of the first half, and it wasn’t until six minutes into the second half that BC sophomore Diego Robayo knocked in a goal on an assist from freshman Riccardo Di Julio that put Bellevue on the scoreboard. Despite scoring opportunities for both teams, it wasn’t until the 87th minute that Peninsula tied the match, leaving each team looking to the final match for resolution of the bye.

Once again, the weather was a factor Sat., Nov. 7, when Bellevue was scheduled to host Olympic College to close out regular season play. A mini-monsoon Saturday morning made the BC Soccer field unplayable, causing postponement of both the BC women’s and men’s matches to Monday, Nov. 9.

Monday, the venue was changed to Robinswood Park. Now, in addition to sharing the West Division crown, the Bulldogs were also in the hunt for a first-round bye in the men’s soccer playoffs. The Olympic College Rangers were the only thing standing in their way. The Bulldogs came out kicking with goals being scored by Jesse Sorteberg, Do Hee Kim, Fellipe Barros, Josh Strasser (2), Conner Moe and Radcliff McDougald. Providing assists on the 7 BC goals were Keiichi Ando, Sorteberg, Moe, Luiggi Montero (2) and Dalibor Omazic (2). Olympic finally answered with a goal, wrapping up the match in the win column for Bellevue 7-1, and earning that bye, and heading into the playoffs for the third consecutive year under head coach Adam Fenster.

Bellevue Men’s Soccer (7-2-4, 11-4-4) with the second highest season goals scored (48), will host either Clark (10-3-0, second in South) or Treasure Valley (8-5-0, third in East) Sat., Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. under the lights at Robinswood Park.

MEN’S SOCCER CURRENTLY IN FIRST PLACE
November 3, 2009

Bellevue Men’s Soccer locked in a playoff berth with their 3-1 victory over Tacoma Sat., Oct. 31. Sophomore Diego Robayo wasted little time when scoring BC’s first goal in the 3rd minute off an assist by freshman Luiggi Montero, then Bulldog freshman Radcliff McDougald teamed up with Conner Moe to score again for Bellevue at the 9-minute mark. Tacoma followed up with a goal of their own to end the first half 2-1. The second half turned into a defensive battle, with no other score until the 62nd minute, when Montero blasted in the final shot of the afternoon. Bellevue walked away with the 3-1 victory.

Bellevue men (6-2-3, 10-4-3), currently in first place in the West division, travel to the home field of the second place Peninsula College Pirates (6-2-3,

10-4-4) in Port Angeles, Weds., Nov. 4, for a shootout starting at 3 p.m. Bulldogs close out regular season play at home Sat., Nov. 7, against Olympic.

MEN’S SOCCER ADDS TWO WINS
October 28, 2009

Bellevue Men’s Soccer journeyed to Bremerton Weds., Oct. 21, to take on the Olympic College Rangers. BC head coach, Adam Fenster, said of the match, “The shots on goal statistic - which was 42 for Bellevue and 5 for Olympic - pretty much sums up the game.” Two of Bellevue’s three goals were scored in the first half by sophomores Joe Rinke and Joey Hancock. Freshman Luiggi Montero, on an assist by freshman Fellipe Barros, closed the lid on the match in the 74th minute. BC added another one to the “W” column with the final 3-1.

The Bulldogs hosted Highline College Sat., Oct. 24. While Bellevue and Peninsula have been battling out first and second in the NWAACC West men’s soccer standings, Highline has hovered in third position, with the potential for playing the deal breaker, however, that was not to be the case Saturday. Bellevue sophomore midfielder Keiichi Ando scored the first goal at 35 minutes, on an assist from sophomore Matt Eronemo. Ando struck again in the second half, followed by another goal from BC freshman Radcliff McDougald. Highline was able to answer only in the final minutes of a match which the Bulldogs had dominated and ended with the final score of 3-1.

Working towards a West region playoff berth, the Bulldogs (5-2-3, 9-4-3) host Tacoma (2-6-1, 2-6-1) on the BC Soccer field Sat., Oct. 31; kick off is 2 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER SITS TIGHT AT 2ND
October 20, 2009

Bellevue Men’s Soccer traveled to Tacoma Weds., Oct. 14, only to get skunked by the weather and the Titans. It was almost halfway into the first half before Tacoma scored the first goal of the match, which went unanswered for the rest of the windy afternoon. TCC scored again at the 60th minute, and the Bulldogs piled back into the vans for the long ride home, leaving the 2-0 loss behind them.

Saturday, Oct. 17, on the Bulldog’s home turf, it was a different story as Bellevue took a shot at overtaking the Peninsula College Pirates, currently ranked first in the men’s soccer West region. Through on-again, off-again rain squalls, both teams battled the elements until Peninsula posted the first goal of the game at the 56th minute. The Bulldogs proved tenacious, hammering at the PC goal until freshman Davis Smith, assisted by freshman Conner Moe, scored the tying goal for Bellevue at 66 minutes. The match ended with the 1-1 tie, leaving Bellevue still holding second place in the West.

The Bulldogs (3-2-3, 7-4-3) cross the Sound Weds., Oct. 21, to play at Olympic College (0-8-0, 0-9-0) in Bremerton at 4 p.m.

Returning to the BC Soccer home field Sat., Oct. 24, the Bulldogs host Highline (2-4-3, 7-6-3) starting at 2 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER TAKES SPOKANE
October 13, 2009

Bellevue Men’s Soccer hosted the visiting Spokane men’s team Sat., Oct. 10, but the welcome mat was quickly rolled up as sophomore Jordan Correra came through on an assist from freshman Kim Do Hee to score the first Bulldogs’ goal in the first minute of the match. Spokane answered with its own goal in the 13th minute, but the scoring slowed after that for both teams with yellow cards (4 for BC, 3 for Spokane) and red cards (1 for each team) dominating the game. Bellevue was down to 10 players on the field in the first half and BC head coach Adam Fenstersaid, “our never-give-up character was going to have to shine through in order to pull off a win.”