WATERBURY, Conn. – Graduate midfielder Pablo Tenorio provided all the offense that #21 Post University Men's Soccer needed on Sunday afternoon in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Quarterfinals against eighth-seeded Georgian Court University at LaMoy Field. Defeating the Lions for the second time in a week, 1-0, the top-seeded Eagles punched their ticket to the CACC Semifinals for the tenth consecutive season and will face fifth-seeded Holy Family University at home on Wednesday at 1:00 PM.

THE BASICS

#21 Post University 1, Georgian Court University 0

#21 Post University (8-1-7)

Georgian Court University (5-9-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED
With both sides vying for a bid to the CACC Semifinals, it was the Lions who came out of the gate aggressively against junior goalkeeper Leopold Dufaut, generating three shots in the opening nine minutes of the contest to just one for Post from junior forward Aidan Tross. Tenorio, who had the game-winning penalty kick goal, would notch the first shot on goal for Post in the 14th minute against senior goalkeeper Ayendi Batista.

For the half, it was Georgian Court holding a slight 7-6 edge in shots overall, forcing Dufaut to make five saves in goal, while Ayendi made two saves on three attempts by the Eagles. The lone shot to go in would come on Tenorio's penalty kick in the 25th minute as the senior got a hand on the ball, but it still found its way into the net for the eventual game-winning goal.

Aggressive play led to nine total yellow cards being issued in the match, eight of which came during and after the halftime break, with Post accounting for six of them by the end of the match. The second half would be controlled offensively by the Lions as they peppered Dufaut with 16 shots, six of which went on net. Dufaut would finish the match with 11 saves as Georgian Court recorded 23 total shots to just nine for Post, who held off the late charge in the 1-0 win.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Heading back to the CACC Semifinals, this is the tenth consecutive season in which Post University has reached that point in the CACC Tournament
• Since their CACC Championship win over Georgian Court University back on November 17th, 2019, Post University has won seven consecutive matches against the Lions
• This season, Pablo Tenorio is now 2-for-2 on penalty kicks and is responsible for two game-winning goals 
• In total, nine yellow cards were issued in the match, with six of them going to Post University and three being awarded to Georgian Court University

WHO'S NEXT
Post University heads to the CACC Semifinals to take on fifth-seeded Holy Family University at LaMoy Field on Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 PM. Earlier this season, the Eagles came out on top over the Tigers, 3-1, on the road to move to 6-0-1 in their last seven matches against Holy Family since 2019.