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Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Breathtaking Game-Winning Goal By Afful, Leads Statesmen To Region Championship Title

Breathtaking Game-Winning Goal By Afful, Leads Statesmen To Region Championship Title
Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 8:12 - Raquan Bryant (Richard Bland College)
1st - 45:00 - D'Alessandro Rodriguez (USC Lancaster)
2nd - 83:44 - Michael Afful (Richard Bland College)
Game Leaders
Richard Bland College
G: 2 Players (#11, #28) - 1
A: Raquan Bryant - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#4, #11) - 4
Sv: Cristian Rodriguez - 2
USC Lancaster
G: D'Alessandro Rodriguez - 1
A: Peyton Smith - 1
Sh: 4 Players (#9, #10, #21, #24) - 1
Sv: Beckham Bommershine - 6
Team Stats
Full stats

SOUTH PRINCE GEORGE, VA – The Richard Bland College men's soccer team moves to 13-4 overall after traveling to Spartanburg Methodist College for the Region 10 Division I championship contest with USC Lancaster this afternoon. The Statesmen defeated the Lancers 2-1 in regulation to advance to the District Tournament.

 

Raquan Bryant got the Statesmen on the board early in the 9th minute of the game. Before closing out the first half, the Lancers put one past keeper, Cristian Rodriguez. The score would remain even, 1-1 through 83 minutes of play. In the 84th minute, Michael Afful found the back of the net with the game winning goal for the green and white.

 

With the win, the Statesmen will host the Southeast District tournament for an automatic bid to the National Tournament. Stay tuned to RBC Athletic social media for updates.