Show Bruins Clinch League Crown Lanz records second hat trick as Bruins beat By Eric Bresee Bruins Soccer Beat Writer With wins over the weekend the mens men's soccer team clinched the league championship The Bruins Bruins' defeated Ricks 10 1 and 3 1 to virtually assure them a spot in the National Tournament Tournament ment in November The Bruins were ranked second going into the weekend weekend weekend week week- end only behind BYU The Cougars receive an automatic bid for being defending champions leaving a bid open in the region ate f M Mike Esquivel netted the game- game winning goal against Ricks in the minute The Bruins had seven or eight shot that should have found the back of the net except ac according to Head Coach Enrique Velasquez they were rushed Kirk Flowers recorded the shutout by making so some e spectacular saves Flowers made two one one-on-one saves in the first half that possibly saved the Bruins momentum momentum momen momen- tum turn and the game Going into the game against the Bruins needed a win over the Wolverines to clinch the league crown The Bruins stepped up their level of play and dominated for the full 90 minutes Edgar Lanz recorded his second hat trick of the year as he accounted for all of the Bruins scoring Two of Lanz's goals came while the Bruins were a man short Fifteen minutes into the second half Kyle Lopez drew a red card and left the Bruins short shorthanded The Bruins are awaiting bids for Nationals to be announced The announcement should come sometime sometime sometime some some- time this week Nationals will be beheld beheld beheld held Nov 21 19 in Statesboro GA |