Chowan Captures Second Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship
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BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – The second-seeded Hawks of Chowan captured their second Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship in three seasons with a penalty kick victory over fifth-seeded Converse at Truist Stadium at Bryan Park in Brown Summit on Sunday afternoon to claim the 2023 title.
It was a thrilling finish to a fantastic tournament as the teams played to a 1-1 draw over 110 minutes before going to penalty kicks. Chowan scored first in the 10th minute as Junior Smith played Leke Ademola behind the defense and he beat the keeper far post for the 1-0 lead. Converse drew even in the 62nd minute off a corner kick as Guilherme Fontes delivered a perfect service back post where Joan Bauza Sureda headed the ball home for the equalizer.
After a fairly even extra time, Chowan converted their first three penalty kick attempts and the Hawks keeper, Chase Jansen, made three consecutive saves to give Chowan the championship trophy and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Converse outshot Chowan 19-12 in the contest but the Hawks held a 6-5 edge in shots on frame. Both keepers made four saves while Converse had seven corner kicks to six for Chowan.
After the game, the conference recognized the 10-member All-Tournament team headlined by tournament MVP Jansen of Chowan. The team is listed below.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and the Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park are available
here.
2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team
MVP - Chase Jansen, Chowan
Sam Deacon, Chowan
Harri Lovett, Chowan
Tylar Elliott, Chowan
Charley Leech, Chowan
Joan Bauza Sureda, Converse
Kyle Lewis, Converse
Max Seiwald, Converse
Seven Boaghe Braniste, Francis Marion
Immanuel Akpeme, Barton
2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, November 1 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#9 Emmanuel def. #4 Belmont Abbey, 2-1 (OT) (Box Score)
#5 Converse def. #8 Lees-McRae, 3-2 (OT) (Box Score)
#6 Barton def. #7 Mount Olive, 1-0 (Box Score)
Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 4 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#5 Converse def. #9 Emmanuel, 2-1 (Box Score)
#6 Barton def. #3 Young Harris, 5-5 (4-3 PKs) (Box Score)
Semifinals – Friday, November 10 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit, N.C.)
#5 Converse def. #1 Francis Marion, 4-1 (Box Score)
#2 Chowan def. #6 Barton, 3-2 (OT) (Box Score)
Final – Sunday, November 12 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit, N.C.)
#5 Converse vs. #2 Chowan, 1-1 (3-0 PKs) (Box Score)