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NPU Men's Soccer Team Prevails Over Wheaton
WHEATON, IL (November 11, 2004) - Austin Person of First Covenant Church in
Omaha, Nebraska, recorded his fifth shutout as the North Park University
(NPU) men's soccer team defeated Wheaton College 2-0 last Saturday night
in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) playoff finals.
Person, a sophomore goalie, had eight saves, many of them in spectacular
fashion, as the Vikings got two goals from P.J. Eriksson for all of its
offense. One of Eriksson's goals was assisted by Adam Johnson, who grew
up at Community Covenant Church in East
Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
With the victory, coach John Born's team finished 14-3-2 on the season
and narrowly missed getting its first invitation to the NCAA Division
III men's soccer playoffs. Wheaton (17-4) earned the NCAA playoff berth
for the CCIW by virtue of a 7-0 regular season mark in a points system
format. North Park was 4-2-1 in regular season play and lost to Wheaton
1-0 on October 5.
In other NPU athletics news:
- Junior outside hitter Shannon Zoll earned All-CCIW Honorable mention
in volleyball after the Vikings finished a 9-29 season with three losses
last weekend
at the conference tourney.
- Mike Haehn connected on two touchdown throws to Jon Harris as NPU
lost 56-14 at Wheaton College last Saturday in a conference football
game. The Vikings are now 1-8 overall, 0-6 in CCIW play, heading into
Saturday's 1 p.m. finale against visiting North
Central College.
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