UM Men Fall To Embry Riddle in National Tournament
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OLATHE, Kan. - No. 19 Embry-Riddle extended its current winning streak to eight games thanks to a 2-0 second-round win over No. 3 Mobile (Ala.) this afternoon at the NAIA National Championship. Junior forward Joe Yoffe came up with his 10th goal of the year, on a penalty kick in the 61st minute, to send the Eagles to the Quarterfinal round on Nov. 17.

Junior midfielder AJ Barrett extended the ERU lead to 2-0 in the 87th minute with an assist credited to Sam Litchfield.

Defense was a theme throughout as there were a combined seven shots on goal. Netminder Ian Levine notched the shutout for Embry-Riddle halting three shots on goal.

Embry-Riddle will now face the winner of No. 6 Concordia (Calif.) and No. 11 Graceland (Iowa) at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Mobile, who gets shut-out for just the second time all year, concludes its season at 14-5-1.

UM Men #3 Seed For NAIA National Tournament
Nov. 9, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- The University of Mobile men's soccer team will be the #3 seed when the NAIA National Tournament begins November 14th in Olathe, Kan.

The Rams (14-4-1) fell in the semifinals of the Region XIII Tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 20-team field of the 49th Annual Championships.

Other teams in the Rams' side of the bracket are Auburn-Montgomery, Southern Nazarene, Mid-Continent, Lindsey Wilson, Concordia, Graceland, and Judson.

Mobile last played in the National Tournament in 2004, when they lost in the first round. The 2 years prior to that, the team won the National Championship in 2002 and made it to the quarterfinals in 2003.

For fans that cannot make the trip to Kansas, the NAIA will broadcast the games live over the internet. Fans can purchase single games or an all-tournament pass. For information on that and much more, including the bracket go to the NAIA web site.