Friday, October 17, 2008

First Reiver Team Ever to Play for a Championship

ALBANY, Ga. - Iowa Western Community College's women's soccer team tries today to bring home the Reivers' first national championship. The Division I title will be on the line as Iowa Western (20-1-1) meets Young Harris, Ga., Community College (16-1-1) at 5 p.m.

The Reivers, ranked No. 5 nationally, pulled off a pair of upsets to advance to the final. Iowa Western avenged its only loss of the season with a 3-0 win over No. 4 Laramie County in the quarterfinal. A bigger shocker came in the semifinal when Iowa Western ousted No. 1-ranked Monroe Community College on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the teams played a scoreless game through regulation and two 10-minute overtimes.

Young Harris went to form. The No. 2-ranked Mountain Lions topped No. 7 Harford 3-0 in the quarterfinals and beat No. 3 Schoolcraft 2-0 in the semifinals.

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