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Soccer: LWC men in NAIA National Title Match tonight

No. 2 Lindsey Wilson Shuts Out No. 3 Baker 2-0 in NAIA Men's Soccer National Semifinals in front of crowd of 258. LWC Goals: Eddy Campbell, Philip Sandgren.
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TONIGHT: LWC Wilson Men's Soccer vs. Hastings University- National Title MatchAt 7pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011, at the Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL. If you go: (Google Map), the match is 599 Miles, 10 hours, 10 minutes, from Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY.


By Dan White
ORANGE BEACH, AL - Eddy Campbell scored in the first half and Philip Sandgren added a goal in the second to lift No. 2 seed Lindsey Wilson College over No. 3 seed Baker (KS) University 2-0 in the semifinals of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship on Friday night at the Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL.



The Blue Raiders advance to their ninth NAIA title game at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday against top seeded Hastings (NE) University. Lindsey Wilson is a perfect 8-0 in the title game and 1-0 all time against Hastings, winning 5-0 at home in 2004.

Campbell delivered the game winner in just the 10th minute of the game as junior Mat Luak sent a through ball down the middle of the field, allowing Campbell to chip the shot in near the left post from about 10-feet out.

Odaine Sinclair fired a trio of shots for the Wildcats the rest of the half, but two of them were blocked out of the box by the Blue Raider defense and the other sailed wide.

Sandgren added the cushion for Lindsey Wilson in the 64th minute off a corner kick by senior Anyelo Avila. The freshman forward took possession on the left side of the goal box and fired his shot into the back of the net.

Nomura had to be on his toes late in the second half as four shots were sent his way, but the freshman from Tokyo, Japan made the stop on all of them to preserve the shutout.

Finishing with five saves, Nomura tallied his second shutout of the postseason, while Baker keeper Matt Bickley collected three saves with the two goals allowed.

The team's closed the game tied in shots at 14, while the Blue Raiders tallied a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal. Campbell paced Lindsey Wilson with four shots and Sinclair attempted a game-high five.

Lindsey Wilson made its last appearance in the NAIA title game in 2009, beating The Master's College 1-0 in Fresno, CA Current Blue Raider senior Chris Williams was named the tournament's most outstanding player.

The Blue Raiders have won eight NAIA Championships with three of the wins being registered in Alabama, two in Birmingham (1996, 1998) and one in Mobile (1995).

Saturday's final will be the first time the championship's No. 1 and No. 2 seeds have met since 2001 when top seeded Lindsey Wilson beat No. 2 seed Auburn Montgomery 4-0 in Bowling Green, KY.

STATS at LindseyAthletics.com

Saturday's championship can be seen live on WatchNAIA.com for $9.95 or followed through live stats for free at LindseyAthletics.com


This story was posted on 2011-12-03 02:48:49



Eddy Campbell celebrates after 1st Goal NAIA semi-finals



2011-12-03 - Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL - Photo by Duane Bonifer.
Lindsey Wilson College's Eddy Campbell of Kingston, Jamaica, celebrates Friday night, December 2, 2011, after scoring the Blue Raiders' first goal at the 10-minute in the match against Baker (KS) University in the 2011 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship semifinal match. LWC won 2-0 to advance to the title game against 2010 defending national champion Hastings (NE) College at 7pmCT on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL. Greeting Campbell is teammate Matt Luak (No. 6) of Croydon, Australia.

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Philip Sandgren, Kristinstad, Sweden, after LWC 2nd goal



2011-12-03 - Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College's Philip Sandgren of Kristinstad, Sweden, celebrates Friday night, December 2, 2011, after scoring the Blue Raiders' second goal at the 64-minute in the match against Baker (KS) University in the 2011 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship semifinal match. LWC won 2-0 to advance to the title game against 2010 defending national champion Hastings (NE) College at 7pmCT on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL. -DUANE BONIFER

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Blue Raider Yuta Nomura deflects Baker shot



2011-12-03 - Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College goal keeper Yuta Nomura of Tokyo deflects a Baker (KS) University shot in the second half of the Friday night, December 2, 2011 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship semifinal match. LWC won 2-0 to advance to the title game against 2010 defending national champion Hastings (NE) College at 7pmCT on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Orange Beach Sportsplex, 4389 Pub Works Road, Orange Beach, AL Blue Raiders looking on are, from left, Carl Pettersson of Umea, Sweden; Matt Luak of Croydon, Australia; and Lebagang Moloto of Polokwane, South Africa.

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