NO. 5 HAWKS START 2025 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WITH A VICTORY IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME THRILLER

WICHITA, Kan. – The No. 9 Northeast Community College men's soccer team began their run at the 2025 NJCAA DII Men's Soccer Championship Monday night in Wichita, Kansas in a matchup against No. 9 Madison College. The Hawks came out on top in double overtime by a final score of 1-0.

Northeast (15-4-1, 6-2-1 ICCAC) and the Wolfpack played to a 0-0 draw throughout the first 105 minutes of the match as freshman Jayden Quemada (Peoria, Arizona) saved six shots for the Hawks in goal. Jochem Ostendorp (Doetinchem, Netherlands) whipped in a corner kick with just 4:34 left in the second overtime period and Nicolo Donadio (Rome, Italy) headed the ball into the left side of the net to give Northeast the victory.

The Hawks will take on No. 4 CCBC Essex at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in Wichita, Kansas and the winner of that contest will become champion of Pool D and will reach the national semifinals. The two squads played way back on August 24 in Westfield, Indiana when the Hawks were ranked No. 1 in the nation and the Knights were ranked No. 5. Northeast was victorious in the first showdown of the two teams by a final score of 1-0.

STAT SHEET:

Goal: Nicolo Donadio (Rome, Italy)

Assist: Jochem Ostendorp (Doetinchem, Netherlands)

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Men's Soccer Coach Adam Potter on the victory in double overtime against No. 9 Madison:

"Overall, it was just a gritty performance by the guys," Potter said. "Next man up mentality. Guys stuck to the gameplan, and we found a way. We knew that we had to be creative in the ways that we scored, and Nicolo put in a massive goal on a set piece. What a statement and what a massive win for the guys!"

Potter on a rematch with CCBC Essex upcoming:

"Now we get to look forward to a rematch from opening weekend," Potter said. "When we played in Indiana, we were both ranked in the top five in the country and now here we are both in the top five in the country. It's going to be another hard-fought game and we have to recover our bodies quickly. There's a spot in the semifinals on the line and we have to come into work and want it so badly again."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will take on No. 4 CCBC Essex at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in Wichita, Kansas in Pool D of the 2025 NJCAA Men's Soccer Championship with a trip to the national semifinals on the line.

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