Carnegie Mellon Defeats Gettysburg 4-1 to Win ECAC Men's Soccer South Championship

Nov. 12 – (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Senior forward Jonathan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) capped off an illustrious career by scoring three goals and leading the Carnegie Mellon men’s soccer team to the ECAC Division III Men’s South Soccer Championship. Carnegie Mellon faced Gettysburg College in the Championship game on Sunday, November 12 and came away with a 4-1 victory.

The Tartans came into the eight team tournament as the number two seed and defeated Westminster College on Wednesday and Alvernia College on Saturday to reach the championship game.

Browne, the school’s all-time goal and points leader, scored just 83 seconds into the game by using his head to redirect a header by freshman midfielder Jonathan Simon (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) into the net.

Browne’s second goal happened in the 13th minute off a cross from the right corner by senior midfielder Will Schlough (Stratham, N.H./Exeter). The ball bounced free in the box and Browne one-timed a shot from five yards out past Bullets goalkeeper Matt Langston.

Standing near the right post, Browne registered the hat trick in the 16th minute when he one-timed a pass from senior forward Andrew Park (Boise, Idaho) into the goal. This marks his third career hat-trick and first since his sophomore year.

Park added a goal of his own in the 56th minute when he collected his blocked shot and laced the ball inside the far left post from 18 yards out.

Gettysburg ended Carnegie Mellon’s shutout bid in the 80th minute when forward Chris Bayon one-timed a pass from defender Ross Witte into the net past backup senior goalkeeper Robert Vargo (West Mifflin, Pa.). The shot hit the crossbar and deflected down into the goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton) made five saves in the win. Langston stopped four shots on the day.

The Tartans outscored their opponents 10-1 in the ECAC tournament. Browne was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Carnegie Mellon wraps up their season with a 14-5 record and Gettysburg finishes with a 12-6-4 mark.