Center Valley, PA (November 2, 2024) - First-year JohnPaul Mazza scored with 38 seconds left lifting the DeSales University men's soccer team past King's College, 2-1, clinching both a spot and the #2 seed in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament on Saturday afternoon.


The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 2, King's - 1
• Records: DeSales (12-4-2, 4-1-2 MAC Freedom); King's (7-6-4, 2-3-2 MAC Freedom)
• The win clinches a spot as well as the #2 seed in next week's MAC Freedom postseason tournament.
• DSU qualifies for the postseason tournament for the second straight year and the 12th time in MAC Freedom history.
• DeSales will host Misericordia University in the MAC Freedom semifinals on Tuesday with a start time of 1:30 pm.
• This is the Bulldogs first win over King's College since the 2017 season improving DSU to 25-16-5 in the all-time series.

How it Happened

• After a scoreless first-half DSU got on the board in the 68th minute when junior Liam MacDonald scored off a centering pass from junior Kevin Krall.
• That lead stood into the 90th minute when King's tied the score at one at 89:01 on a header off a corner feed.
• On the re-start, the ball was sent back to the King's keeper where Mazza hustled after it, beating the keeper to the ball creating a wide open net that Mazza scored at 89:22 giving DSU the win and the #2 seed.

Top Bulldog Performers

• MacDonald's goal was his team-leading 12th of the season.
• Mazza scored his third of the year.
• First-year Jimmy Shensky made six saves in the win in goal.

For the Foes

• Cameron Jones scored King's goal and Philip Permyashkin had an assist on the goal. 

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales had a slim 18-15 edge in shots and each team had seven shots on goal.
• DSU enjoyed a slim 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.