MEN'S SOCCER DAILY UPDATE

November 8, 2008

Seen and Heard during the America East Quarterfinals

Binghamton defeated New Hampshire 3-1 in the America East quarterfinals on Saturday night at the Bearcats Sports Complex. With the win, the Bearcats head to Albany on Wednesday for the semifinals at 1 p.m. There were several storylines from the win over the Wildcats.

Cody in the Clutch

Senior midfielder Cody Germain continues to be one of the Bearcats' most reliable players in the postseason. In eight career America East Tournament games, he has three goals, all of which have been game winners, and an assist. In addition, Germain has been named to the America East Conference All-Tournament team in 2006 and 2007.

In 2005, Germain scored the Bearcats' second goal in their 4-1 win at UMBC in the America East semifinals. Two years ago, he assisted on Joey Neilson's game-tying goal against Boston in the semifinals. Binghamton went on to win that game in a penalty-kick shootout. Last year, Germain scored the game winner in the Bearcats' 1-0 win against UMBC in the semifinals.

"I love the postseason," Germain said. "I've been waiting all year for that goal. It was really important for us to come back and get our confidence back after the Maine loss (last weekend)."

Giving and Taking

Until Saturday night, junior forward Cameron Keith had not recorded a point in postseason play. He made up for it in a big way by having a part in all three Binghamton goals. His four-point effort gives him 19 points for the season (eight goals, three assists).

"Camy was great," head coach Paul Marco said. "He was great at bringing other guys into the game. He was good in the box and covered ground. I thought he played very well."

Answering Quickly

When New Hampshire cut the Binghamton lead to 2-1 midway through the first half, it took the Bearcats less than a minute to get the goal back. Keith found senior midfielder Darren McAllister in front of the goal, extending the lead back to two goals.

"All it takes is one goal for a team to get back in the game," McAllister said. "That gave us a kick in the behind that we really needed. Our reaction to the goal was magnificent. We got right on the ball."

"I thought we had a great response to their goal," Marco said. "I really liked the way we came right back."

Help for the Hooligans

As usual, the BU Soccer Hooligans were in full force for the game on Saturday. They did, however, have two extra people helping them cheer on the Bearcats. Former players Matt Narode and Adam Chavez, both of whom graduated last spring, were in the stands. Chavez tried to get some of his own cheers going (including one for yours truly when I was on the sidelines during the second half) but to no avail. Narode, however, stood next to Hooligan President Erwin Seguia so he was more in tune with the the traditional cheers.

Posted November 8, 2008. 11 p.m.
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