PK's return Triton to top of mountain with Region IV championship

RIVER GROVE, ILL. - In dramatic fashion the Triton College men's soccer team nearly lost and eventually won the 2017 NJCAA Region IV Division III Championship, doing so in penalty over Madison College. Despite a 3-0 lead early in the second half, the top-seeded Trojans allowed the second-seeded WolfPack to rally and force overtime. After two scoreless OT periods, the teams went to penalty kicks, which Triton College won by a 5-4 margin to advance to the NJCAA District C Tournament.

Triton's Kevin Flores scored the game-winning goal, while goalkeeper Jonathan Castro recorded the final championship winning save.

Triton College last won the Region IV tournament in 2013 and is now 16-0-1 on the year. Ranked #5 in the latest NJCAA Division III Poll, the Trojans play Anoka-Ramsey Community College on Wednesday, October 25 in a NJCAA District C Tournament Semifinal.

Madison College finishes runner-up in the Region IV Tournament for a second consecutive season, doing so after an 11-5-1 season.

Tournament Central: Men's Division III Soccer