College Soccer - U Conn takes Big East while Wake Forest takes ACC

In a clash of top 5 powers #1 U Conn captured the Big East Tournament title over #5 Notre Dame 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.  With the win U Conn should expect to get the top overall seed in the coming NCAA Tournament set to be announced on Monday.  Meanwhile, Boston College upset #2 Wake Forest 2-1 to take the ACC Tournament.  It was the 2nd time this season BC has defeated Wake Forest.

Big East -- U Conn 2  Notre Dame 0
Connecticut used two goals from Dori Arad to capture a 2-0 win over Notre Dame in the title game of the Big East Men's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon at Morrone Stadium.  Connecticut jumped ahead in the eighth minute as a corner kick from Akeem Priestley was headed in by Arad. The Huskies nearly made it 2-0 with 26:30 left in the first half when a Toni Stahl blast banged off the crossbar before being cleared out by the Irish defense.  UConn did gain a two-goal advantage in the 18th minute as Arad scored off another corner kick. That kick was sent into the box my Mike Pezza. The Irish thwarted a Husky threat in the 25th minute as senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill (Louisville, Ky./DeSales) leaped to punch out a header on goal.  The Huskies out shot the Irish 15-11, while they also held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Quinn finished with five saves, while Cahill had one in the first half. Ford had seven stops for the Huskies.

ACC -- Boston College 2  Wake Forest 1
Junior midfielder Mike Konicoff assisted on Sherron Manswell's first-half goal then netted the gamewinner just after halftime to lead sixth-ranked Boston College to the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title with a 2-1 victory over #2 Wake Forest in the championship game before 2,039 fans at the SAS Soccer Complex on Sunday evening.  BC, the conference's regular-season champion, defeated Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest in tournament play en route to the championship.