MCPHERSON, KANSAS – Tigers and Warriors battle it out for 110' minutes and no winner was established, so the game went to PK's. After 5 attempts from each team the Warriors held the advantage 5-4, to advance themselves to the NCCAA Finals, and the Tigers season comes to an emotional end.

GAME SUMMARY

1^st Half
Keegan Witbooi, of Sterling College hits the icebreaker of the match in the 26' minute after he shoots from 30 yards out and puts it just above Sebastian Herrera in goal to open the game 1-0. Minutes later, Drew Schrader threatened to tie the game with a shot in the box, which would be saved, but the ball rebounded back to Schrader and the deflection went back into the goal to tie the game 1-1, and the half ended with the same score.

2^nd Half
A timely substitution for the Tigers about 20 minutes into the 2^nd half, proved to be crucial as Roberto Saldana found the ball off the pass from Johnny Rodriguez and netted the Tigers 2^nd goal to put them up 2-1. The Tigers held that lead going into the final 3 minutes of the game, before the Warriors threatened the last couple of minutes and a dangerous ball in the box lead to a tie game with 1:20' remaining.

1^st Overtime
A scuffle in the box leads to a PK for the Tigers in the opening minutes of overtime, after much arguing and debate over the call Tigers had an opportunity to close out the game, but the shot was just left of the goal and the game continued on. Sterling countered later in the period with a dangerous shot that hit off the crossbar, but Tigers would clear the ball and escape a Warrior golden goal to go to the next period.

2^nd Overtime
Both teams threaten with 1 shot on goal, but each goal keeper is able to keep the game alive and the game moves on to PK's.

PK's
1^st - Tigers Made, Sterling Made
2^nd – Tigers Miss, Sterling Made
3^rd – Tigers Made, Sterling Miss (Infraction on GK), Sterling Miss (Infraction on GK), Sterling Made
4^th – Tigers Made, Sterling Made
5^th – Tigers Made, Sterling Made
Sterling – 5
Tigers -4
Sterling wins 5-4 on PK's

Tigers conclude the season 8-10-2

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN QUOTES

Head Coach Aaron Hoxie:
""I've been in this game for 37 years and the things that happened in this are firsts for me. If you were witness to what happened you will know what I'm talking about. The shenanigans and the decisions, were absolutely shambolic and if I was them I would be embarrassed. Unfortunately, when adults decide to be involved in the game, it's the kids that suffer. Every. Time. They took it."
 
"That being said, there is always something to learn with every game. Could we have done more? Yes. In life, we can always do more. Never give up. While this is a very sad ending, and our feelings are clearly justified, we could have done more. My boys will put one foot in front of the other, and they will grind on. It's who they are. It's our DNA. They've learned that life isn't fair today, but they will make the best of it."