Men's Soccer ends in SLIAC Championship; Griffins bring home postseason hardware

Fulton, Mo. - The No. 4 seeded Fontbonne University Griffins ended their 2014 season 8-14 overall after a loss to No. 3 seeded Westminster College in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game. The Griffins were defeated 3-1 in a tight matchup.

While Fontbonne held the shots and corner kick advantages 16-15 and 7-2 respectively, the Griffins couldn't convert on their chances. Several posts and crossbars were hit in an attempt to keep their season alive. Fontbonne was at their strongest offensively at the beginning and end of the game.

Westminster scored in the 29th minute right next to the right post. The Blue Jays thought they scored their second goal, but the goal was waved off due to a foul. Westminster secured the game-winning goal in the 65th minute followed by a third goal in the 68th minute.

Fontbonne upped their pressure in the final 10 minutes, finally scoring in the 83rd minute. Senior Tim Menzel took a freek kick just outside the left side of the box and crossed the ball to the far right post where junior Alex Platipodis scored his second goal of the season and his first postseason goal.

After the game, the SLIAC announced the 2014 All-Conference and All-Tournament awards. Menzel and freshman Alex Phillips took home 2nd Team All-Conference honors with junior Devin Arand securing a 1st Team All-Conference selection for his defensive efforts. Senior Carl Alsbach earned All-Sportsmanship honors. Menzel, Platipodis and freshman Ryan Dudley were All-Tournament team selections.

SLIAC POSTSEASON RELEASE