ENID, Oklahoma -- The Mavericks picked the wrong time to be just a little bit off and were upset by Rich Mountain College 4-1 in the Region 2 Semi-Final in Enid last Friday. The Mavs had beaten Rich Mountain in each of the two previous game this season.
Jesus Aleman scored the lone Mavs’ goal in the second half.
“This was a tough loss,” said coach Michael DuRoy. “In some ways we played up to our standard and in others we weren’t even close. Their goalkeeper deserves a lot of credit. He made some miraculous saves. He was definitely the difference in the game. We gave up as many goals today as we had given up in all of our games combined. The second goal stunned us, and we lost our composure. I need to do a better job of settling everyone down. The playoffs are just different. Every mistake is magnified times ten. We need to find a way to perform better in the playoffs and that is 100% on me,” he said.
“Now we will wait on some other results across the country and see if we get an at-large bid to the national tournament,” he said. “Either way I’m really happy for our guys. They had an amazing year. We were conference champions, ranked eighth in the nation, and had five first team All-Region players. That is impressive.”
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