New Rochelle, NY – The No. 16 Monroe University men's soccer team will host Monroe Community College in the first round of the East District Championships on Saturday, October 26 at 5:00 pm at Flowers Park.

The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 6-4-1 record. They are led by freshmen Braxton Richards and Harumi Yunaiyama, who completed the regular season with seven and six goals, respectively. Richards paced the Mustangs with 16 points on the year.

Monroe has also had 17 different goal scorers this year.

The Tribunes went 9-5-1 over the course of the 2024 campaign. They were led by Ollie Weir, a former Mustang. The Scotland native scored a team-high nine goals this season to go along with one assist.

In their only meeting this season, the Mustangs edged the Tribunes, 3-2, thanks to a late penalty kick from Yunaiyama. A physical contest saw Monroe take a 2-0 first half lead before Weir and the Tribunes tied it up in the 87th minute.

Yunaiyama then took the all-important penalty kick with less than a minute remaining to secure the hard-fought victory for the Mustangs.

The defending East District champions defeated Monroe Community College, 2-0, in the semi-finals of last year's tournament. Ryosuke Tanaka scored the two goals for the Mustangs, kickstarting the team's road to a second consecutive NJCAA National Championship.

The winner of Saturday's match will line up to play at No. 10 Harcum College on November 2 for a spot in the East District Final.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 20 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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