Box Score
JAMAICA, NY – Francisco Florez scored two goals, both of which were set up by Elysee Vilsaint, who finished with three assists and a goal, as the York College men’s soccer team defeated Brooklyn College 4-2 in the CUNY Athletic Conference Quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. With the win, York advances to the conference semi-finals for the fourth consecutive season and will battle Medgar Evers College on Saturday at 11:30 at the College of Staten Island.
The Cardinals struck first at the 23:00 mark when Vilsaint made a cross that Florez headed in for the first goal of the game. Just 50 second later, Vilsaint once again set up Florez, who beat the keeper to give York a 2-0 advantage.
In the second half, Vilsaint would score a goal of his own, a conference-leading 15th of the season, to put York up 3-0. After Brooklyn got on the board in the 71st minute, Vilsaint found Ousmane Toure off a corner kick, who put the ball in the net to give York a comfortable 4-1 advantage. Five minutes later, Brooklyn would add a goal off a corner kick to make the final score 4-2.
York will look to eliminate Medgar Evers four the fourth straight season Saturday. They defeated the Cougars in the semi-finals the past two seasons and in the quarterfinals in 2006. In the other semi-final matchup, Hunter College will take on the winner of the Baruch/ City Tech match at 1:30.