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Napa Valley College Men's Soccer Team Wins 4th Straight Bay Valley Conference Title
The Storm was 0-7 at the time, with three of those defeats by shutout, as it headed into the Bay Valley Conference season.
November 10, 2021
NAPA VALLEY, CA — Napa Valley College lost seven straight nonconference matches to start the 2021 men’s soccer season.
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The Storm was 0-7 at the time, with three of those defeats by shutout, as it headed into the Bay Valley Conference season.
A 3-1 loss to College of Marin-Kentfield on September 28 put Napa Valley at 0-8 on the season. It was the low point.
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“I think that was the turnaround, where the guys made this happen,” Napa Valley coach Rogelio Ochoa said. “The team collectively got together. They understood what was on the line, which was a conference title. And since then, we didn’t look back. The guys just had a different chip on the shoulder. They had a different mentality and it got us to where we’re at now.”
Where Napa Valley is now is at the very top of the Bay Valley standings and on its way to the California Community College Athletic Association-Northern California Regional playoffs.
A 2-1 win on Tuesday, November 9 over Yuba College-Marysville at Napa Memorial Stadium – achieved in dramatic fashion – gave Napa Valley the BVC title, its fourth consecutive conference championship.
Midfielder Josiah Gutierrez’s unassisted goal at the 22nd-minute mark of the first half gave the Storm (8-10-1 overall, 8-1-1 Bay Valley) an early 1-0 lead in a showdown of co-BVC leaders.
The Storm won it on striker Emmanuel Duran’s goal on an assist from Jacob Peppard, playing left wing, during added time late in the second half. It was in the 90th minute. [Read the full story here.]
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