Men’s Soccer Team Ends Three-game Losing Streak with a Win Against Anne Arundel CC

The Montgomery College Raptors men's soccer team has ended their three-game losing streak with a victory against Region XX opponent Anne Arundel Community College at home 2-1 on October 13th. MC freshman Francisco Mangue tallied the game's first goal in the 27th minute with Youness Benmouna serving up the assist. Anne Arundel Riverhawks mounted a change in the second half that level the match in the 69th minute but, September's MDJUCO men's soccer student-athlete of the month, Benmouna stepped up and scored an unassisted go-ahead goal in the 78th minute to put his team back on top 2-1. Montgomery's defense held off a last ditched push from Riverhawks to pick up a big win that would ultimately have an impact on the Raptors postseason seeding in the Region Tournament. Highlights: http://mcraptors.com/links/bcl02e 

The Raptors dropped a hard-fought match on October 18th to their MDJUCO and Region XX rivals, Howard CC Dragons 1-0. The Dragons were able to score in the game's first 20 minutes, and after several quality attempts, the Raptors couldn't put the ball between the pipes. Highlights: http://mcraptors.com/links/jbanoo 

The Raptors wrap up their regular season with two games on the road on October 20th at Northern Virginia Community College and on Tuesday, October 23rd at Allegany College of Maryland. Montgomery College will compete in postseason play starting Thursday, October 26th at Anne Arundel CC in the NJCAA DIII Region XX Tournament. The tournament seeds and schedule are TBA and will be announced via @MC_Raptors social media and www.MCRaptors.com.