DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ; Second-half goals by Tyler Brady and Cristian Fernandes gave No. 6 Oklahoma Christian University a 2-1 victory over No. 11 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University at the NAIA Men;s Soccer National Championship Friday (Nov. 17) evening at Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium.
ERAU began the game at a frenetic pace, outshooting OCU 10-4 in the first frame, including five shots on frame to OCU;s one. Phil Middleton had a couple of chances to put Embry-Riddle ahead, but OCU keeper Brian Cochrum snagged both shot attempts, and his ERAU counterpart Viktor Bergrstrand pushed a Matt Clark offering over the crossbar, resulting in a scoreless tie at the half-time break.
Embry-Riddle finally converted on one of its scoring opportunities less than a minute into the second half. Joe Yoffe chased down a ball into the corner and managed to hook it back to Peter Masters running down the left side behind him. Masters; short cross found Jimmie Berry at the top left corner of the 18-yard box and Berry blasted a left-footed shot into the upper right corner to put ERAU up 1-0.
Oklahoma Christian got the equalizer on a set piece off the boot of Tyler Brady just 20 seconds after Carl Sheard received a second yellow card, forcing the Eagles to play a man down for the remainder of the match.
OCU further capitalized on the one-man advantage in the 72^nd minute when Cristian Fernandes; low driven ball beat Bergstrand low for the game-winner.
The win propelled OCU (12-4-2) into the quarterfinal round where they will face No. 3 Webber International University at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 18), and brought ERAU;s season to an end at 13-7-0.
No. 6 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN 2, No. 11 EMBRY-RIDDLE (FLA.) 1

Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 0 1 - 1
Oklahoma Christian 0 2 - 2
Scoring: 45:57 ; Embry- Riddle, Jimmie Berry (3) (Peter Masters); 56:57 ; Oklahoma Christian, Tyler Brady (3) (unassisted); 71:21 ; Oklahoma Christian, Cristian Fernandes (5) (unassisted).
Shots: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 21, Oklahoma Christian 11.
Corner kicks: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 3, Oklahoma Christian 2.
Goalie saves: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (Viktor Bergstrand) 3, Oklahoma Christian (Brian Cochrum) 10.
Fouls: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 13, Oklahoma Christian 14.