CCSU Men Win New Hampshire Classic

Blue Devils' Cavener Named Tournament MVP

September 7, 2009

DURHAM, N.H. -- Senior captain Eddie Floyd scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another to lift the Central Connecticut State University men’s soccer team to a 3-1 victory over the University of New Hampshire Sunday afternoon.

Central Connecticut State's Eddie Floyd led the Blue Devils past UNH Sunday with a goal and an assist. (Photo courtesy of CCSU Athletics/Conrad Akier)

The Blue Devils, who defeated Vermont on Friday, won the Nike New Hampshire Classic with their 2-0 record during the weekend. Senior Mersad Sahanic and junior Shawn Buchanan also recorded goals in Sunday’s victory.

CCSU junior captain Robert Cavener’s name may not show up on the scoresheet from this weekend’s games, but the talented midfielder was rewarded for his outstanding play with Most Valuable Player honors for the tournament.

The Blue Devils were the first to strike in the match between CCSU and UNH, when sophomore Eduardo Ortiz found Buchanan up the right wing in the 21st minute. The junior midfielder finished the run by beating Wildcat goalkeeper Chris Devine to the top right corner of the net.

New Hampshire tied the game before halftime when Dylan George scored his second goal of the season off of an assist from Sean Coleman. George put it away just inside the left post to make it 1-1 just five minutes before the intermission.

After the break, Floyd put away what would end up being the game-winner in the 60th minute. Freshman forward Taylor Morgan recorded his first career point when he fed the captain with a perfect ball from the right side of the box.

With a 2-1 lead, Floyd added the insurance when he played a ball across the box to Sahanic, who finished it to give CCSU a 3-1 lead that would stand for the rest of the game.

Cavener was joined on the all-tournament team by fellow midfielder, Sahanic, and senior goalkeeper Paul Armstrong. Wildcats George, Chris Banks and Charlie Roche were selected to the all-tournament team, as were Vermont’s T.J. Gore and Yannick Lewis, along with Bucknell’s Conor O’Brien and Pat Selwood.