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WINTHROP SOCCER
WINTHROP SOCCER
2008 Big South Conference Champions
The 2008 Big South Tournament started out with the
Eagles cruising to a 7-1 victory over VMI. However, in
the semi-finals the Eagles overcame player card sus-
pensions and injuries to outlast Liberty in penalties.
The shootout didn’t start well for the Eagles as Liberty
took a 2-0 lead and then a 3-1 lead after Miquel
Casajuana hit the post. With possible defeat looming,
the Eagles held on to hope (right) as they looked to
Patrick Mitrovich to save the day in net and he did just
that. Mitrovich saved the next shot followed by a Lib-
erty player nailing the post as then scored a penalty to
make it 3-3 in the shootout. After both teams scored
to make it 4-4, Mitrovich came through again with
a save (pictured below) that was followed by Daniel
Revivo converting on a penalty to send Winthrop to
the title game.