Box Score WATERVILLE, Maine - November 9, 2013 – #4 Thomas College (12-7-1) defeated #6 Colby-Sawyer (9-8-3) in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Soccer Championship tonight by the score of 4-1. With the win, the Terriers pick up their second NAC Championship in as many years.

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Thomas jumped out to the early lead at the 11 minute mark, when Michael Hand found the foot of Kenny Cano who ripped a shot towards the net, beating the keeper to the far side. Less than three minutes later, Hand found another one of his teammates, this time Tre Ming, who chipped the ball up over the keepers hands and into the back of the net to give Thomas a 2-0 lead.

Colby-Sawyer took the momentum soon after Thomas netted its second goal. The Chargers would get a free-kick from the corner, making Mikkail Crockwell come out and clear the ball out with a solid punch. Crockwell would go on to make a number of great saves in the first half, including a fantastic diving stop on a shot by Carlton Wheeler-Omiunu to silence the Chargers surge.

Thomas came out in the second half with the momentum, putting many shots towards the net. Michael Hand netted Thomas' third goal when Ming put a corner into the box where Paul Rechichi attempted a header that got blocked down to the foot of Hand. He would go on to volley the ball past the keeper, towards the top far corner.

Play continued to be back and forth in the second half until the ball found the boot of Kenny Cano who would score his second goal of the game when he dribbled into the 18 yard box and fired a shot off the crossbar and into the net to give Thomas a secure 4-0 lead. Colby-Sawyer's Alex Ortega erased the shutout for the Terriers when he found the back of the net at the 86th minute. The goal was Ortega's 13th of the season, which is the second most goals in a single season in Colby-Sawyer history. 

Thomas would go on to win their third conference championship in four years, also becoming only the second school to win back to back NAC Championships since Castleton did it in 2007-2008.

The 2013 NAC All-Tournament team was announced immediately following the on-field celebration. This year, five Terriers were named to the team including Mikkail Crockwell, Michael Hand, Paul Rechichi, Joshua Phelps and Tre Ming. Hand would also be named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. 

Alex Ortega, Rick Prindiville, and Nick Austin would be named to the All-Tournament team for the Chargers.

The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship selection show will be Monday, November 11 at 1 P.M. The Terriers will find out who their opponent will be for the first round of play.