Messiah heads back to championship game

• by Soccer America , Dec 5, 2009

[NCAA DIVISION III MEN] Messiah reached the NCAA Division III men's final for the seventh time in the last 10 years with a 2-1 win over Williams in the semifinals in San Antonio. The Falcons will meet Calvin, a 1-0 winner over Dominican (Ill.), in Saturday's final.

Trevor Lee and Derek Black scored for Messiah. Williams got a late goal from Matt Ratajczak.

Brad Heethuis scored in the 77th minute to give Calvin a berth in the final. Both the Knights and Stars had never previously advanced as far as the final four.