Men's Soccer 11.11.16 Tulsa Tops UConn, Advances to American Men’s Soccer Championship Game Follow @American_MSoc CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL BOX SCORE TAMPA, FLA. – Second-seeded Tulsa defeated No. 3 UConn, 2-0, in the American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship semifinals Friday evening at Corbett Stadium. The Hurricane advanced to the championship game with the victory and will face the winner of fourth-seeded UCF and top seed USF Sunday at Noon ET. The game will air live on ESPN3 and tape delayed on ESPNU at 4 p.m. ET. Juan Sanchez opened up the scoring for Tulsa by finding the back of the net in the 10th minute. He scored from the far left side on an assist by Kay Duit. Tulsa (10-4-4) went into the break with a 1-0 lead, and the score remained that way until the 62nd minute when Sanchez and Rollie Rocha assisted on rookie Matt Puig’s goal. The tally was the eighth goal of the season for Puig, a team-high. The Huskies (11-7-1) held a 14-7 advantage in shots and the two teams tied 3-3 in corner kicks. Golden Hurricane keeper Jake McGuire made three saves and recorded a shutout, while UConn’s Scott Levene finished with four saves. Sanchez led Tulsa with four shots, all of which were on goal. Abdou Mbacke Thiam had a game-high six shot attempts for UConn. For more information on the American Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit www.theamerican.org/msoccer.