TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Fall Championships continued the past two weekends with District Championships in men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball.
Division I Men's Soccer
Joachim Kyei's goal in the 107th minute gave Daytona State College a 2-1, double OT victory over USC Lancaster in the NJCAA DI Men's Soccer Southeast District Championship Match.
The win sends the Falcons into the NJCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, which will be played on their home turf in Daytona Beach, Fla.
USC Lancaster got on the board first, courtesy of Fin Williams' goal in the third minute. The score remained 1-0 until Daytona State's Kayoum M'Bamba found the net in the 70th minute.
Daytona State outshot USCL 40-6.
Division I Women's Volleyball
A day after facing off for the FCSAA Championship, Florida SouthWestern State College and Miami Dade College were back on the court at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, this time competing for the NJCAA Division I Atlantic District A & B Championships.
Miami Dade scored a 3-0 win over Florida SouthWestern to claim the FCSAA Champions trophy, but needed a win on Sunday to officially punch its ticket to the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship in Clarksville, Tenn.
The Sharks took the court second on Sunday, playing GCAA Champion Andrew College and scored another three-set victory, winning 25-8, 25-12 and 25-18.
Ahead of Miami Dade's win, Florida SouthWestern delivered its own straight-set victory over USC Sumter, winning 25-9, 25-11 and 25-15.
Division I Women's Soccer
Prior to its men's trip to the Palmetto State, Daytona State's women traveled to USC Lancaster, where it also needed overtime before claiming a 1-0 victory.
Just as she did in last season's National Championship match, the Falcons' Shaneil Buckley found the net for the win.
Julianna Trujillo continued her stellar postseason play, turning away all three USCL shot attempts.
The Falcons will head to Enid, Okla., where they will attempt to defend their 2024 National Championship.
Division II Women's Soccer
Playing in its third straight district championship event, Pensacola State College fell to Cape Fear, 2-1 in overtime.
The 2023 and 2024 district championships were a head-to-head match against the Region 10 champion. The Pirates lost in their debut season before breaking through in 2024 and advancing to the NJCAA DII Women's Soccer Championship.
This year, the ACCC joined the Division II ranks, resulting in a four-team district event.
Pensacola State's Vivian Kettenhausen found the net in the 8th minute to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead. They held the lead until the 80th minute when the Sea Devils scored the equalizer. In the fourth minute of overtime, Cape Fear's Kayla Donley scored for the win.