MSUB Men's Soccer GNAC Team of the Week

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, October 19, 2015 Comeback win, shutout earn MSUB men’s soccer GNAC Team of the Week

After defeating Northwest Nazarene 1-0 on Thursday, MSUB’s men’s soccer team rallies for a 3-2 comeback win against Concordia Saturday and is named the GNAC Team of the Week. BILLINGS, Mont. – A 2-0 halftime deficit didn’t stop the Montana State University Billings men’s soccer team on Saturday. Neither did the fact that the Yellowjackets played the final 35 minutes against Great Northwest Athletic Conference opponent Concordia University with only 10 players, after a red card early in the second half. In a match that looked all but lost at the break – MSUB conceded an own goal 18 minutes in and a second goal with just 24 seconds before halftime – somehow the ‘Jackets found a will to win. As a result of MSUB’s two victories last week, the Yellowjackets have been recognized as the GNAC Team of the Week, announced by the conference office on Monday. Ricardo Palomino, already the top scorer in the GNAC, took his game on Saturday to a level unseen this season and matched historically only by Yellowjacket alltime great Sam Charles. Three goals in 45 minutes, each tucked away with


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