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Kendrick Tyson (pictured, right) was named to the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference men's soccer first team and teammate Tony Villasenor earned all-conference honorable mention as the conference released its post-season awards today.

The pair helped St. Ambrose finish 6-10-3 overall and 3-4-1 in the conference. The Bees' season ended in the conference tournament quarterfinals with a shootout loss at Viterbo.

Tyson, a senior forward from Davenport, Iowa, was one of the conference's top offensive threats. He scored 10 goals and added six assists for a 26-point season. Three of his goals were game winners.

Tyson did most of his damage during the conference season. He scored six goals, two of them game winners, and finished with three assists in the eight league matches.

In his three years at St. Ambrose, Tyson finished with 25 goals and 21 assists for 71 points.

After moving from forward to defender, Villasenor (pictured, right), from Glen Ellyn, Ill., received all-conference honorable mention after his strong senior season.

The team captain started all 18 games he played and led a defense that helped the Bees climb to a fifth-place conference tie after finishing eighth in the league in 2009. SAU allowed only 2.43 goals per game

Offensively, Villasenor came up with eight goals, four of them coming on penalty kicks.

SAU ended their season with a shootout loss on Halloween to Viterbo University in the MCC Tournament quarterfinals. After two gut wrenching regulation periods, the two teams remained tied after two more overtime periods. Viterbo earned their victory after winning the shootout 4-2.

Ambrose scored first seven minutes in, when Matt Kraciun (pictured, right) scored his first goal of the season. SAU maintained the one goal lead until early in the second period, when VU's Jamie Robertson's penalty kick was successful. Later in the period, Robertson assisted Chris Bagshaw in scoring the go-ahead goal, but a blunder from Viterbo caused them to score on themselves, knotting the game up at two.

SAU took the lead with only 10 minutes left when Tony Villasenor scored on a penalty kick, but Viterbo bounced back for the tie minutes later with Jake Wenzel's goal.

After two scoreless overtime periods, Viterbo's Jamie Robertson opened up the shootout with a goal on George Doctor. Although Doctor recorded a save on the second shot, he gave up four total goals while the Fighting Bees put up only two. Viterbo will continue their postseason in Des Moines on Nov. 7, when they will take on Grand View University.

St. Ambrose will open the Midwest Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Championship tournament at Viterbo Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Bees are the tournament's fifth-seed after finishing the season 6-10-2 overall and 3-4-1 in the MCC. Viterbo (8-9, 4-4 MCC) defeated SAU 2-1 in La Crosse, Wis., earlier this season.

The winner will play either top-seed Grand View or eighth-seed William Penn on Nov. 7 in a semifinal match.

Senior Kendrick Tyson (pictured, right) was named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week today after his performance last week.

Against William Penn, in a crucial match for conference tournament seeding, Tyson came up with a pair of big goals. The Bees trailed 2-0 with just 15 minutes left to play. Tyson came up with back-to-back goals just two minutes apart to tie the match. SAU eventually won 3-2 with a goal in the final minute and jumped all the way to fifth in the conference standings.

This season, Tyson leads the Bees with 10 goals and six assists. Three of his goals have been game winners.

St. Ambrose (6-10-2 overall, 3-4-1 MCC) will visit Viterbo Sunday in a MCC Tournament quarterfinal match.

St. Ambrose came up with three goals in the final 15 minutes to stun William Penn 3-2 Saturday. With the win, the Bees move up to a share of fifth-place in the Midwest Collegiate Conference. SAU ends the regular season 6-10-2 overall and 3-4-1 in the MCC.

Trailing 2-0 with just 15 minutes remaining, senior Kendrick Tyson (pictured, right) came up with two goals just two minutes apart to tie the match.

In the final minute, Curtis Howard scored the game-winner, beating the keeper with an assist from Adam Brockhaus. Howard and Paul Gillette assisted on Tyson's pair of goals.

The Bees will now prepare for a MCC Championship quarterfinal match at Viterbo Sunday, Oct. 31. The V-Hawks defeated SAU 2-1 during the regular season.

Ansah Bismark assisted freshman Adam Brockhaus (pictured, right) to give St. Ambrose the game's first goal only 17 minutes into the matchup, but the Carthage College Redmen (9-6-1) retaliated to score three goals in two minutes between the 45 and 47 minute marks. Carthage went on to win the game 5-2 at the Davenport Soccer Complex on Wednesday.

After the three quick goals from Marko Markovic, Aleks Urosevic, and Greg Pignataro, SAU's Tony Villasenor scored on a penalty kick to give the Fighting Bees hope for a rally. Carthage's Rafal Zalewski, however, put out the flame by scoring twice in the game's final two minutes.

SAU outshot Carthage 18 to 15, but Carthage goalie Milan Tijanic recorded eight saves.

The Bees will close the regular season at home Saturday against William Penn. The match begins at 1 p.m. at the Davenport Soccer Complex.

The St. Ambrose Fighting Bees (5-9-2) battled Upper Iowa University (7-6-2) in Fayette, Iowa on Sunday. After a back-and-forth offensive battle, Upper Iowa earned a 5-3 victory at home.

UIU's Tony Ververa scored the game's first goal 30 minutes in, and Derek Oelmann doubled their lead about seven minutes later. After taking advantage of Jacob Pieper, SAU's Tony Villasenor cut the deficit in half at the 39:33 mark. The goal was Villasenor's sixth of the season.

UIU, however, regained its two-goal lead early in the second period when Frank Atchison scored his first goal of the season. Only a minute later, SAU's Dann Julian (pictured, right) scored his first goal of the season off an assist from Tom Williams, putting the Fighting Bees back within one.

But Derek Olemann eventually scored his second and third goals of the game within 30 seconds of each other, giving UIU a 5-2 lead with only 15 minutes left in the second period. Ansah Bismark scored at the 80-minute mark, but SAU was unable to rally and lost by two.

SAU will conclude their regular season play with two home games. The team will take on Carthage on Wednesday at 3 p.m. and conference rival William Penn on Saturday at 1 p.m.

St. Ambrose (5-8-2, 2-4-1 MCC) looked to improve their conference record on Wednesday when they took on Ashford University (9-3-3, 4-2 MCC) at the Davenport Soccer Complex. Despite scoring first early, the Fighting Bees fell short in the match up 3-1.

Tony Villasenor (pictured, right) scored the game's first goal only 14 minutes in, but Ashford retaliated with three unanswered goals. Two of the goals came from Eduardo Cruz, who also assisted teammate Sam Etime in scoring.

St. Ambrose will take a break from conference play and visit Upper Iowa, an NCAA Division II school, Saturday.

In a key conference matchup, St. Ambrose prevailed over Waldorf College at the Davenport Soccer Complex on Saturday. The 5-3 win is SAU's second MCC victory as the Bees moved to 5-7-2 overall and 2-3-1 in the MCC.

Waldorf (6-5-1, 2-3-1 MCC) scored early when Alexander Benitez put in an unassisted goal only five minutes in. Fifteen minutes later, Tony Villasenor retaliated to tie the game on a penalty kick.

At the 40-minute mark, Kendrick Tyson (pictured, right) doubled SAU's lead after receiving an assist from Wes Erickson, but Waldorf knotted the score back up only four minutes later with a goal from Peter Bell. Shortly after, an unassisted goal from Stevens Simmons gave Waldorf a 3-2 lead.

After a goal from SAU's Adam Brockhaus, the score was tied again. The Fighting Bees sealed their victory with two goals in the final 40 minutes, coming from Kendrick Tyson's penalty kick and Tony Villasenor's unassisted free kick.

The Fighting Bees have two conference games remaining on the year, one of which will occur this Wednesday at 1 p.m. against Ashford at the Davenport Soccer Complex.

Mount Mercy University (11-2-0, 4-0 MCC) continued its conference success on Tuesday. MMU defeated St. Ambrose (4-7-2, 1-3-1) 3-1 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Mount Mercy's Juan Martin Maffey, who also scored the game's final goal, earned an unassisted score at the 51-minute mark to give his team 1-0 lead. Six minutes later, Gabe Rosales received an assist from Petar Triva to double MMU's lead.

At the 79-minute mark, SAU's Bismark Ansah (pictured, right) cut his team's defecit in half after picking up an assist from Kendrick Tyson. Ambrose was unable to tie the score, however, and Petar Triva recorded his second assist when Juan Martin Maffey scored an MMU insurance goal in the game's final minutes.

MMU only outshot Ambrose by one (15-14), but MMU's Nenad Simovic was on fire in the bout and recorded seven saves.

After five games on the road, the Fighting Bees will finally return home on Saturday to take on conference rival Waldorf at 1:00 p.m.

After struggling in their first three conference matchups, St. Ambrose Universty picked up their first MCC victory on Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa. SAU (4-6-2, 1-2-1 MCC) defeated Clarke University (4-5-2, 1-2-1) by two goals.

The Fighting Bees were on the road, but they didn't forget that it was homecoming back in Davenport.

After Clarke's Mark Dismang scored 35 minutes in on a penalty kick, SAU retaliated with an unassisted goal from Wes Erickson (pictured, right). About five minutes later, at the 44:04 mark, Ambrose picked up another unassisted goal from Kendrick Tyson, who later assisted Erickson in his second goal of the game.

SAU goalie Matt Tucker recorded five saves in the bout and did not allow another goal after Dismang's penalty kick.

Ambrose looks to continue their conference success on Tuesday, when they will take on Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

St. Ambrose (3-6-2, 0-2-1 MCC) fell to undefeated MCC rival #18 Grand View University (10-0, 3-0 MCC) on Wednesday. Ambrose, despite giving up four goals, scored only once in the game, which took place in Des Moines, Iowa.

Offensively, Grand View outplayed SAU by taking 27 shots--a whopping total compared to the Fighting Bees' six. Grand View's Danny Mullins scored the game's first goal with an assist from Noel Medina. The goal was followed by a successful corner kick from GVU's Luis Heiter-Piffer.

SAU goalie Matt Tucker recorded nine saves in the matchup, but GVU's offensive attack was too much. Sixty-two minutes in, Ambrose scored their only goal of the game with Tony Villasenor's (pictured, right) cornerkick, but Grand View struck back only a minute later with their third goal. Five minutes later, GVU scored their fourth and final goal.

The Fighting Bees traveled to La Crosse, Wis., Saturday looking for their first conference victory, but instead received their first conference loss. Viterbo University (4-6, 1-1 MCC) barely managed to defeat St. Ambrose (3-5-2, 0-1-1 MCC) with their 2-1 victory.

The game remained scoreless until well into the second period, when Viterbo's Scott Henderson broke the tie at the 66:34 mark after receiving an assist from Dennis Benthin. Before giving up the first goal, however, SAU's Matt Tucker recorded six of his seven saves in the bout.

Only three minutes after Henderson's goal, SAU's Derek Hanrahan (pictured, right) tied the game at one after capitalizing on Tyson Kendrick's assist. At the 78:03 mark, however, VU's Jamie Robertson scored the game's final goal, securing his team's first conference victory.

On Wednesday, Ambrose will have a chance to get back on track in the MCC. The Fighting Bees will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on conference foe Grand View.

On Thursday, St. Ambrose (3-4-2) traveled in Palos Heights, Ill., to defeat Trinity Christian (3-4) by one. The game, which ended with a 3-2 score, developed as a closely contested match up throughout.

Ambrose scored first, only one minute into the game, when Tyson Kendrick (pictured, right) connected off Bismark Ansah's assist. Twenty minutes later, SAU doubled their lead when Kendrick returned Ansah's favor, kicking an assist pass for Ansah's goal.

With five minutes remaining in the first period, Trinity Christian's Emmanuel Yanquaye cut his team's deficit in half with a goal. At the game's 65:13 mark, however, Tyson Kendrick continued his stellar performance by recording his second goal.

TCC's Otniel Gross put his squad within one later in the period, but the goal would be the final score of the game. SAU won 3-2, despite the fact that they were outshot 19 to 6.

In their first Midwest Collegiate Conference matchup of the year, St. Ambrose tied the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers at the Davenport Soccer Complex 1-1. The bout was the second consecutive overtime game for the Fighting Bees.

Once again, SAU goalie Matt Tucker found himself in a defensive battle. At the end of the first period, both teams had failed to score a goal, despite the fact that Ambrose heavily out-shot the Tigers. IWC goalie Troy Osbourne recorded six of his thirteen saves in the first period.

Osbourne's shutout came to an end, however, when Kendrick Tyson (pictured, right) scored off Bismark Ansah's assist 49:00 minutes into the game. At the 62:15 mark, IWC's Chris Matthews knotted up the score at 1-1, where it would eventually end after a scoreless overtime period.

SAU will go back on the road on the 23rd to take on Trinity Christian in Palos Heights, Ill.

The Fighting Bees earned their first home victory of the season on Wednesday, defeating the St. Francis, Ill., Fighting Saints 2-1 at the Davenport Soccer Complex. The win, which was settled in overtime when SAU scored their second goal, snapped a two game losing streak for St. Ambrose.

SAU got on the board first with Kendrick Tyson goal at the 32-minute mark. St. Francis took 11 shots in the game, but a stellar performance from Ambrose goalie Matt Tucker kept the Saints scoreless until 87 minutes into the match up. Tucker, who recorded six saves in the match up, finally gave up a goal when Luis Morales capitalized on Diego Herrara's assist.

St. Francis's Juan Santoliva, who also earned six saves, gave up the game-winning goal to Wes Erickson (pictured, right) early in the overtime period. The goal was assisted by Kendrick Tyson.

The Bees will open Midwest Collegiate Conference play Saturday at home against Iowa Wesleyan.

In their first home game of the year, SAU lost a gut-wrencher to Graceland 2-1 on Saturday. For the second straight game, Ambrose started sophomore Matt Tucker at goalie.

Thirteen minutes in, Graceland�s Kacy Kiarash scored the game�s first goal, unassisted. SAU retaliated at the 30:00 mark, when Kendrick Tyson assisted Bismark Ansah (pictured, right) for a game-tying goal.

Graceland (1-3-1) secured a victory when Kasy Kiarash scored again at the 83-minute mark, receiving assistance from Michael Triano. The game ended in SAU�s second consecutive loss, and their fourth of the season, as the Bees are 1-4-1 overall.

The team will look to regain composure on Wednesday, Sept. 15, when they will take on St. Francis in another home game at the Davenport Soccer Complex.

SAU fell to #21 McKendree University (3-2) on Sept. 7. The Fighting Bees, who were shut out by McKendree goalie Joe Sagar, gave up three goals in the contest.

Ambrose rested Greg Slater and started Matt Tucker at goalie. Despite giving up the three goals, Tucker recorded six saves in the matchup. McKendree�s offensive production came from the goals of Don Bogard, Mitch Fear, and Tom Ward. Ward also assisted the goals of Fear and Bogard.

The Fighting Bees put their early season woes to rest in Milwaukee over the weekend, tying with Cardinal Stritch on Friday before defeating Siena Heights on Saturday. The games improved SAU�s overall record to 1-2-1 on the season.

Both games were parts of the Cardinal Stritch Tournament, and SAU took on the tournament�s undefeated host, the Cardinal Stritch Wolves, on Friday. The Wolves scored first at the 38:28 mark off a penalty kick from Ben Allen. Later, at the 48:09 mark, Allen scored again after receiving an assist from Shay Douglas. The goal, which gave Cardinal Stritch a 2-0 lead over Ambrose, was Allen�s fourth goal of the season.

CSU appeared to be in position to improve their record to 3-0 when, in the game�s final five minutes, SAU unleashed an offensive attack. A goal from Bismark Ansah with the clock at 84:57 cut the Fighting Bees� deficit in half. Less than two minutes later, a penalty kick goal from Tony Villasenor tied the game at two. The 2-2 tie became the first blemish on CSU�s record this season.

Both SAU�s Matt Tucker (pictured, right) and CSU�s Mike Nowak recorded four saves in the matchup.

Tucker carried his success into Saturday�s game against Siena Heights, in which he recorded eleven saves and let up only one goal. SAU�s Matt Kraciun gave Tucker some early insurance, scoring the game�s first goal two minutes into the matchup. Ambrose scored again at the 46:49 mark when Wes Erickson capitalized on Curtis Howard�s assist.

After a series of missed SHU shots and saves from Tucker, Ambrose�s Adam Brockhaus assisted Kendrick Tyson in extending the Fighting Bees lead to 3. Sixty-three minutes in, Siena Heights� John Faraj scored what would become his team�s only goal of the game. SHU finished the weekend with a 1-1 season record.

On Wednesday, Loras College, ranked seventh in the country in the NCAA Division III preseason poll, carried the energy of their season opener to beat St. Ambrose 3-1 in Dubuque and retain possession of the Bishop�s Cup. Although the game was a non-conference matchup, the loss pushed SAU to an 0-2 start to the season.

Eleven minutes in, SAU sophomore Jared Winking (pictured, right) put his team on the board early with an unassisted goal. After a total of seven more shots and several fouls between the two teams, the first period ended with the Fighting Bees up by one.

At the 50:59 mark, however, Loras knotted the score with a goal from Donald St. George, who capitalized on an assist from Miguel Bonilla and Matt Lamale. At 54:27, Bonilla scored a goal of his own, his first of the season, off a penalty kick, giving Loras a 2-1 lead.

Loras scored once more before the game�s end, and outshot Ambrose 14-8. Loras goalie Dan Wickman recorded two saves and helped maintain accuracy in his team�s #7 ranking.

On September 3 and 4, SAU will attempt to eliminate their woes in the Cardinal Stritch Tournament. The Bees will take on Siena Heights on Friday and Cardinal Stritch on Saturday, with both games starting at 7 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wis.

In Deerfield, Illinois, the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees men�s soccer team started their 2010 season Friday with a 2-0 loss to Trinity International University. The Trinity Trojans, who lost their season opener 2-1 to Davenport University, evened out their record at 1-1 with the victory.

Trinity outshot SAU 19-12, with their seven shots on goal topping Ambrose�s five. Both SAU�s Greg Slater (pictured, right) and Trinity�s Mitchel Wiseman recorded five saves. The game remained scoreless until the 12:27 mark, when Vasity Giannakopoulos scored off an assist from his brother, Petro Giannakopoulos. Vasity scored again off a penalty kick with the clock at 13:12. The Fighting Bees maintained a strong pace throughout the game, recording 11 of their 12 shots in the second period; but the strong performance from Giannakopoulos was too much for SAU to match.

New head coach Jon Mannall and his Fighting Bees will travel to Dubuque, Iowa on Sept. 1 to take on Loras at 8 pm.

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