DECATUR, Ala. – The University of Mobile Men's Soccer program, led by head coach Daniel Whelan, will take on Keiser University (Fla.) Monday afternnon, Dec. 6 in the championship game of the 63rd Annual NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship. The game will take place at 2:00 p.m. CT at the Jack Allen Soccer Complex in Decatur, Ala., and will be aired on ESPN3.
The Rams are the first SSAC team in the title game since both Martin Methodist and AUM battled in 2013 and Mobile and Belhaven faced off in 2012.
Watch Live: https://www.naia.org/sports/msoc/stretch_msoc
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About The Rams
- Mobile is led by eighth-year head coach Daniel Whelan.
- The Rams are 18-2-1 on the season, with only a 1-0 loss to Keiser during the regular season and a 3-2 loss to William Carey in the SSAC Championship, preventing an unblemished record.
- Mobile is in the tournament for the 21st time and in the title game for the first time since 2012.
- Mobile won their one and only national championship in 2002.
- Alejo Binaghi leads the way for Mobile with 24 goals and six assists, Joshua Bynoe has 14 goals and five assists and Rodrigo Paredes has eight goals and three assists.
- Defensively, the Rams have allowed only 13 goals in 21 games and delivered 11 shutouts.
About The Seahawks
- Keiser is 15-3-1 on the season, with two of the losses being shutout losses to St. Thomas (Fla.).
- The Seahawks are in the tournament for the 8th time and have never won a national title.
- Lucas Jacobs has seven goals and six assists and Luca Malvicini has seen goals and four assists.
- Defensively, the team has allowed only 14 goals and delivered nine shutouts.
About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
