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Bunker Hill Community College Men's Soccer Team Wins State Championship
BOSTON (Map) - The Bunker Hill Community College men's soccer team won the 2009 Massachusetts Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) State Championship with a 4-1 victory over Springfield Technical Community College. Led by Coach Scott S. Benjamin, the team finished the 2009 season with a record of 11-6-1. The team also ended the season as runner-up in the regional tournament of the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Freshman forward Franklin Pena scored three goals and freshman Braima Samati scored one in the championship game at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville. Following an initial win in 2005, this victory marks the second state championship for the BHCC men's soccer team.
The team reflects the diversity of the College. "On a team of 27, we have players from 21 different countries - from Moldova and Mauritania to Albania and Ecuador," said Benjamin. "We had to incorporate many different styles of play and then have all the cultures work together. That wasn't always easy, but we came together to win the state championship." Four players are from El Salvador, which is the largest representation from any country.
"Winning never gets old... and I've been very fortunate to be part of a program that has been doing a lot of that in recent years," said BHCC Coordinator of Athletics Christopher Z. Jones. "The success of the 2009 BHCC men's soccer team in winning its second MCCAC State Championship in just four years demonstrates the dedication and hard work of our student athletes and coaches."
Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts. The College enrolls more than 11,000 students on two campuses and at five satellite locations. More than 1,500 students take classes online. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls more than 690 international students who come from more than 95 countries and speak 75 different languages.
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