TUKWILA — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team saw its shot at history slip away Saturday night.
Fourth-ranked Chemeketa dealt the Pirates their first loss of the season at perhaps the worst time, topping them 1-0 in the NWAACC semifinals at the Starfire Sports Complex in chilly Tukwila.
The defeat ended the Pirates’ season one game short of a chance at their second straight NWAACC championship. It also kept them from becoming the first team in conference history to repeat as champions undefeated.
That made for a bitter pill to swallow for Peninsula head coach Andrew Chapman and his 15 sophomores, many of whom were on last year’s title team.
“These guys here, it will be a long time until we have another team like this,” Chapman said following the loss. “What we did this year was great, but there’s a lot of sad faces right now that’s for sure.”
