Final Stats
Tournament Central

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jake Young's header off a corner kick sent in by Will Roberts in the 69th minute gave the University of Charleston a 1-0 win over Wheeling Jesuit in the Mountain East Conference Tournament final at Schoenbaum Field.

The win secured both the MEC regular season and tournament championships for the Golden Eagles (18-0-1). The top-ranked Golden Eagles will learn of their NCAA Tournament bracket on 7:30 p.m. Wheeling Jesuit finishes its season with a record of 9-7-2. 

Wheeling Jesuit controlled possession early, but could not manage quality scoring opportunities. Meanwhile UC has several dangerous moments including a shot cleared off the line by a Cardinals defender.

UC found its rhythin in the second half and controlled more of the action, and finally broke through on one of its six corner kicks in the second half as Roberts found Young making a run to the far post for the clean header. The Golden Eagles only allowed one WJU shot in the final 45 minutes to secure the victory.

Roberts, Young, Conor Branson and Augusto Maciel each earned spots on the MEC All-Tournament team. Wheeling Jesuit's Aitor DeHeredia, Cody Thompson and Daniel Undreiner were also chosen to the team, along with Notre Dame's Adam Mitchell and Declan McGivern and West Virginia Wesleyan's Alex Zidani and Felipe Vial.