BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (Nov. 8, 2008) - Senior midfielder William Bell (Valley
Stream, N.Y.) provided all the offense the Molloy College men's soccer
team would need in the sixth minute Saturday afternoon at Golden Lions
Field, lifting the second-seeded Lions (12-5-2) to its first-ever East
Coast Conference title with a 1-0 victory over top-seeded and No. 8
Dowling (16-3).

This marks the second title for Molloy in the 2008 calendar year, as the
Lions' women's basketball team captured their first-ever ECC crown over
top-seeded New Haven last February.

On the goal, senior midfielder Michael Topel (Levittown, N.Y.) sent a
pass to junior forward John-Paul Hughes (Manchester, England) on the
right flank at the top of the box. Hughes then sent a square ball to
Bell, who launched a 25-yard shot over the head of Dowling senior
goalkeeper Nemanja Veljovic (Belgrade, Serbia) into the top-left corner
of the goal for his seventh marker of the campaign.

Sophomore forward Emmanuel Gamez (Freeport, N.Y.) and sophomore
midfielder Jose Batista (Forest Hills, N.Y.) took three shots apiece for
Molloy, which owned a 5-3 edge in corner kicks. Bell and Hughes posted
one shot each. Senior goalkeeper Ettore Morelli (North Bellmore, N.Y.),
the 2008 ECC Goalkeeper of the Year, made a game-high three saves.

For the Golden Lions, junior midfielder Moussa Keita (Guinea, West
Africa) attempted three shots. Veljovic turned aside two shots in the
Dowling cage.

Second-year head coach Danny Longo's Molloy squad now awaits word on a
potential berth into the 32-team NCAA Division II Men's Soccer
Championships. The Lions are hopeful of earning one of the East Region's
six berths to the tourney, as the field is expected to be announced
Monday.

-Provided by Molloy Sports Information department.