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After a challenging and successful regular season, the Monarchs entered the post season as the No. 1 seed in the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region 16 Tournament. The Monarchs hosted the tournament on their home turf – Happy Rock Park in Gladstone, Mo.
The Monarchs faced rival Wentworth Military Academy in the first round. DC Mzolo, Dan Polan and Gabriel Muniz all contributed goals in the effort, securing and 3-1 victory and moving on to face Crowder College.
After going down by two goals early in the first half, head coach Todd Logan changed tactics, allowing Gabriel Muniz and Dan Polan to score three goals by the end of the half. Crowder College tied the game with the only goal of the second half, and with both teams evenly matched for the remainder of the contest, the game was decided on a series of penalty kicks. The Monarchs prevailed 3-1.
The Monarchs finished their championship run against tough rival Jefferson College. The Monarchs were down a goal just one minute into the game and would remain that way until the final five minutes of play, when Dan Polan tied the game and Dustin Miller scored the game-winner.
After securing their Region 16 championship, the Monarchs moved on to the district tournament, where the faced Lincoln College for a chance to play in the national NJCAA Tournament. After going down two goals, one early and one late, Dan Polan scored to bring the Monarchs back within 1. With no time remaining, the Monarchs were eliminated from district play.
They ended the season 13-4-3 and were ranked 23rd in the NJCAA's polls.
