Playoff Loss Ends Season for Panthers

A soccer player in mid-action on a green artificial turf field. The player is wearing a white jersey with green shorts and white socks, focused on the game. They appear to be making a run or changing direction. In the background, there is a fence surrounding the field, with trees and grass beyond the fence.
Zack Willson

For the fourth straight year, the Panthers men's soccer team earned a spot in the NJCAA Region 3 playoffs. And for the fourth straight time, the Panthers came up just short in the quarterfinal round. On Sunday, the Panthers traveled to Jefferson Community College and came home on the short end of a 2-0 final. Tompkins Cortland ends the season with a record of 4-9. Jefferson advances to the semifinal round with a record of 10-4-2.