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Jubilant Moorpark players pile on Pat Harris following his game-winning goal as time expired in a 4-3 win at the USA Field Hockey Men's National Championship

CHULA VISTA, Calif.  - Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.) scored four goals — including the game-winner as time expired —to lift Moorpark to a 4-3 win over Mid-Atlantic at the USA Field Hockey Men's National Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

With the win, Moorpark advanced to Sunday's championship final against San Francisco (1-1-1) while Mid-Atlantic (1-2) dropped to the 3rd/4th place game against New York (0-2-1).

A current member of the U.S. national squad, Harris helped Moorpark rally from a one goal deficit with four minutes remaining in the match. His penalty corner goal in the 66th minute tied the game at 3-3 before his game-winner as time expired set off an on-field celebration as the team concluded the round-robin tournament undefeated.

In the day's other game, San Francisco's hard-earned 0-0 draw coupled with the Mid-Atlantic loss was enough to send the Bay Area team to the championship game. The draw also gave New York its first point of the tournament. U.S. national team goalkeeper Jason Wellings of the San Francisco team was named the Man of the Match for his performance in the cage that included stopping a first half penalty stroke.

In the men's junior tournament, top-seeded East Coast Juniors (2-0-1) will face Moorpark Juniors (2-0-1) in the championship match while Orange County/San Diego (1-2-0) will meet San Francisco (0-3) for third place.

Cale Walsh (Virginia Beach) scored four goals to help East Coast Juniors defeat Orange County/San Diego 6-1, but teammate Viren Pahiar (Fountain Valley, Calif.) took home Man of the Match honors for his play on both sides of the ball. In Saturday's other junior match, Moorpark Juniors defeated San Francisco 8-1 with Moorpark's Will Holt (Camarillo, Calif., 2 goals) earning Man of the Match honors.

In addition to competing for the national title, the 128 athletes at the tournament may also earn selection to the USA National Team based on their performances at the event. Teams selections will be announced following Sunday's finals in each division.
 

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