Men's Scoring Leader

The PACWEST men’s soccer scoring title belongs to a rookie.

Kristian Yli-Hietanen of the Capilano Blues scored eight goals during the regular season in the 14 games he played to capture the scoring title.

In the middle of the season Yli-Hietanen caught fire scoring five goals in five games to separate himself from the rest of the pack.  He scored two goals in a game twice during the season, both against the Langara Falcons.

The North Vancouver native helped lead the Blues to the post season and a third place finish after they started the year with five losses in six games.   The Blues will face the second seeded VIU Mariners in the semi-final on Friday.  Yli-Hietanen scored just one goal against the Mariners this season.

The Blues and Mariners will play at 3:00pm on Friday at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.  The other semi, the Douglas College Royals and the KPU Eagles will also start at 3:00pm.  The winners will move onto the gold medal game and will ensure a spot in the National championship tournament regardless of the gold medal outcome.