Hall of Fame
Paul “Captain” Korn attended USF in the class of 1975. He played soccer for the Dons, and was a member of the 1975 NCAA Championship team with Kjell Tvedt and Andy Atuegbu.
USF beat Brown in the semifinals by 2-1, but it required three overtime periods. San Francisco used a fierce, icy wind to good advantage in controlling the first half: the Dons took 12 shots and allowed the Bruins only three, but neither team could score. Each registered once in the second half and then struggled through the first two overtime periods. After 127 minutes of play, the Dons' Greg McKeown faced Brown's goalkeeper, Dave Flaschen. McKeown looked Flaschen in the eye, dared him, drew him out, and then flipped the ball to forward Mal Roche, who put San Francisco into the finals by slamming it into the net.
The next day, in the finals, Southern Illinois University (SIU) looked as if it didn't belong on the same field with USF as the Dons won with surprising ease. At the half they were up 3-0 on headers by McKeown, Korn and Victor Arbelaez. The final goal was scored by Andy Atuegbu, who was named the tournament's Outstanding Offensive Player. SIU showed little of the opportunism it had displayed previously, and blew several easy shots. The Dons were coached by Steve Negoesco during his 15th consecutive winning season at San Francisco and they had previously won the NCAA title in 1966.
