Pima College’s men’s soccer team (17-4-3) will play for the NJCAA national championship beginning Tuesday in Prescott. The host school, Yavapai College, a nine-time national champion, will be exceedingly difficult to beat. But Yavapai, which was 2-0-2 against Pima this year, won’t be favored. No. 1 St. Louis Community College is 22-0 and No. 2 Schoolcraft College of Michigan is 15-0 and has outscored opponents 86-4. It’s a testament to coach Dave Cosgrove’s consistently strong PCC program to almost annually be part of a group like that. If Pima wins Tuesday’s opener against Illinois Central, it will play No. 1 St. Louis CC on Wednesday. Both games are scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m.
