Nick Hagglund, Toronto FC Advance to MLS Cup Finals

TORONTO – Xavier men's soccer alum Nick Hagglund scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute, helping send Toronto FC to its first-ever MLS Cup Final on Wednesday night at BMO Field.

The third-year defender continued to play a big role in the playoffs as his side defeated the Montreal Impact 5-2 and 7-5 on aggregate on a rainy night in Toronto.

Toronto FC will move on to host the championship, meeting the Seattle Sounders on Dec. 10 at BMO Field.

While at Xavier, Hagglund was a two-time conference defensive player of the year (in both the A-10 and BIG EAST) and quarterbacked a defense that led Xavier to three straight NCAA Tournaments (2010-12). He was a part of 31 shutouts over his four years in the program. The 10th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, the Cincinnati-native is the highest drafted player in XU men's soccer history.

HIGHLIGHTS & SOCIAL MEDIA

Scenes. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/fr7OzeZwdS
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) December 1, 2016

This is for you Toronto. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/jMM8LqGHv0
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) December 1, 2016

Absolute Insanity. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/s0NPLVs3Yf
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) December 1, 2016

68' OMG HAGGLUNNDDDD!!!#TFCLive | 3-2 (5-5) pic.twitter.com/mnACg2aGbx
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) December 1, 2016

Nick Hagglund had the leveler. That's why we're here. #TORvMTL https://t.co/a6YuHd9ug0
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) December 1, 2016

Nick Hagglund scores to give @torontofc a 3-2 lead; agg. now square 5-5. #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/tJu3YgDhOv
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 1, 2016

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