Cal State Dominguez Hills' cross-country journey lasted slightly longer than expected, but the extra hour was worth it.

Victor Guerrero headed home his second goal of the afternoon nearly four minutes into the fourth overtime to give the Toros a 2-1 victory over host Barry and the Division II Men's Soccer Championship crown December 3.

"They were focusing on our two big guys in the back," Guerrero said of his golden-goal winner that came at the 138:44 mark. "I made a full sprint and was able to get my head on it and into the net. I can't put into words what this means. It is the best feeling in my life."

Cal State Dominguez Hills, 23-1-1, won its first men's team title and became the first school to claim both a Division II men's and women's soccer championship. The Toros won the 1991 women's crown, but the men's team had gone 18 years since its last NCAA tournament berth.

"We've been a good solid team for the last 10 years but have just never broken through," Toros coach Joe Flanagan said. "This is a team that deserves some respect."

The Toros broke through against Barry as the inevitable -- penalty kicks -- loomed.

"I didn't want to go to PKs; I didn't want to win in PKs," Flanagan said. "I was ready to put in another forward in the last eight minutes and try to take some chances."

Barry struck first just shy of the half-hour. Alex Chirinos drove the ball up the right side and found Alen Marcina unmarked in the penalty box. Marcina fired and Garrett Estrin made the initial stop for the Toros, but Fitzgerald Clarke was handy for the rebound and his sixth goal of the season and second for the weekend.

"I told our guys how important it was to strike first," Barry coach Steve McCrath said. "In a game like this, striking first is one thing that makes the game spill in your favor.

"But you have to back it up. You almost have to get tougher once you get the goal. Our biggest mistake in the second half was we stopped playing. It's not that we didn't work; we just stopped playing."

Cal State Dominguez Hills evened the slate when Guerrero made his first scoring chance of the game count, this one also a header off a long Tony de Vocht volley in the 66th minute. The Toros then nearly doubled their tally four minutes later when Alex Bengard slipped past the defense and rocketed a shot that caromed off both posts before being cleared by Barry's Jacobi Goodfellow.

"We had that 25-minute stretch in the second half when we scored and really went at them," Flanagan said. "But then it seemed like we were really not going forward at all."

Barry had a flurry of shots at the beginning of the second overtime period, taking four shots in a span of 17 seconds, but the Toros' defense blocked them all.

"At the end, it was like a Rocky movie," McCrath said. "Two guys just standing there punching each other until somebody falls down."

The fall came swiftly for most of the 2,036 in attendance.

With 3:34 elapsed in the final overtime period, Goodfellow was whistled for a foul near the right touch line and Sean Lockhart lined up his free kick. Lockhart's boot was true and, in a near replay of his first goal, Guerrero timed his run perfectly to head the ball past Buccaneers goalkeeper Ron Goguen.

"Set pieces are very dangerous plays, especially in overtime," Flanagan said. "They left that near post wide open on that one, and Victor was able to find a hole."

Barry finished 17-4 after advancing to its first NCAA men's soccer final.

"I didn't want it to be decided in PKs," McCrath said. "Their goal was a championship goal, so if we were going to lose it, I'm proud we lost it on such a great goal."

Guerrero earned most outstanding offensive player honors, joining Cal State teammates de Vocht, Bengard and Estrin on the all-tournament team. Goodfellow was the weekend's most outstanding defensive player, with Barry's Marcina and Greg Jehs on the all-tournament team. Also on the team were John Thompson and Martin Strah of Lewis; and Karl Nusshag and Sean Stewart from East Stroudsburg.

Semifinals

Second half: CSDH -- Sean Lockhart (usassisted), 85:11.

Shots: Lewis 15, Cal St. Dom. Hills 15. Goalkeeper saves: Lewis (Andrew Barks) 5, Cal St. Dom. Hills (Garrett Estrin) 4. Corner kicks: Lewis 7, Cal St. Dom. Hills 8. Fouls: Lewis 19, Cal St. Dom. Hills 12.

Second half: B -- Alex Chirinos (Marco Velez, Fitzgerald Clarke), 50:56; ES -- Sean Stewart (Eric Kolar), 56:14; B -- Clarke (Carrington Brown, Alen Marcina), 70:19.

Shots: East Stroudsburg 13, Barry 16. Goalkeeper saves: East Stroudsburg (Jason Land) 3, Barry (Ron Goguen) 3. Corner kicks: East Stroudsburg 6, Barry 6. Fouls: East Stroudsburg 22, Barry 17.

Championship

First half: B -- Fitzgerald Clarke (Alex Chirinos, Alen Marcina), 29:20.

Second half: CSDH -- Victor Guerrero (Tony de Vocht), 65:36.

Overtime: CSDH -- Guerrero (Sean Lockhart), 138:44.

Shots: Cal St. Dom. Hills 26, Barry 24. Goalkeeper saves: Cal St. Dom. Hills (Garrett Estrin) 5, Barry (Ron Goguen) 5. Corner kicks: Cal St. Dom. Hills 3, Barry 7. Fouls: Cal St. Dom. Hills 40, Barry 42.