The dynasty continues for the University of Charleston men's soccer team.
The Golden Eagles defeated Notre Dame College 2-0 in the Mountain East Conference tournament championship game Sunday afternoon at the Schoenbaum Stadium.
With the victory, UC (17-2) claimed its seventh consecutive tournament title: four in the defunct West Virginia Conference and the first three of the MEC's existence.
"It is great," Grassie said. "We have had some great players and excellent assistant coaches along the way. They have put the work in every day and deserve it. We go out with an attitude of winning these things.
"It was a very good performance. Notre Dame has an excellent team and it was a very close game. It was a good win. We have had in our minds from day one, all these players have been waiting for tournament time."
UC, which is ranked sixth in the nation and finished as the national runner-up last season, advances to the national tournament, which starts next weekend. Times, dates and opponents will be released Monday night.
"It was a great win and these never get old," said UC junior goalkeeper Fabian Veit, who recorded his 12th shutout of the season. "It is very important to appreciate every trophy. It was important today but we have a lot of important things coming up. We are excited and very much looking forward to that as well. We have a long way to go."
Things didn't come easy for UC, which was held scoreless against Notre Dame for the first 70 minutes.
Finally, the Golden Eagles struck on a penalty kick conversion by leading scorer Will Roberts with 19:50 left in the game past Notre Dame goalkeeper Daniel Nagy into the upper left corner.
Roberts, who is now a perfect 8 for 8 on career penalty kicks and has 37 career goals in just his second season, converted after forward Jermaine Windster was taken down in the box just seconds before.
Grassie was so caught up in coaching that he didn't even see what ended up the game-winner for UC.
"You need confidence to take penalties and he [Roberts] has in spades," Grassie said. "I missed the PK. I was actually talking to some subs about what to do. It was definitely a great goal. Jermaine got the PK. He worked really hard and Will dispatched it."
It came as a relief for Roberts.
"I didn't feel any pressure," he said. "I have done it how many times this season. It was just another goal for me. I was just thinking score for the team. It was a relief. He went the right way but thankfully the shot was powerful enough."
The Golden Eagles added an insurance goal when Leighton Richards scored off an assist from Windster with 3:15 left in the game, eliminating any chances of a Notre Dame comeback.
Even in defeat, Notre Dame coach Michael "Mac" McBride was proud of the effort. His Falcons now await his team's postseason fate on Monday evening with the selection committee.
"It's disappointing but we are pleased with the way the boys played," McBride said. "That was a true final. We lost to a very great opponent. UC is a phenomenal team. It is nice to have given them a game and I think there is a mutual respect between the two programs."
The shutout by Veit and the defense was the 13th of the season for UC, which is tied for the most in the nation with St. Edwards (Texas).
"You can definitely credit, Fabian, Jake Young, Jordan Lavender, Bruno [Oliveira], Andy Harrison and Conor [Branson] in the back," Grassie said. "They are the defenders but it's a team effort. The midfielders and forwards are putting in the work too."