WOMEN'S SOCCER GAMEDAY: #15 Nova Southeastern at Eckerd

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd College women's soccer team wraps up its regular season schedule on Saturday night at the Turley Athletic Complex, hosting No. 15 Nova Southeastern at 7:00 PM.

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SETTING THE STAGE
Eckerd (4-8-2, 1-6) has been eliminated from post-season contention, even with a win today.  Tonight will mark the final match in the career of the Tritons' 11 seniors.  No. 15 Nova Southeastern (11-3, 4-2) is fighting to stay in the top half of the conference standings with two matches left.  The Sharks are currently tied for third with Florida Tech and Rollins with 12 points each.

LAST TIME THEY MET
The Sharks got a goal from Sara Lundberg in the 30th minute to get on the board first, then added an insurance goal in the 87th minute by Sarah Keville on the way to a 2-0 win over Eckerd on October 25, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale.  NSU held a 14-3 edge in shots.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Nova Southeastern leads the all-time series, 10-4-4.  Eckerd's last win over the Sharks came on October 31, 2012, in the SSC Quarterfinals by the score of 1-0.

ABOUT THE SHARKS
- Nova Southeastern jumped into the NSCAA NCAA Division II Top 25 this week, coming in at No. 15.  The Sharks did suffer a loss earlier in the week, though it was to No. 7 Barry, 2-0.  That loss snapped an eight-match winning streak.
- Nova's next goal will set a new program record for goals in a season.  The team is currently tied for the most in a season with 38, with the mark first set by the 2007 squad.
- The Sharks feature the conference's most prolific goal-scorer in Sierra Lelii.  She enters the night with 17 goals on the season, almost double the second-place scorer.  Lelii ranks fifth in Division II in goals scored and sixth in points (37).

ABOUT THE TRITONS
- Katie Shafer celebrated senior day on Wednesday by scoring two goals to bring her season total to three, second on the team behind fellow senior Taylor Tippett's five.  Tippett added her first assist of the season on Wednesday, setting up Shafer via a free kick.
- Eckerd looks to end its season by snapping a seven-game winless streak.  The Tritons' last win came on September 23 against Florida Southern.
- Tippett ranks 12th in conference in goals scored (5) and 17th in points (11) heading into the final match of her career.