ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's soccer team plays in the Sunshine State Conference semifinals for the first time since 2012, taking on No. 5 and second-seeded Lynn University at 4:30 PM in West Palm Beach.
MATCH 17: Eckerd (8-5-3) vs. Lynn (13-1-1) | 4:30 PM | West Palm Beach, Fla.
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MOVIN' ON UP: The Tritons made it into the conference tournament semifinals for the first time since 2012 following a 3-1 victory at No. 22 Florida Tech on Tuesday night. Â Eckerd scored the first three goals of the night getting strikes from
Matheus Assumpcao,
Moritz Hannemann and
Juan David Tejada.
LAST TIME THEY MET: The Fighting Knights won the regular-season match in Boca Raton on October 15, 2-0. Â SSC Player of the Year Jack Watson and Bruno Militz each recorded goals for Lynn while goalkeeper Alexander Roth turned back all six shots he faced. Â The Knights have won five in a row against Eckerd dating back to 2012, when the Tritons upset Lynn in the conference semifinals on penalty kicks. Â Lynn ended Eckerd's season in 2015 in the tournament's first round.
ABOUT LYNN: The Knights are, once again, one of the premier teams in the nation, entering the night ranked No. 4 in NCAA D-II with a record of 13-1-1. Â The team hasn't lost since September 21 when it was bested by Barry, 3-0, and brings a seven-game winning streak into this afternoon's contest. Â Lynn boasted seven players named to the all-conference team, led by SSC Player of the Year Jack Watson who has netted 19 goals so far this season.
WHAT'S NEXT: The winner of this afternoon's match advances to the conference championship to face the winner of top-seeded Palm Beach Atlantic and Tampa in the match that follows tonight. Â The championship game is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Sunday.
