Florida Southern Scoring Flurry Too Much for Tritons

LAKELAND, Fla. - An early lead quickly evaporated for the Eckerd men's soccer team on Wednesday night at Florida Southern as the Mocs scored seven unanswered goals on the way to a 7-1 win.

HOW IT ENDED
Final: Florida Southern 7, Eckerd 1
Records: Eckerd 4-9-1 (2-7 SSC); Florida Southern 12-2 (6-2 SSC)

KEY MOMENTS

• The Tritons turned back several early chances by Florida Southern before striking first in the 28th minute on a 23-yard strike by Pedro Galvao that sailed in underneath the crossbar via a Westleigh Rush pass.
• FSC equalized the match 32 seconds later on a goal by James Meehan, the first of four that came in a 14-minute span.  The Mocs converted a corner kick in the 32nd minute and punched in two more goals in the final minutes before halftime.
• Eckerd kept Florida Southern scoreless for the first 20 minutes of the second half before Alberto Diaz made it 5-1 after gathering a loss ball outside the box and scoring.  The Mocs added two more goals in the 71st and 80th minutes.

NOTES AND NUMBERS

• Florida Southern held a 28-4 edge in shots and placed 19 on goal.  Mason DeBaets tallied a career-high 12 saves.
• Galvao's goal was his fourth of the season.

UP NEXT
The Tritons host Nova Southeastern on Saturday at Johnson Field for Senior Night.