Tritons Finish Road Swing With Loss at Alabama-Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Early goals by the University of Alabama in Huntsville put the Eckerd men's soccer team in a deficit from which it could not recover as the Chargers handed the Tritons a 3-1 loss on Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT ENDED
Final: Alabama-Huntsville 3, Eckerd 1
Records: Eckerd 2-2-1, UAH 2-2

KEY MOMENTS

• Eckerd attacked early in the match with two shots and a corner kick in the first two minutes of play.  However, UAH struck first in the 15th minute on a header by Rafa Moreno on a free kick delivered into the box by Marten Nilop.
• Eight minutes later, the Chargers extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by Tucker Watts.
• David Ormiston turned back a Nilop shot in the 37th minute, keeping the Tritons within two goals.  Eckerd cut one goal off the deficit in the 42nd minute when Tejada finished a cross by Robert Carter into the bottom left corner.  Zack McLaughlin ripped a shot in the final minute of the first half looking to equalize, but the effort was blocked.
• Eckerd pushed forward in the opening minutes of the second half with two shots turned back.  UAH countered and went back ahead by two goals on a strike by James Fee on another Nilop assist.
• The Chargers' defense held strong the rest of the way, turning back five Eckerd chances.

NOTES AND NUMBERS

• Tejada scored for the fourth time in five matches this season.
• Carter assisted on a Tejada goal for the second straight match.
• Eckerd held a slight edge in shots, 11-10, and placed five on goal.
• Tejada's goal was the 20th of his career, placing him eighth all-time in program history. 

QUOTABLE
"We suffered physically today. It's been a poorly constructed schedule of traveling and Friday's game took the edge off us this afternoon.  To compound that, we started really sloppy and dug ourselves into a hole that we had no legs to get out of.  We should have scored first, and then they took their first two chances.  Sometimes it's a simple as that." - EC head coach Ian Cameron

UP NEXT
The Tritons return to Johnson Field for their final non-conference contest of the season on Wednesday, September 12, hosting Johnson & Wales (Fla.) at 7:00 PM.