ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd women's soccer team fell in a conference matchup against Barry, 2-0, in its season finale Saturday night at Johnson Field.
Eckerd's offense created chances in the early going, with four shots on goal in the first 17 minutes of the match as
Aisling Spillane and
Lashanti Williams had two apiece. The Buccaneers had two chances themselves early on, one by Ari Cerezuela and the other by Lauren Hall. Cerezuela fired a shot from midfield in the 23rd minute that found the back of the net for a 1-0 Barry lead.
Barry added its second goal in the 55th minute off a rebound shot by Hall on a corner kick to go up to 2-0. EC managed three more shots on goal in the half but was unable to convert.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Barry 2, Eckerd 0
RECORDS: Eckerd 5-8-1 (3-7 SSC), Barry 6-5-3 (3-3-3)
SCORING SUMMARY: BU – 23' Ari Cerezuela (unassisted), 55' Tash Hudson (Lauren Hall)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Both teams registered 10 shots, with Barry having a slight edge in shots on goal, 8-7.
- EC outshot Barry, 6-5, in the first half.
- Morgan Flemming made her first start of the season, tallying five saves.
- Erika Gebhard made her first start of the season, playing 47 minutes.
- Four Tritons played the full 90 minutes: Flemming, India Fortner, Spillane, and Haley DeSanto.
- Fortner's 90 minutes give her a team-high 1,197 for the season.
- EC honored its six seniors - Haley DeSanto, Lashanti Williams, Teagan Payne, Erika Gebhard, Mackenzie Maggio, and Kyndall Goodwin- before the match as they close out their Eckerd careers.
