ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tommy Shepherd and Blake Bauer scored a pair of goals midway through the match as the Eckerd men's soccer team edged Florida Southern, 2-1, Wednesday night at Johnson Field.
Both teams had quality looks on frame in the early going. Eckerd looked to break through in the 41st minute, but the goal was called off due to a Triton offside. However, Tommy Shepherd responded three minutes later, finding the back of the net on a skimming shot from the top of the box to take a 1-0 lead at the break.
EC pressured early in the second half, with Blake Bauer heading in a goal in the 52nd minute. The Moccasins got on the board in the 80th minute as Henri Tophoven found the back of the net. EC kept the Mocs off the board in the final 10 minutes to seal the win.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 2, Florida Southern 1
RECORDS: Eckerd 4-2-4 (3-2-1 SSC); FSC 2-4-5 (0-3-3 SSC)
SCORING SUMMARY: EC- 44' Shepherd (Lucus Berglund, Joao Gouveia), 52' Bauer (Fredrik Heise), FSC- 80' Tophoven (Kyle Carr)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Shepherd's goal was his eighth of the season. He currently ranks second in the SSC in goals and second in points with 20.
- Bauer's goal was his third of the year.
- Gouveia added his second assist of the season, while Heise and Berglund added their first.
- Eckerd held a 15-10 advantage in shots and a 9-3 favor in shots on goal.
- Lynden Dawson collected two saves in goal.
- Dawson, Frederik Klausen, Tommy Lamb, Shepherd, Berglund, and Micah Nelson played the full 90 minutes.
UP NEXT
Eckerd hosts Fort Lauderdale on Saturday for a 5:00 PM kickoff.
