TAMPA, Fla. - The Eckerd men's soccer team fell in its season finale, 1-0, at Tampa Friday night following a Spartans' first-half goal.
Tampa pressured early with five shots inside the first 15 minutes, but the Tritons turned back each. Blake Bauer had a quality chance in the 18th minute, but his shot was stopped. Amgad Salah put Tampa on the board in the 35th minute as the Spartans took a 1-0 lead at the break.
UT pressured again throughout the second half, but the Triton defense kept the Spartans off the board. EC was unable to place a shot to equalize, falling 1-0.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Tampa 1, Eckerd 0
RECORDS: Eckerd 5-6-4 (3-6-1 SSC); Tampa 6-6-3 (4-3-3 SSC)
SCORING SUMMARY: UT- 35' Amgad Salah (Juancho Fernandez)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Bauer and Jannik Brengel each recorded a shot with Bauer's on goal.
- Lynden Dawson, Fredrick Klausen, Braden Bradford, and Tommy Lamb played the full 90 minutes.
- Dawson collected seven saves in goal.
- Tampa held an 18-2 advantage in shots.
- EC's three conference victories this season are the most since 2016.
- The game marked the ends of the careers of Eckerd's seniors: Kyle Bingham, Dawson, Klausen, Bradford, and Bauer.
