ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's soccer team bookended its upset victory over the Tars with goals in the ninth and 85th minutes as the Triton defense kept No. 8 Rollins at bay for a 2-0 win at Johnson Field on Saturday night.
The Tritons got on the board in the ninth minute for the early advantage. Harry Laing slid a ball up the middle to Fredrik Heise at the 18, who beat the keeper and found the back of the net. EC continued its offensive threat with another six shots in the first half, nearly coming away with a goal in the 32nd minute as the Tritons registered three shots on goal.
The Tars pressed late with two shots on frame inside the final 10 minutes, but each was turned back by Lynden Dawson and the Triton defense. EC added an insurance goal in the 85th minute as Tommy Shepherd collected the rebound from Braden Bradford's shot and punched it in.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 2, No. 8 Rollins 0
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-0-3 (2-0 SSC); Rollins 5-1-1 (1-1 SSC)
SCORING SUMMARY: EC - 8 Heisen (Laing), 85' Shepherd (Bradford)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Heise's goal is his second game-winning goal of the week.
- Shepherd's goal is his fifth of the season and second of the week.
- Laing added his second assist of the season while Bradford collected his first of the season.
- Bauer led Eckerd with six shots while Heise had five.
- EC held an 18-10 favor in shots and a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- Dawson turned back four shots and collected the clean sheet.
- Dawson, Fredrik Klausen, Tommy Lamb, Lucas Berglund, Blake Bauer, Nick Criss, Adam Hill, and Micah Nelson played the full 90 minutes.
- Eckerd handed Rollins its first loss of the season.
QUOTABLE
"I'm really happy with a strong defensive performance and getting a shut out against a nationally-ranked opponent," said head coach
John Fletcher '09. "We are working really hard all over the field and that is being reflected in this result."
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to Johnson Field on Wednesday for its Teal Out game against Florida Tech at 7:00 PM.
