BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Eckerd men's soccer team fell in the SSC Quarterfinals on the road at No. 1 Lynn, 6-0, Monday night.
Lynn got on the board first with a goal in the 16th minute. Tommy Shepherd nearly equalized a minute later after playing a ball through the defense. He turned and fired a shot, but the LU keeper stopped it. The Knights doubled their score in the 36th minute for a 2-0 lead. Eckerd had two more shots on frame late, but neither found the back of the net as the Tritons trailed at intermission, 2-0.
The Knights added to their lead with a pair of goals in the 68th and 77th minute before tallying another pair of goals in the 82nd and 86th minutes. Eckerd was unable to place a shot on frame in the second half, falling 6-0.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 1 Lynn 6, Eckerd 0
RECORDS: Eckerd 4-11-1; No. 1 Lynn 13-0-2
SCORING SUMMARY: LU: 16' N'gatie (Rohrling, Costa), 36' Kiefer (Rohrling, Costa), 68' Lambertz (Vila, Vyhnalek), 77' Vyhnalek (Kiefer, Lambertz), 82' Gomez (unassisted), 86' N'gatie (Mand)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The game brought the end of the careers of Eckerd's 12 seniors: Aidan Leak, Finn Steele, Samuel Musungaie, Jannik Brengel, Nick Criss, Luciano Rodriguez, Jonathan Falbe-Hansen, Viktor Milton, Tommy Shepherd, Lucas Berglund, Alex Gordon, and Zachary Ervanian.
- Leak, Robert Thorarinson, Milton, Rodriguez, and Steele played the full 90 minutes.
- Lynn held a 14-6 advantage in shots.
