Spartans Fall To Panthers In Final Conference Matchup

MELBOURNE, Fla. - The University of Tampa women's soccer team took on Florida Tech Saturday night at Rick Stottler Field hoping for a second consecutive win, but fell by a final score of 3-1, dropping to 9-3-3 on the season, and 5-2-1 in the Sunshine State Conference.

Neither team scored in the first half of play despite a combined nine shots, eight of which came against Spartans goalkeeper Caroline Frykgard. The one shot for Tampa tied a season-low in the first half of a game this season.

This marks the fifth game this season that Tampa has entered the half deadlocked 0-0 with their opponent, and their second loss in such games.

The early part of the second half of play was a much different story, though, as the two sides each scored goals within a minute of each other. The Spartans went on top 1-0 at the 56-minute mark thanks to Nastasia Asgedom's fourth goal of the season, but the Panthers countered with a goal of their own at the 57-minute mark to tie the game 1-1, the seventh of the season for Keira McCarthy.

Webber took a 2-1 lead late in the second half on Eva Banton's second goal of the season at the 82-minute mark, and later extended their lead to 3-1 at the 85-minute mark on Keira McCarthy's second goal of the game, and eighth of the season.

Tampa returns to action Monday as they play host to the Webber International Warriors; kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. Live stats and broadcast will be available for fans to follow all the action via TampaSpartans.TV.

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