Tampa Women's Soccer Opens SSC Tournament at Rollins

MELBOURNE, Fla. - [Bracket] - Seeding is set for the 2016 Sunshine State Conference Women's Soccer Championship. Quarterfinals will take place Tuesday, November 1 at campus sites. Saint Leo University, conference regular-season champion and No. 1 seed will host the semifinals on Friday, November 4 and the championship final on Sunday, November 6.
 
Saint Leo (11-3-1, 7-1-1) secured the No. 1 seed by posting a total of 22 points in SSC matches. No. 2 seed Nova Southeastern University (11-2-3, 6-1-2) claimed the No. 2 seed with 20 points. Saint Leo and Nova Southeastern will receive a quarterfinal round bye.
 
2016 Women's Championship Central | NSCAA Women's Soccer Poll | SSC Calendar | Standings
 
Quarterfinal #1 - BARRY vs. FLORIDA TECH 
 
#6 Florida Tech (11-5-0, 4-5-0) at #3 Barry University (9-2-2, 6-2-1)
 
Florida Tech defeated Barry, 3-1, on September 14th in Melbourne. Keira McCarthy scored twice in the Panther victory.  Since 2017, the Buccaneers and Panthers have met 12 times. Florida Tech holds the edge, 7-3-2. Barry defeated Florida Tech twice in 2015 including the only SSC tournament matchup between the programs in nine years.
 
Winner of this matchup will face No. 2 Nova Southeastern on November 4 at 7:00 p.m. The semifinal match will be hosted by Saint Leo University.
 
Quarterfinal #2 – TAMPA vs. ROLLINS
 
#5 University of Tampa (6-7-2, 4-3-2) at #4 Rollins College (9-2-3, 5-1-3)
 
On September 21st, Rollins defeated Tampa, 1-0, in Tampa. Emma Bloom scored the lone goal of the game, which came in the 52nd minute. Freshman goalkeeper, Carly Stevens, saved two shots to preserve the Tars clean sheet. 
 
Since 2006, Rollins and Tampa have met 18 times, with Tampa winning nine times and the squads splitting twice. Eight of the 18 matches have been in postseason play, with the Spartans holding a 6-2 advantage over the Tars.
 
Winner of this quarterfinal matchup will be hosted by No. 1 Saint Leo on November 4 at 4:30 pm.
 
2016 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Semifinals – Friday, November 4 (Hosted by Saint Leo) - 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Finals – Sunday, November 6 (Hosted by Saint Leo) - 1:00 PM