Spartans Welcome Royals For Midweek Matchup

Tampa, Fla. - The Tampa Spartans men's soccer team is playing host to the Warner Royals on Wednesday for the 2015 home opener.

Tampa enters the matchup with a record of 2-2-0 on the season and is coming off an impressive 4-1 victory over region opponent Clayton State.

The Warner Royals comes in sporting a record of 0-2-1, after dropping back to back games to Saint Leo and Eckerd College.

Offensively, the Spartans bring forth a balanced attack as six different players have registered goals.Troy Tucker leads all players with his two goals. Tampa has outshot opponents 84-51 in all competitions and boast a shooting % of .950.

Defensively, freshman Christian Knight comes in with 15 saves and a .714 save % to go along with an impressive goal against average of 1.44. Holding down the back line for UT is sophomore Bryan Tissot and freshman Ramzi Toure. Who as a defensive unit have only given up six goals on the season, this is a direct product of their aggressive, uptempo playstyle.

Kickoff for Wednesday's matchup is set for 7:00 p.m., live stats and broadcast will be available for fans to follow action via TampaSpartans.Tv

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