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Tampa Set to Host Clayton State for Friday Night Match
September 6, 2016

Tampa Set to Host Clayton State for Friday Night Match

After a successful opening weekend, UT looks to extend the win streak against CSU

TAMPA, Fla - After a successful opening weekend in which the team won both games that they played, the University of Tampa men's soccer team will take on Clayton State University Lakers in their third straight regional game. The Spartans defeated West Florida in the season opener 4-2 on Friday, Sept. 2 and were able to use a second-half surge to take down the Badgers of Spring Hill College 2-1 in their Sunday matchup.

In the meantime, Clayton State has had a rough start to their season as they have lost their first two games. They were defeated 2-0 by #5 Palm Beach Atlantic in their home opener on Sept. 2nd and lost a high scoring game against Barry University on Sept. 3rd by a 5-4 final score. The game against Barry featured three penalty kicks, four yellow cards and a pair of red cards. It also saw Barry transfer Ryan King score a hat trick for the Lakers as he capped it off with a goal in the 86th min as CSU looked to complete the comeback but fell short.

For UT, Fredinho Mompremier is leading the way on offense as he has scored three goals so far this season and has accounted for both game winners as well as senior Jason Collister who has scored two goals of his own.

For CSU, they will look for Ryan King to carry on the momentum from his last time out when he scored three goals against Barry. King is joined up front by forward Iain Smith who has one goal and one assist so far.

Last time that these two teams faced off was last season. In that game, Tampa visited Clayton State and came away with a 4-1 victory.

Kickoff between the two teams is scheduled for 7 pm at Pepin Stadium. Live stats and video will be available through TampaSpartans.com.

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