Lynn Holds Off Tampa in Top-25 Battle

TAMPA, Fla - The No. 7 ranked University of Tampa men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision against No. 15 Lynn University on Wednesday in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Sunshine State Conference.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 15 Lynn 2, No. 7 Tampa 1
Records: Tampa (6-1-2, 2-1-1 SSC), Lynn (9-1-1, 4-1-1 SSC)
Location: Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Tampa now trails 13-23-1 in the all-time series with Lynn. The Fighting Knights have won six straight meetings over the Spartans.
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COACH's QUOTE:
"Our youth showed in the first half. We will grow from this loss tonight. All of our true freshmen and sophomores got older today. We need to use it as motivation to grow as a team and the most important training of the year is tomorrow." - Head coach Adrian Bush

HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Half | Lynn's Niklas Tasky netted the first score of the game in the 23rd minute, as he scored on a pass from Dominic Docherty. Lynn outshot the Spartans 8-4 in the opening half, though its advantage was just 5-3 in shots on goal.

2nd Half | Jack Watson stretched the Fighting Knight lead to 2-0 with a goal at 67:19 that was assisted by Alun Webb. UT's Jake Winship then connected at 78:56 following a barrage of UT shots, closing the gap to 2-1. Tampa outshot its opponent 12-7 in the final half, with Lynn holding a 4-3 edge in shots on target.

INSIDE THE STATS:
• Tampa outshot Lynn 16-15, with the Fighting Knights owning a 9-6 advantage in shots on goal.

• Freshman Jake Richards played the entire match in goal for Tampa, finishing with seven saves.

• Fredinho Mompremier finished with a team-high four shots as Winship had three with two on goal. Freshman Lewis Sugden also had three shots.

• UT was without the services of midfielder Troy Tucker, who had previously started all eight games this season.

• Sophomore Shawn Van Grouw, a 6-foot-8-inch forward, played a career-high 44 minutes for the Spartans, registering one shot.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
• Lynn has now defeated Tampa by a 2-1 score in each of the last three meetings.

• Five of the last six meetings against Lynn have been decided by just one goal, including the previous four matches.

• Winship scored his second goal of the season, with the other coming against Clayton State on September 9.

• Tampa had its home winning streak snapped at 10 matches. The streak dated back to September 3, 2015.

• The No. 7 ranking for Tampa is the highest since week two of the 2012 season when the Spartans held the same spot.

UP NEXT:
Tampa will host Flagler College on Saturday at 7 p.m. UT will offer live stats and a broadcast for the South Region matchup through TampaSpartans.com.

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