Early Scoring Lifts Saint Leo Past Tampa
October 19, 2016

Early Scoring Lifts Saint Leo Past Tampa

Spartans suffer first shutout of 2016.

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's soccer team was shut out by Sunshine State Conference opponent Saint Leo University on Wednesday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
 Final: Saint Leo 2, Tampa 0
 Records: Tampa (8-3-2, 3-3-1 SSC), Saint Leo (4-6, 2-4 SSC)
 Location: Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
 All-time Series: Tampa now leads the nall-time series 30-12, though Saint Leo has now won six straight over the Spartans.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 1st Half | Saint Leo struck twice in the first 10 minutes of the match, beginning with a Brian Werchek goal just under three minutes into the contest. The Lions took a 2-0 lead in the eighth minute as Teddy Auyoma netted the goal. The two teams each had five shots in the half.

2nd Half | The Spartans outshot the Lions by a commanding 14-3 mark in the second half, though UT was unable to find the back of the Lion net.

INSIDE THE STATS:
 • UT outshot Saint Leo 19-8 in the game, and registered five shots on goal compared to four for the Lions.

• Junior Bay Downing was credited with five shots for Tampa, including two on goal. Jake Winship added four while Lewis Sugden had three.

• Jake Richards started for the Spartans at goalkeeper, and finished with two saves.

• UT had a slight edge in corner kicks, 7-5.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 • Richards started his 11th match of the season, as the freshman has now started five consecutive contests.

• UT was shutout for the first time of 2016. The last time Tampa was held scoreless came on September 30, 2015 at Florida Southern.

• In the initial NCAA Southn Region rankings, Tampa was listed in a fourth-place tie with Mississippi College. The top four teams from the South are selected for postseason play.

UP NEXT:
 Tampa hits the road on Saturday as it travels to Melbourne to meet No. 22 Florida Tech in a critical SSC matchup.

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