Spartans Beat Barry, Improve to 4-1

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa Spartan's men's soccer team earned its fourth win in a row against Barry with a 3-1 win at Pepin Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Tampa 3, Barry 1

Records: Tampa 4-1 (1-0 SSC), Barry 1-4-1 (0-1 SSC)

Location: Pepin Stadium || Tampa, Fla.

All-time series: Tampa leads the all-time series 25-14-3.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: Juancho Fernandez scored his second goal of the season in the 6th minute to kickstart the Spartan offense, assisted by Omar Thali, who picked up his team-leading 11th point. Just 11 minutes later, Thali buried a shot to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead, earning his 13th point of the season. Amgad Salah scored, unassisted, in the 36th minute and gave Tampa a comfortable 3-1 lead that they wouldn't relinquish. The Spartans outshot the Bucs 9-3 in the first half. Score: 3-0 Tampa

SECOND HALF: Barry finally got on the board in the 57th minute. Final: 3-1 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Fernandez has scored in back-to-back matches.
• Thali's three-point performance makes him the leading scorer in the Sunshine State Conference. (5G, 3A). He is the leader in both categories.
• Adam Forster earned his third win of the season and has given up just four goals this season.
• UT narrowly outshot the Bucs, 13-12.
• UT led in corner kicks, 5-3.

UP NEXT: The Spartans are on the road for a matchup with the Eckerd College Tritons on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00 PM.