Tampa Blanks Lynn to Move on to SSC Semifinals

BOCA RATON, FLA. – The University of Tampa men's soccer team defeats Lynn in postseason rematch

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Tampa 2 ,Lynn  0

Records: Tampa 7-5-3, 5-3-3, Lynn 6-4-5, 6-3-2

Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla

All-time series: The Spartans trail the Fighting Knights 16-25-5 in the overall series

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The game began with a hard fought battle to advance in the tournament. There would be very few shots from either team in the half, leaving it knotted at zero headed into halftime.  Score: 0-0 Tie

SECOND HALF: The second half opened up with each team urgent to score. Captain Juancho Fernandez netted the first goal of the game in the 64^th minute off a feed from Omar Thali. Just seven minutes later, the duo would strike again, with Thali finding Fernandez in front of the net with a beautiful pass, building the Spartan lead to two goals. From then on, the Spartans controlled the match and would go on to earn the win. Final: 2-0 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Adam Forster started in goal for the Spartans, recording one save
• Juancho Fernandez recorded a team leading 5 shots
• Six Spartans played the full 90 minutes, Cody Wells, Sean Quinn, Nico Gamio Marcello Valbuena, Carlos Ledon and Albert Morales
• The Spartans had more shots on goal than the Fighting Knights, 3-1

UP NEXT: The Spartans advance to the SSC Semifinals in Melbourne at Florida Tech on Thursday at 7pm.

Quote: "Tough win against a very talented team on the road. I'm happy for the team, they just made great adjustments at halftime." – Coach Bush