Tampa Falls to Florida Southern in Conference Battle

LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's soccer team falls to the Mocs on the road.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Florida Southern 1, Tampa 0

Records: Tampa 5-3-1, 2-2, Florida Southern 3-3-2, 1-3

Location: Berend Field | Lakeland, Fla.

All-time series: The Spartans lead the Mocs 36-10-7 in the overall series.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The match began with each team eager to score first in this conference duel. In the 12^th minute, the Spartans recorded a shot on goal that narrowly missed the net. Soon after, Florida Southern opened the scoring with a goal fired at the top right of the net. With 15 minutes left before the half, Tampa recorded another shot on goal forcing the Florida Southern goalkeeper to make a save. Spartans' goalkeeper Alex Hare made a diving save in the closing minutes of the first half to keep the Mocs' lead at one.

Score: 1-0 Florida Southern

SECOND HALF: The second half opened with Tampa eager to get on the scoreboard. Tampa dominated ball possession for majority of the half, creating scoring chances. Graduate student Lorenz Offner made a shot on goal that the goalkeeper had to save. The Spartans continued to keep the ball and create chances, but it was too late. 

Final: 1-0 Florida Southern

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Alex Hare started in goal for the Spartans, recording 2 saves.
• Four Spartans played the full 90 minutes; Tarek Ghamraoui, Pol Aldabó, Cherif Tammar, and Luca Bergmann.
• Offner lead Tampa in shots on goal, with 3. 
• Seven Spartans recorded shots on goal; Tammar, Alexandre Badji, Viggo Svedin, Theo Maye, Offner, Rodrigo Lopes, and Jack Hartford.

UP NEXT: The Spartans return to Tampa to take on Nova Southeastern on Wednesday at 6:00p.m.