Tampa Earns No. 3 Seed In NCAA Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA selection show for 2015 NCAA women's soccer tournament was held Monday night, and the University of Tampa punched their ticket earning the No. 3 seed in the South region and will face-off against No. 6 seed Lee University. 

The Spartans, led by first-year head coach Erin Switalski have turned in a strong bill of work on the season, as they tallied a record of 11-4-5 on the year, which includes victories over top ranked opponents throughout the course of the year. 

UT is coming off a loss in the Sunshine State Conference Championship, where they fell to the No. 8 Barry Buccaneers 2-1 in overtime. Tampa lived dangerously throughout the tournament with every game going into overtime or a penalty kick shootout. 

Offensively, Tampa is led by senior Cici Gonzalez, who has registered 11 goals, two assists and 26 points this season. Also adding to the offensive firepower is Korey O'Rourke, Nastasia Asgedom and Lauren Cicero, who have each tallied five, five and four goals respectively. 

Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Frykgard has accumulated 90 saves on the season, while boasting goals against average 0.94. The keeper has also posted a save percentage of .833. The defensive back line is anchored down by the trio of Miranda Gonzalez, Sarah Raymond, and Audrey Hayward, who have been vital to the Spartans success all year. 

The Tampa will travel to Florence, Ala. for the match at the University of North Alabama, on Friday kickoff is set off 8:00 p.m. ET. Live stats and a broadcast will be available for fans via TampaSpartans.com.

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