Spartans Drop Match at Sailfish, 2-1

TAMPA, Fla. –  The University of Tampa Spartans women's soccer team dropped its third match of the season at Palm Beach Atlantic, 2-1, Saturday night at the Rinker Athletic Campus.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Palm Beach Atlantic 2, Tampa 1

Records: Tampa 4-3-1 (3-1 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic 6-1 (3-0 SSC)

Location: Rinker Athletic Campus || West Palm Beach, Fla.

All-time series: Tampa leads the all-time series 13-2-1.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The Spartans outshot the Sailfish 6-4 in the opening half but played to a 0-0 score. Tampa fired off five consecutive shots in a 13-minute span (11' – 24') but were unable to capitalize. Three of those shots landed on goal: Katherine Hostage (13'), Quinn Knapp (14'), Madison McElhone (20'). Score: 0-0 Tied

SECOND HALF: PBA opened the scoring in the 59th minute of the second frame. The Sailfish added an insurance goal just 10 minutes later (69'). The Spartans again outshot the Sailfish in the second half, 7-6, but could not finish. Four of the Spartans landed on goal. Laken Gallman scored her first goal of the season and the Spartans lone goal in the 87th minute. Final: 2-1 PBA

INSIDE THE STATS:

• UT outshot PBA 13-10 overall, narrowly winning the shots on goal margin 9-8.
• Keeper Lovisa Camel tallied six saves.
• Five Spartans played the full 90 minutes: Camel, Elena Barr, Brooke Steigerwalt, Gabby Desautels, and Erin McCarthy. Two Spartans just missed the mark: Jackie Morris and Reni Taiwo each played 87 minutes.
• Three Spartans logged two shots: Knapp, Jalyssa Richardson, and Gallman.

UP NEXT: The Spartans are on the road for a match against Florida Southern on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 PM.

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