RECAP: 2016 SSC Women's Soccer Championship Matchups
MELBOURNE, Fla. - [
Bracket - Updated 11/1/16] - Seeding is set for the 2016 Sunshine State Conference Women's Soccer Championship. Quarterfinals will take place Tuesday, November 1 at campus sites. Saint Leo University, conference regular-season champion and No. 1 seed will host the semifinals on Friday, November 4 and the championship final on Sunday, November 6.
Saint Leo (11-3-1, 7-1-1) secured the No. 1 seed by posting a total of 22 points in SSC matches. No. 2 seed Nova Southeastern University (11-2-3, 6-1-2) claimed the No. 2 seed with 20 points. Saint Leo and Nova Southeastern will receive a quarterfinal round bye.
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Standings
Quarterfinal #1 - BARRY 1, FLORIDA TECH 0 [
Box Score]
RECAP: The third-seeded Barry Buccaneers (10-2-2) avenged an early season loss to the sixth-seed Florida Tech Panthers with a 1-0 win in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Sunshine State Conference women's soccer tournament at Buccaneer Field on Tuesday night.
Neither team could muster much offense in the first half, though the Panthers held an edge in shots and corners. But with less than four minutes left in the half, Barry's Amanda Traynor carried a ball down to the baseline. She was nearly dispossessed by the Panther defense, but regained the ball and whipped a cross from the right side along the top of the six-yard box. Rayah Seckler was there, unmarked, and slotted a shot into the far post for what proved to be the game's only goal.
The Panthers (11-6-0) held a 16-10 edge in shots including 8-5 on goal and 9-6 in corner kicks. But Barry's Paula Forero was equal to every test, making a season-high eight saves to post her fifth straight and eighth overall shutout on the season. Karlyn Prisco had four saves for the Panthers.
The Bucs advance to face the second-seeded Nova Southeastern Sharks on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 pm.
By: Dennis Jezek | Barry University Athletic Communications
PREVIEW: #6 Florida Tech (11-5-0, 4-5-0) at #3 Barry University (9-2-2, 6-2-1)
Florida Tech defeated Barry, 3-1, on September 14th in Melbourne. Keira McCarthy scored twice in the Panther victory. Since 2007, the Buccaneers and Panthers have met 12 times. Florida Tech holds the edge, 7-3-2. Barry defeated Florida Tech twice in 2015 including the only SSC tournament matchup between the programs in nine years.
Winner of this matchup will face No. 2 Nova Southeastern on November 4 at 7:00 p.m. The semifinal match will be hosted by Saint Leo University.
Quarterfinal #2 - ROLLINS 2, TAMPA 0 [
Box Score]
RECAP: No. 25 Rollins emerged victorious in their first playoff contest of the 2016 season. The Tars defeated Tampa by a score of 2-0, punching their tickets to the Sunshine State Conference Semifinals. Rollins improves to 10-2-3 on the season and 6-1-3 in the SSC. Tampa end their campaign at 6-8-2, going 4-4-2 in conference play.
The Tars opened the scoring at the 33 minute mark. Emma Bloom laid the ball off to fellow senior Paxton Sickler, who rifled the ball into the net from outside the 18 yard box. The Tars extended their lead in the second half. Kat Weiss controlled a corner which had bounced around in the box, the junior put an effort on frame, which was blocked but fell kindly for midfielder Shalisa Crowell, and the sophomore put the ball in the back of the net. The Tars back line made it difficult for the Spartans to mount any offensive threat and freshman Kelly Rowswell made two saves to preserve the Tars’ clean sheet.
Tampa’s attack was led by Meg Beidleman and Alexa Sheridan, each taking two shots, in total the Spartans only managed nine shots and two shots on target. Caroline Frykgard made eight saves, playing the full 90 minutes for Tampa.
Notes
· This victory marks the seventh time in the last nine years that the Tars have advanced to at least the SSC Tournament Semifinals.
· The Tars’ Semifinal opponents, Saint Leo, recently vaulted up to the No. 10 spot in the national rankings, but the Tars defeated the Lions by a score of 3-0 when they played on September 28.
· Crowell’s goal, in the 69th minute, was the sophomores first points in her Rollins career.
Next Match
Rollins will now travel to Saint Leo to take on the tournament host, and top-seeded, Lions, on November 4 at 4:30 pm.
By: Rollins College Athletic Communications
PREVIEW: #5 University of Tampa (6-7-2, 4-3-2) at #4 Rollins College (9-2-3, 5-1-3)
On September 21st, Rollins defeated Tampa, 1-0, in Tampa. Emma Bloom scored the lone goal of the game, which came in the 52nd minute. Freshman goalkeeper, Carly Stevens, saved two shots to preserve the Tars clean sheet.
Since 2006, Rollins and Tampa have met 18 times, with Tampa winning nine times and the squads splitting twice. Eight of the 18 matches have been in postseason play, with the Spartans holding a 6-2 advantage over the Tars.
Winner of this quarterfinal matchup will be hosted by No. 1 Saint Leo on November 4 at 4:30 pm.
2016 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Semifinals - Friday, November 4 (Hosted by Saint Leo) - 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Finals - Sunday, November 6 (Hosted by Saint Leo) - 1:00 PM
NCAA Postseason: Winner of the women's tournament will receive automatic qualification to the 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship. There is no automatic qualifier for men's soccer. The opening round of the NCAA Division II Championship is scheduled for November 10th - 20th at non-predetermined sites. Semifinals and finals for both men and women will be December 1st - 3rd in Kansas City, Missouri.
2015-16: Rollins men's soccer defeated Saint Leo to win the 2015 SSC championship. The Tars then took down the Lions in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Rollins fell in the next round to SSC provisional member, Palm Beach Atlantic. Barry won the conference women's soccer regular season for a third straight year prior to upending Tampa in the championship. Barry and Tampa met again in South Regional championship with the Buccaneers defeating the Spartans. Barry fell in the national quarterfinals to Columbus State.
*In the event that the same institution is the top seed in both the men's and women's tournaments, the following procedure will be used: In odd years, the top-seeded women's team and the second best men's seed will serve as Final Four hosts; in even years, the top-seeded men's team and the second best women's seed will serve as Final Four hosts.
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