Women’s Soccer
Rollins College [10-3-2, 4-2-2] at University of Tampa [12-5, 5-3]
Tampa played host to Rollins for the Sunshine State Conference Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Rollins came into the game with a No. 13 national ranking. However, within the conference, the Spartans held the fourth seed while Rollins was seeded fifth. The Spartans had defeated the Tars 1-0 just days earlier.
In another low-scoring effort, the UT women took down Rollins, winning the game 1-0. Freshman Carolyn Simon came in cluth for UT, scoring the game’s lone goal 74 minutes deep into the game. It was her sixth goal of the season.
With the win, the Spartan women advance to the SSC Semifinals to battle the top seed in the conference, Nova Southeastern. It will be a road game for the Spartans, and will take place on Friday, Nov. 5.
Men’s Soccer
Nova Southeastern [8-5-2, 4-4] at University of Tampa [11-6-1, 4-3-1]
The men’s soccer team followed the women Spartans in victorious fashion, defeating their SSC Quarterfinal opponents 5-0. The Spartans hosted Nova Southeastern, a team they beat 3-1 earlier in the year.
UT’s freshman goalie David Niepel pitched another shutout in net for the Spartans, while the UT offense reaked havok for the opposing goaltender. Though Tampa had just 13 shots all night, they made them count.
The five goals scored were spread out among five UT players: Juan Rivas in the 17th minute, David Gulec in the 29th minute, Chris O’ Brien in the 36th minute, Lister Warren in the 59th minute and Ryan Griffin in the 84th minute.
UT will now travel to Barry for the SSC Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 5.
For up-to-date coverage on the Spartans’ postseason run, visit theminaretonline.com or minaretblog.com.