MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 2-1 in double overtime to the Rollins Tars in their Sunshine State Conference opener on Saturday night at Buccaneer Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Rollins 2, Barry 1 (2OT)
Records: Barry (0-2-1, 0-1-0 SSC), Rollins (4-0-1, 2-0-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Rollins leads 21-17-2
SUMMARY:
FIRST HALF:
- The first half ended scoreless.
- Rollins held a 5-4 edge in shots, though it was 3-3 on goal.
SUMMARY:
SECOND HALF:
- The Tars got on the board first as the Bucs were whistled for an inadvertent hand ball in the box. Ben Grant converted the penalty kick against Barry's Marco Sordi in the 65th minute.
- The Bucs finally got the equalizer in the 89th minute. After a flurry that saw Sergio Yepes hit the crossbar and Marco Nunez rip a shot that was saved by Tar keeper Julian Grundler, the Bucs got on the board when Ivan Arenas knocked in the rebound from an Alex Doyle shot.
SUMMARY:
OVERTIME:
- The Bucs outplayed the Tars in the first overtime, accounting for two shots to none for the Tars.
- In the second overtime, the Tars had two shots, making the second count as James Crowley headed in the game-winner in the 108th minute.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Sordi took the loss in his first start for the Bucs. He made six saves, several in spectacular fashion, but allowed both goals.
- Grundler earned his second win on the season, making five stops for the Tars.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs travel to the ninth-ranked Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Wednesday, Sept. 27
