Men's Soccer | 10/12/2018 1:37:00 PM

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The 22nd-ranked Barry Buccaneers host the Florida Tech Panthers in the first of three straight games at Buccaneer Field on Saturday night. The 6:00 pm game has huge implications for Sunshine State Conference men's soccer seedings. Barry currently sits two points behind leader Palm Beach Atlantic in second place, while Florida Tech is tied for fifth, four points back of the Bucs. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Records: Barry (9-2-1, 5-1-1 SSC); Florida Tech (8-2-0, 4-2-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 19-15-3

The Bucs are 9-2-1 on the season, winning three straight games including over #18 Nova Southeastern and #11 Lynn. Flavio Colasanti now has goals in seven straight games, tying Mark Anderson for the school record. The Panthers have also won three straight, including a 4-0 win over previously unbeaten Florida Southern. Something will have to give, as Barry is 4-1-0 at home, while Florida Tech is 3-1-0 on the road.

Colasanti leads the Buccaneer offense with eight goals and 18 points. Francisco Greco has four goals, including three game-winners. Aday Gonzalez and Toby Fura lead the team with three assists each. The Bucs, who are sixth in the league with a 1.04 goals against average, are led defensively by seniors Stephen Kosmala and Marco Sordi. Sordi has an 1.05 goals against average, good for sixth in the league. His 81.0 save percentage is tops in the league.

Per Henrik Nag leads the Panthers with nine goals, tied for second in the conference.  Solomon Wheatley's four assist pace the team. Defensively, Aymerick Berald-Catelo and Jason Fesquet have split time in goal, with Berald-Catelo producing the best results with a 0.60 goals against average and three shutouts in a 4-0-0 record.