Men's Soccer | 11/15/2018 4:28:00 PM
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.—The third-seeded Barry Buccaneer men's soccer team will travel to Young Harris College in Georgia to face off against the fourth-seeded Lynn Fighting Knights on Friday, Nov. 16 in the NCAA Regional Final.
The matchup will decide which school advances to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in a win-or-go-home fashion. The Barry vs. Lynn SSC rivalry game has already taken place twice this year with Barry winning both games in mirroring 2-0 victories, the first victory came in the regular season in Boca Raton with the second taking place in the SSC Tournament in Miami Shores. This rubber match will come on the neutral field in Georgia.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Records: #20 Barry (14-4-1); #24 Lynn (11-4-2)
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 10-26-5
Barry enters the showdown following a dominant 4-1 victory over Spring Hill. The Bucs came out of halftime knotted up at 0-0 before trading goals with the Badgers. Barry went on to blow the game open with three straight goals in a three-minute span, a record-breaking flurry for the Buccaneers. Lorenzo Cerrai stepped up big in scoring the first goal for the Bucs before later on placing an excellent cross right on the money to Flavio Colasanti who scored the Bucs' third goal of the night.
Lynn scored a major upset in the last round of the tournament when they were able to upset first-seeded and second-ranked Palm Beach Atlantic. The Knights and Sailfish traded goals in regulation before Lynn was able to advance in sudden-death penalty kicks after two scoreless overtime periods. Lynn has had a solid defense all season long but has struggled to get the ball in the net vs stronger opponents. Lynn failed to convert a goal vs. Barry in either of the rivals' two matchups this season despite taking 19 shots in those contests.
Tale of the Tape
| Stat |
Barry |
Lynn |
| Goals |
43 |
31 |
| Goals Per Game |
2.26 |
1.82 |
| Goals Allowed |
19 |
15 |
| Goals Against Average |
1.00 |
.85 |
| Save Percentage |
.828 |
.706 |
| Shots Per Game |
14.5 |
13.4 |
| Assists |
41 |
28 |
The winner of the game will be named the South Region champions and will advance to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinal against the Southeast Region champs, the winner of the game between Young Harris and Lander.
The semifinals and championship games will take place November 29 and December 2 at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., as part of the NCAA Division II Fall Sports Festival.
