MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers ended the regular season with a 1-1 draw with the 17th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers in Sunshine State Conference men's soccer action at Buccaneer Field on Thursday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 1, #17 Florida Tech 1
Records: Barry (5-5-4, 4-4-2 SSC), Florida Tech (7-2-7, 5-2-3 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 24-19-6
SUMMARY:
- 1:52 - The Panthers grabbed an early lead. Armando Loynaz turned the corner on barry defender Martin Rasmussen and got tripped, setting up Antonio Di Gaudio with a penalty kick opportunity, which the Italian converted. | Tech 1, Barry 0
- 81:57 - The goal stood up until the 82nd minute. Humberto Benevidez ripped a shot that Panther keeper Elian Ronning Orn blocked out past the top the 18-yard box. But it landed right at the foot of James Averies and the senior defender blasted a shot to the far post for the equalizer. | Barry 1, Tech 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry dominated the higher-ranked Panthers 17-4 on shots, including 12-3 on goal.
- Ronning Orn set a career-high with 10 saves for the Panthers, and was bailed out in the fourth minute by defender Freyr Jonnsson who popped a shot by Julien Laborde over the crossbar.
- Djordje Mihajlovic had two saves for the Bucs.
- The tie sets up a rematch between the two teams in the SSC Tournament, as Florida Tech gets the third seed, thanks to a tie-breaker over Rollins, and Barry has the sixth-seed.
- it marks the fourth year in a row the Bucs and Panthers have squared off in the conference tournament. Florida Tech won 4-1 to capture the 2022 title. Barry returned the favor 1-0 to take the 2023 championship. Last year, after a 0-0 tie to end the season, the Bucs knocked out the Panthers 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry visits the Florida Tech Panthers on Monday, Nov. 10 in the SSC Tournament quarterfinals.
