After battling for 90 minutes, the Sharks' season comes to a close in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, the furthest NSU has advanced since 2019. Nova Southeastern falls to West Florida 2-1.
INSIDE THE MATCH
SCORE: Nova Southeastern 1, West Florida 2
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (7-6-4, 5-3-2), West Florida (17-3-1)
LOCATION: Pensacola, Fla. | UWF Soccer Complex
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Luana Grabias saw an opportunity to get the Sharks on the board early in the match, but her shot was saved by the Argonauts' goalkeeper.
- In the 10th minute, the Argonauts were able to sneak one by Stefane Rosa to take a 1-0 lead.
- Halfway through the first half, the Argonauts fired two more shots at Stefane Rosa, but Rosa was able to stop both of them.
- In the 23rd minute, the Argonauts got another one past Rosa, extending their lead to 2-0 over the Sharks.
- In the closing minutes of the first half, Kiki Maribona and Sofia Suarez both had scoring opportunities, but were denied by the Argonauts' goalkeeper.
- After getting a beautiful pass from Dejah Holman, Grabias was able to laser one into the back of the net, bringing the Sharks within one in the 58th minute.
- Grabias had two more scoring chances but was unable to get another one by the UWF keeper.
- After battling till the end, the Sharks fell to the Argonauts 2-1.
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