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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team (9-4-2, 3-3-2 SSC) capped their second consecutive winning-season with a 2-0 loss to Tampa (9-4-2, 3-2-1 SSC). The Sharks won the Sunshine State Conference regular season in 2010 and finished 9-5-1, 5-2-1 in the SSC.

Despite the loss, the Shark’s 11 conference points qualifies them for the 2011 SSC Championship tournament. At best the Sharks can remain in fourth-place and at worst they can drop to sixth-place.
 
The top-six teams in the final SSC standings earn a bid to the SSC Championship. Teams are given three points for each conference win and one point per conference tie. The third and fourth-place teams in the SSC final standings host the quarterfinal round and the first and second-place teams receive a bye.

Other SSC teams jockeying for position with the Sharks include current fifth and sixth place teams Florida Teach and Lynn with 10 and nine points, respectively. Florida Tech plays Eckerd at home Oct. 26 and Lynn plays Barry at home Oct. 27, giving them both one SSC game left to play this season.

The SSC quarterfinals begin Nov. 1, location and time to be determined.

The 2-0 win is Tampa’s fourth-straight and propels them ahead of the Sharks in the SSC standings with 13 SSC points. Tampa has one SSC match against Saint Leo remaining on their schedule.

Gabby Russo and Nicole Munnelly scored the goals for the Spartans, each receiving an assist from Marta Bertsos.

The Spartans outshot the Sharks seven to four and attempted more corner kicks than the Sharks, totaling four to the Shark’s three.

Emelie Karstrom was credited with the win for the Spartans, along with a shutout with zero saves.

Chrissy Hy (Sr., Weston, Fla.) was credited with loss for the Sharks after playing a complete game with two saves and two goals allowed.

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