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2021 MSOC SSC Champions
4
Winner Nova Southeastern NOV (13-3-2, 7-3-1)
1
Tampa TAM (13-4-0, 9-1-0)
Winner
Nova Southeastern NOV
(13-3-2, 7-3-1)
4
Final
1
Tampa TAM
(13-4-0, 9-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Nova Southeastern NOV 3 1 4
Tampa TAM 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Sharks Capture Program's First-Ever SSC Tournament Championship

Four different players score as NSU beats Tampa 4-1 in SSC Tournament final

TAMPA, Fla. – For the first time in Nova Southeastern men's soccer program history, the Sunshine State Conference Tournament trophy is coming back to Fort Lauderdale. Farid Sar-Sar set the tone with the match's first goal just 3:13 in before the flood gates opened, as the Sharks rolled past Tampa to the tournament title by a final score of 4-1 on Sunday.

Forward Matty Cornish recorded his team-high 10th goal of the season in the effort, and was later named the SSC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP 
Score: Nova Southeastern 4, Tampa 1 
Records: Nova Southeastern 13-3-2, Tampa 13-4 
Location: Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.  
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HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Riding the wave of Thursday's come-from-behind, semifinal win over Palm Beach Atlantic, the Sharks quieted the Tampa crowd early and often, using a Sar-Sar finish on an Aleks Berg assist to climb in front 1-0 right away in the fourth minute.
  • With the Spartans in search of some momentum of their own, Cornish thwarted that idea in the 19th minute, burying a right-footed strike past SSC Defensive Player of the Year, Adam Forster, to double the lead.
  • Nearing the halftime break in the 44th minute, NSU kept its foot on the gas, as Nick Brisevac played a cross from the right wing to Henrik Berg, who hit a perfect one-touch strike for his third goal of the season.
  • Leading 3-0 out of the break, the Sharks showed no signs of slowing down. Sparked by the creation of Brisevac once again, the NSU midfielder found Michael Lawrence for NSU's fourth score through 47:52.
  • The goal count might've been even greater had NSU not failed to convert a handful of additional chances. Although Tampa produced a number of their own as well, the Sharks had keeper Alberto Ciroi on their side, who finished with a season-high eight saves, including seven in the second half.
  • The clean sheet for NSU vanished after a Tampa penalty kick goal in the 90th minute. However, the celebration was already on, as the Sharks clinched the tourney title and extended their current unbeaten streak to nine games.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 
  • In knocking off Tampa on Sunday, along with its semifinal win at Palm Beach Atlantic on Thursday, NSU beat two Top-10 nationally-ranked programs in a span of four days.
  • A. Berg, H. Berg, Ciroi, Cornish, Sar-Sar and Floris Van Nijnanten were all named to the SSC All-Tournament Team following the match.
  • NSU outscored its opponents by a combined 9-2 margin in the SSC Tournament.
 
STATS OF THE NIGHT 
  • The Sharks scored three goals on their four total shots in the first half.
 
UP NEXT  
NSU will find out where it's headed next when the NCAA Tournament field is announced on Monday at 6:30 p.m. To stay up-to-date with the Sharks, follow them on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_MSoccer.
 


 
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