FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The top-seeded Nova Southeastern Sharks opened the SSC Tournament with a win, as they defeated the eighth-seeded Barry Buccaneers 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Monday night. The Sharks got two goals from Alexa Bereczki and one from Maria Jansen, and consistently applied pressure all night long to advance to the semifinals. 



Score: #11 Nova Southeastern 3 | Barry 1
Records: #11 Nova Southeastern (14-0-3, 7-0-3 SSC) | Barry (5-5-9, 1-2-7 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer Stadium | Fort Lauderdale, FL
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• Bereczki banged in her first score from the left side of the box at the 13:28 mark of the first half, off an assist from Ella Niemelä to give NSU an early 1-0 lead.
• The Bucs responded with a goal at the 40:47 mark to seize momentum right before the half, and the score remained deadlocked 1-1.
• Jansen scored at the 65:40 mark of the second half, off assists from Bereczki and Genesis Hernandez as the Sharks continued applying pressure in front of the Bucs' net.
• Bereczki scored her second goal less than two minutes later at the 67:25 mark. That goal gave NSU a 3-1 lead and provided the final score of the game.

With the win, NSU advances to the SSC Tournament Semifinals to face the fifth-seeded Florida Southern Mocs at home on Thursday night at 7pm. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Soccer, follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at NSU_WSoccer.