FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Men's Soccer) - For the second time in four days, Florida Tech (5-1, 2-0 SSC) went on the road and picked up a key early season Sunshine State Conference victory, this time posting a 3-1 victory over Nova Southeastern (2-3, 0-2 SSC) on Tuesday night at the NSU Soccer Complex.
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With the result, the Panthers improve to 3-0 on the road this season and have outscored opponents 12-2 in such games.
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The Sharks finished with an advantage in both shots (14-13) and corner kicks (9-5) in the contest. NSU goalkeeper Nico Rosiglioni played well in net, making six saves on 10 shots faced.Â
Christopher Page was also impressive, tallying a season-high four saves on five shots to push his season record to 4-1.
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The Panthers got on the board first on a goal by
Per Henrik Nag off an assist from
Stian Hagboe Olsen at 33:08.
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NSU's Darwin Lom tied the game at 1-1 just after halftime when he collected a pass from Ignacio Goya and drilled the ball past Page into the lower right corner.
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Luca Campanini answered for FIT at 58:53 when he one-timed a
Brandon Smalley free kick into the back of the net to make the score 2-1.Â
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Late in the contest, NSU pulled Rosiglioni out to add an extra attacker on the field for a chance to tie the game. However, the strategy did not pay off, as
Solomon Wheatley found some space and fired the ball into the open net for a 3-1 advantage with one second remaining on the clock.
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Florida Tech will look to continue the momentum when the Panthers welcome SSC foe Saint Leo to Rick Stottler Field on Friday, Sept. 29 for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. Fans can access live coverage of the action at FloridaTechSports.com/live.
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