WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida. - The Tampa Spartans Men’s Hockey Team scored 4 goals on Friday night as they ended up with a tie against USF.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: USF 4, Tampa 4

Records: Tampa (6-1-1), USF (3-4-1)

Location: Advent Health Center | Wesley Chapel, FL

HOW IT HAPPENED IN THE GAME:

1st Period

●      USF started off the scoring with a powerplay goal to give USF a 1-0 lead

●      Tampa’s Matthew Needleman tied the game up with a goal and an assist from freshman Nico Evangelous

●      Needleman kept the scoring going with another goal to now give Tampa the one goal lead

●      USF scored on another powerplay to tie the game at 2 to end the first.

2nd Period

•  The Spartans dominated this period in shots 14 to 6, but neither team could seem to find the back of the net.

3rd Period

•  Spartans’ sophomore Jack Manware got his first career goal on a rebound on a shot from Billy Cody
• Tampa’s lead was extended by sophomore Connor Berry with assist from Frank Catalina and Jake Thain making the score now 4-2 in favor of Tampa
• USF cut the lead in half with an unassisted breakaway goal with the score now being 4-3
• With 3:50 left in the game USF tied up the game to end regulation at 4

OT

• Neither team could score in the 3-on-3 overtime, so the game ended in a tie with a score of 4-4

UP NEXT:

●      The Spartans will play Lynn University in a two game series next weekend.

●      Stay tuned for postseason updates and information about the 2021-2022 season.

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