Lynn University at UT men

When: Tonight, 7pm

Where: Pepin Stadium

The top ranked Division II school, Lynn University (10-0-0) comes to town tonight and the Spartans aim to knock off the number one team and recapture the top spot. UT was in the top spot until their September 18th draw at West Florida, which tumbled them down to fifth spot. Tampa (5-0-1) is now ranked number four and tonight is their shot to vault back to number one.

UT has scored in every match this season and has outscored its opponents 12-5 along the way to its unbeaten record. Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson has a 0.80 GAA and has made twenty-four saves. Pascal Milien is the Spartans' leading scorer with four goals on the season. The Tampa attack has been balanced with six other players getting on the score sheet so far this season.

The Fighting Knights are riding high. Not only do they have the number one ranking, a perfect 10-0 record, but Lynn has shut out its last four opponents, scoring fourteen unanswered goals in that span. Their junior goalkeeper, Alessandro Salvatore, has a 0.34 GAA and six shutouts to his credit this season. The Knights have outscored their opposition a whopping 40-7 this year.

Lynn's leading scorer is Brazilian sophomore, Paulo Vaz, who has scored fifteen goals and seven assists. Junior Kyle Conrad is the Fighting Knights' second leading scorer with nine goals and four assists.

In 2008, it took three tries for the Spartans to beat Lynn. Their regular season meeting ended in a 4-1 road loss for UT. Then, the Knights thumped UT 4-0 in the Sunshine State Conference final, also in Boca Raton. Finally, the Spartans slipped by Lynn 3-2 to advance in the NCAA Division II South Regional.

Tickets for tonight's match are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors/children.