Firebirds Lose Out on Potential ECC Tournament Bid after Suffering Tough Loss to Spartans
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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St. Thomas Aquinas (5-5-4, 1-2-3) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Dist. Columbia (5-7-1, 1-5-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
GERMANTOWN, MD- The University of the District of Columbia's mens soccer team fell to St Thomas Aquinas College 1-3, Saturday afternoon at the Maryland SoccerPlex Stadium. The Firebirds fell to 5-7-1 on the season and 1-5 in ECC play subsequently losing out on any post season dreams.
The visiting Spartans took a 1-0 lead into the half after striking in the ninth minuteof the first half. Defender Keino Thompson headed in a pass from defender Eduardo Bugay to register his second goal on the season and to tie he game 1-1 with about 25 minutes remianing in regulation.
The next 20 minutes saw STAC's offense strike twice, which went unanswered by the Firebirds. UDC outshot STAC 19-11 and had the edge on corner kicks 4-3 but was denied 12 times by the Spartans Goalkeeper.
UDC will head to N.Y. to face off against Dominican College in a nonconference match up, on Wednesday. The game is slated tp begin at 2:00 PM.
