Men's Soccer advances to second-straight ASUN Final

Sunday, November 4

Lipscomb Soccer Complex

2:00 PM

Lipscomb University

8-9-0

#4 Jacksonville

5-13-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Jacksonville	1	0	1
Lipscomb	1	1	2

Men's Soccer advances to second-straight ASUN Final

11/4/2018 6:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

NASHVILLE – The top-seeded Lipscomb men’s soccer team advances to the ASUN Championship Final for the second year in a row after toppling No. 4 Jacksonville, 2-1, on a rainy Sunday afternoon at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.

The Bisons will face No. 6 Stetson next Saturday, Nov. 10 in the title match after the Hatters upset No. 2 FGCU 5-4 in PK’s this evening in Fort Myers, Florida.

Lipscomb (8-9-0) got on the scoreboard first in the 13^th minute when Ben Locke drilled a rocket into the left side of the net from near 20 yards out on top of the box. Defender Austin Eager set the score up with a pass over the crowd from the far side of the pitch.

Just two minutes later it was Jacksonville’s (5-13-0) turn. The Dolphins buried an equalizer from the 6-yard box as the ball trickled past keeper Chris Zappia. Reed Davis flicked it over the charging Zappia and slotted into the net at 14:24.

Despite a number of good looks, the teams played the final 30 minutes of the opening half scoreless.

The second half continued with back-and-forth play until Jacksonville’s John Levy misplayed a deflected ball at the top of the box. Levy leaped over the ball with no touch and it left freshman Zarek Jakubowski a wide open net to finish in from 15 yards away.

As play intensified, the Dolphins began searching for an equalizer. They nearly cashed one in late in the match, but a header went off the crossbar and back to the Bisons for a clearance.

Lipscomb’s defense held on for victory and secured its spot in the second ASUN Final for the second season in a row.

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The Bisons have now won three consecutive matches in the ASUN Championship by a score of 2-1.
Lipscomb outshot JU 18-8 overall and 7-2 in shots on goal. That tied their second-most shots in a game this season.
Locke’s score was his second goal of the season. His other came against FGCU on Sept. 29.
Jakubowski netted his second career goal, both of which have served as game-winners. His other came at North Florida on Oct. 6 in his first career game.
Freshman Louis Robinson led the way for the Bisons with four shots and two on goal.
Zappia finished with one save while earning his league-leading eighth victory of the year. He has now won seven straight decisions in net.
15 players saw the pitch for Lipscomb in the win.