ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (October 17, 2026) – Men's soccer fell to the Eckerd Tritons by a score of 3-2 on Saturday night. The Tars now stand at 5-5-2 (3-4-1 SSC) while the Tritons improve to 5-8-1 (2-5-1 SSC).

The Tars came out a little too aggressive in the first half as they were whistled for two fouls in the first three minutes. Their third foul was called in the box in the eighth minute, giving Eckerd a penalty kick. Sebastian Schmalbach converted to put the home team ahead.

In the 19th minute, Finlay Prain received a long pass from Conor Thomas and did what he does best. Using his right foot, he was able to find the bottom corner of the goal to equalize the contest.

Prain had another chance about ten minutes later, but Trent Murphy was able to make the save. On the ensuing Triton possession, Schmalbach received a pass from Tatum Fain and beat Kilian Vallant for his second goal of the match.

Not to be outdone, Prain had the answer yet again in the 37th minute. Pedro Lameiras was able to find Prain with a cross, and he repeated his right foot, right corner combo for HIS second goal of the match. The game was tied two all at halftime.

The second half saw shots come at a premium. In fact, the first attempt on goal did not come until fifteen minutes into the action. Meanwhile, the game was turning scrappy, with three yellow cards being awarded to the Tars in those same fifteen minutes.

After Prain was stymied on a shot attempt in the 70th minute, Eckerd turned around and found space on the attack. Once again, Fain was able to find a teammate, this time Tristan Bassette, who beat Vallant to put the Tritons ahead 3-2.

Rollins was able to put two more shots on goal in the final ten minutes, but both attempts were stonewalled by Murphy as the Tritons held on for the win.

Prain scored two goals for the third consecutive game while putting up a career-high eight shots on goal in this one. Vallant had six saves in the loss.

Next up for the Tars is a home match against Florida Tech on Wednesday, October 21. It will be senior night for the lads as they celebrate their near-graduates. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 pm.