MIAMI, Fla. – The 2010 season came to an end for the Embry-Riddle men's soccer team on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Eagles lost in a penalty shootout to top-seed St. Thomas (10-5-2) in the semifinals of The Sun Conference Tournament which were played at Bobcat Field.

Embry-Riddle was the first to get its offense going, registering a 5-1 shot advantage in the first 27 minutes of play and eventually scored the first goal of the game in the 29th minute. Playing is his accustomed position on the right side Matthias Klatt won the ball 10 yards into the Bobcats' defensive half. Seeing a wide open path, Klatt took the ball downfield another 25 yards, wove between a pair of defenders and rifled a shot from just outside the 18-yard box into the lower left corner to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage that they took into the halftime break.

The second half saw much more intensity and emotion as the Eagles worked to maintain the lead while the Bobcats tried get on the board. The increased intensity led to more physical play which ultimately resulted in 13 fouls and six cautions issued by the referee in the second frame alone.

St. Thomas goalkeeper Aaron Jones held the Eagles at bay with four saves in the second half, but he also got some help from the woodwork as Ryan Woods' attempt in the 76th minute went off the post to keep the score at 1-0.

As regulation continued to wind down, St. Thomas continued to pressure the ERAU defense and were able to break through in the 88th minute when Marcelo Loor converted on his long range attempt from the right side and pulled the game level at 1-1, sending the game into extra time.

The accumulation of cautions proved costly for the Eagles who had to play with just 10 men in overtime. The Blue and Gold subsequently settled into a more defensive posture that allowed the Bobcats an 8-1 shot advantage in the 20-minute stretch.  Despite the advantage, St. Thomas could not find the back of the net, sending the game to penalty kicks to determine the outcome.

 The first two kickers for each team converted on their individual attempts from the penalty spot, but Jones was able to scoop up the Eagles' third attempt and another made Bobcat penalty gave the home team a 4-2 advantage.

Embry-Riddle found success on its next kick, which meant that the Bobcats had to make their fifth attempt to claim the match. The final penalty taker for St. Thomas was Mike Hinden and his initial attempt gave the Eagles cause for celebration as ERAU goalkeeper Kile Kennedy came up with a save. But the celebration was short-lived as the referee thought he saw an infraction and called for Hinden to re-take the kick. Riding a rollercoaster of emotions, Kennedy was not able to stop Hinden's second attempt, allowing the Bobcats to advance to the championship game.

The decision brought the Eagles' 2010 campaign to a close at 9-6-1.