DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team's 2019 Senior Night was spoiled by Nova Southeastern as the Sharks scored twice in the second half to top the Eagles 2-0, Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. The loss puts the Blue and Gold at 8-4-1 overall and 6-2-1 in the Sunshine State Conference, while NSU improves to 12-2-1 and 6-1-1 with the win.
 
Prior to the contest, the Eagles honored their senior class of Elizabeth Allen, Sophie Brundin, Victoria Gustaffsson, Fanny Kristiansson, Rita Okoro and Megan Smith. The group compiled a 29-22-1 overall record and was part of the Eagles' inaugural season as full-fledged members of NCAA II and the Sunshine State Conference. 
 
Both teams enjoyed a good bit of possession in the first 45 minutes of action, but it was the Sharks who created more chances, outshooting the Eagles 4-1 in the first frame. The Eagle defense was able to keep the Sharks at bay and at the end of the first half, the score was tied at 0-0.
 
Coming out of the halftime break, the Sharks continued to pressure the Eagle defense and eventually broke the scoreless deadlock courtesy of a score by Hannah Christophe in the 49^thminute. 
 
Ten minutes later, the Sharks' third shot of the half resulted in another Christophe goal that gave NSU a two-goal cushion.
 
The second half saw the Eagles with a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks, but they weren't able to produce a score off any of those set pieces. The Eagles stepped up their intensity on the offensive end in the latter stages of the contest, but none of their three shots in the frame tested NSU goalkeeper Shannon Hearty, resulting in the 2-0 final score.

"Credit goes to John [Constable] and his team tonight," ERAU Head Coach Samanth Bohon said. "They played extremely well and made it difficult for us to be effective. This was a game with very few chances but they made the most of theirs while we couldn't. I thought our group worked hard but Nova's very direct style of play can be frustrating to play against if you get caught up in it. We didn't do a good enough job knocking it around and combining but some of that is a credit to them. It's a tough loss with a lot at stake but we'll keep grinding away and will look to finish up the regular season Tuesday with a positive response."
 
The Eagles close out the regular season on the road on Tuesday when they travel to Saint Leo to take on the Lions at 7 p.m.