Thomas University Athletics

LAKE WALES, Fla. - The Thomas University Night Hawks found themselves down by a pair of goals on the road on Thursday night, before rattling off three scores in five minutes to down the Warner Royals, 3-2, at the Royals Soccer Field.

The first forty-five minutes saw an aggressive approach from Billy Jeffery's program, but each of the five shots and corner kicks were turned away from the net. The Royals landed one goal after the 30th tick before doubling their lead ten minutes later, keeping the 2-0 lead deep into the second half. 

Thomas kept up pressure with shots and but couldn't break through until the final fifteen minutes. A foul on Warner gave Thomas possession. Ethan Moore evaded a defender and sent it towards the middle of the field, where the freshman Charlie Foss made a man miss before placing a floater over two more for his first career score. 

Just four minutes later in the 81st minute, Elia Casali was fouled and took a free kick at the top of the box. Casali kept it to the right of the wall of defenders for his second career goal, tying the match up at two apiece. Sixty-three seconds later, Casali found himself trapped near the corner before clearing the ball towards Moore. With the header, Moore found the back of the net to put Thomas in front; his eighth goal as a Night Hawk.

The Night Hawks' defense held strong the rest of the way as the program rallied for its first win of the season. Thomas (1-1, 0-0 SSAC) continues its Florida road trip against Florida College in Temple Terrace on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Night Hawks are 4-0-2 against the Falcons since 2011.

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