Box Score DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's soccer team closed out the 2016 season at the Embry-Riddle Invitational at ERAU Soccer Stadium on Saturday afternoon with an exciting 3-2 non-conference victory over the Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Warhawks.
 
Spring Hill opened the scoring with a goal from the top of the box by freshman Nicholas Hanson off a pass by sophomore Tilman Schober in the 18^th minute, but AUM (4-15) tied the game just before the intermission as Alan Harwell accepted an entry pass from Nino Bozesan and scored from in front of the net in the 44^th minute.
 
The Warhawks grabbed a 2-1 lead in the 67^th minute with a strike from the top of the box, but SHC rallied to retie the match in the 72^nd minute when sophomore Viktor Kvarnlof accepted a pass from sophomore Jordan Simon and then beat the keeper one-on-one for an easy shot into the open net.
 
Simon would provide the game-winning heroics for the Badgers in the 83^rd minute when he cleaned up a rebounded shot by freshman Donte Oliver with a put-back goal to give Spring Hill a successful end to the 2016 season.
 
Badger redshirt freshman goalkeeper Otto Candies (1-3) earned his first career victory with five saves against 10 shots and 16 corner kicks by the Warhawks while AUM keeper Stephen Ingram (1-7) made four saves versus 14 shots and four corner kicks by the Spring Hill.
 
In their final season of transition to NCAA Division II, the Badgers finished the season with a 3-13-1 overall record.