FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles saw their 2026 season come to an end on Friday, dropping a 1-0 decision to the Lipscomb Bisons in the ASUN Championship Game.

The Eagles were the aggressors early on as they got a pair of shots at goal in the first five minutes of action, the second coming off the right boot of Taylor Latini that missed just high to keep the game scoreless. 

The ball spent most of the middle third of the half in the middle third of the pitch with neither team putting together much threatening action. 

In the 35^th minute Tessa Brooks lofted a corner towards goal and found the head of Ava Boyd for a shot on goal, but Lipscomb made the save to keep FGCU off the board and send the game to the half scoreless. 

The chances kept coming for the Eagles as the second half got underway as Ryanne Robinson put together a good run and crossed a ball to the foot of Kate Friday who put a shot on in the 57^th minute. 

FGCU had their best scoring chance of the game in the 65^th minute as a corner kick rang off the woodwork and the Eagles got two shots off from point blank range off the rebound, but both were blocked by the Bisons defense to keep the game scoreless. 

The missed opportunity would come back to sting the Eagles just four minutes later as some miscommunication by the FGCU back end resulted in a chance for Lipscomb and they took advantage, firing a shot into the back of the Eagle net to take a 1-0 lead with 21 minutes remaining. 

With their backs now to the wall, the Eagles continued to get chances, Boyd got another shot on goal off a corner in the 73^rd minute and Keira Morgan found Robinson on a cross for a dangerous chance in the 81^st minute, but FGCU just could not get one past the Bisons keeper. 

With under 10 minutes to go, the Eagles got two more real chances, the first coming on a long ball into the box from Sarah Greiner that found the head of Boyd and with just over two minutes left Latini put another shot on, but again, nothing doing for the Blue and Green. 

That was the last chance the Eagles would get as Lipscomb played keep away for the final two minutes of action, eventually dribbling out the final seconds for a 1-0 victory to send them to the NCAA Tournament. 

The Eagles lost despite getting off 28 shots to just six for the Bisons and putting 10 shots on net to Lipscomb's three. 

Latini and Boyd each had five shots to lead the way for the Eagles while combining for five shots on goal.

Latini, Robinson, and Hanna Phillips were named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the contest.  

The Eagles see their season come to an end with a record of 11-3-5 while Lipscomb wins their third straight ASUN Championship, improving to 9-4-7. 

With their ASUN Regular Season Championship, the Eagles have now won either the regular season or ASUN Tournament Championship in 15 of the past 17 seasons. 

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