BOCA RATON, Fla -  The Palm Beach Atlantic men's soccer team played their last game of the season tonight after losing in the semi-final round of Super-Region 2. The No. 7 ranked and 2nd seeded Sailfish fell 3-1 to Wingate University, who are champions out of the South Athletic Conference. PBA ends its season in the round of sixteen, with a 15-3-3 record, after finishing second in the Sunshine State Conference, and having made the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight season.

The Sailfish and the Bulldogs played the majority of the first 45 minutes of the match without either team being able to break down the opposition's defense. The best chance of the half fell to PBA striker Marc Hebbeker who was unable to put a shot on target after getting behind the Bulldog defense and being played into the right side of the Wingate box. The 'Fish outshot the Bulldogs 5-2 in the first half, forcing Wingate keeper Jens Bergendorff into two saves. 

Defensively, Sailfish centerbacks Thomas Spear and Mo Redjeb, who have been so good in the Sailfish backline all year, kept one of the most dangerous strikers in the country in Paul Ngongo under wraps throughout the first half, holding him without a shot on goal. The two sides went to the break tied 0-0 in a physical affair that would see things grow chippy as the game progressed into the second half.

Throughout the majority of the game, the Sailfish were able to play their possession game and control the pace of the play while the Bulldogs looked to counter-attack and play direct to their dangerous forward. Unfortunately for the Sailfish, a trio of mistakes in the second half presented Wingate with opportunities that they finished clinically. Blake Barribeau was caught in possession seven minutes into the second half, and Wingate's Elliott Cutts found a streaking Ngongo who beat PBA keeper Patrick Nettekoven to open the scoring. 

From that point on, the Sailfish controlled even more of the ball and were on the front foot for nearly ten minutes after the Bulldog goal when substitute Guillermo Deal dribbled by Wingate defenders. Deal fired a low tight angled shot from the right side of the box that went under Bergendorff and equalized for PBA.

Just when it appeared that the 'Fish were playing their best soccer of the match, Mo Redjeb mishandled a long ball and brought down a Wingate forward in the box. Cutts stepped up to the spot and beat Nettekoven and the Bulldogs took the lead against the run of second-half play in the 75th minute. Nine minutes later, Ngongo took the ball off Thomas Spear and streaked away to score his second goal of the game in a one-on-one situation with Nettekoven. The goals from Ngongo were his 20th and 21st of the season.   

The Sailfish outshot the Bulldogs 11-7 and controlled 58 percent of the possession in the game, but as coach Brian Mcmahon said after the game, " You have to credit Wingate for how they were able to capitalize on their chances. That's what it is about this time of the year. I liked how we played but Wingate took their chances and defended well". 

Wingate advances with the win and will face the No. 1 seed Lynn on Saturday night for the Super-Region 2 crown.