WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic men's soccer team finished off its regular season tonight with a 1-0 win over the Barry Buccaneers. With the win, the No. 2 ranked Sailfish take their record to 13-1 and 9-1 in Sunshine State Conference play. The win earned PBA a share of the SSC regular season championship as they finished tied with Tampa atop the conference standings with 27 points.

The Sailfish and the Bucs played to a tight opening 30 minutes as neither side was able to create many chances at goal. Both sides had plenty on the line as PBA looked to secure the SSC title and Barry tried to earn an SSC Tournament spot. It took until the 34th for the Sailfish to break through and score the opening goal. Quenzi Huerman found Twan Nieboer off a corner and the defender rose above the Bucs defenders and powered home a header for the lead. The Sailfish were able to muster just two shots on target in the opening 45 minutes, but they held the lead after holding Barry to just one shot on target. 

In the second half, the Sailfish got the better of the play as they outshot Barry 8-5 and forced the Barry keeper into five second-half saves. Albert Escuin got the start in net for the Sailfish and earned the clean sheet with the conference title on the line. He faced 11 shots on the night and was called upon to make three saves. While the 'Fish were unable to break through for the second goal, they stayed on the front foot forcing Barry's keeper into five saves. 

The co-championship for the Sailfish marks the fourth SSC title that PBA has won since joining the conference full time in 2016 which ties them for the most during that time period. The Sailfish finish off their regular season with just one defeat in overtime while taking down three ranked opponents on the season. Despite taking down the Spartans 3-0 when the two sides faced off this season, PBA splits the SSC title. The win tonight takes head coach Brian McMahon's record to 103-21-11 since he began leading PBA in 2014. He now has tied the school's all-time men's soccer win record. 

The Sailfish season will continue next week when the SSC Conference Tournament begins. The top two seeds will receive a bye while the remaining four seeds will begin play on Monday while the Sailfish are slated to host a game on Thursday.