WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic men's soccer team returned to the Rinker Athletic Campus for the first time in nearly a month as they took on the Embry-Riddle Eagles. The Sailfish scored two goals before securing the 2-1 victory as they move to 7-2-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the Sunshine State Conference.

The Sailfish came out of the gates strong as they controlled the possession and moved the ball with tempo in the opening 15 minutes of play. Harrison Ardron had a great chance in the sixth minute as he got behind the Eagles' defense but put his shot wide of the net as he went one-on-one with the keeper. Michael Pahr had a chance for a Sailfish corner four minutes later but he was unable to get on top of the ball and it went over the crossbar. The chances finally paid off in the 18th minute when Yannick Toth played an over-the-top through ball to Federico Serra. Serra lifted the ball over a charging Eagles keeper to score his second goal of the season and put the 'Fish up 1-0. PBA outshot the Eagles 4-2 in the first half and took the 1-0 lead into the halftime locker room.

Sailfish keeper Guillermo Falo was called upon to make just one save in the opening half, but he made a great one just moments into the second half as he charged out and saved an Embry-Riddle chance in the 48th minute. The 'Fish got a free-kick outside the Eagles' box in the 57th minute and for the second consecutive game, Toth found the back of the net on a shot directly off a free-kick.

After taking the 2-0 lead, the energy and urgency fell for the 'Fish as the Eagles got more of the ball and created a few chances in the final minutes. Embry-Riddle outshot the 'Fish 8-5 in the second half and Falo made five saves. He was unable to keep his shutout as the Eagles broke through in the 84th minute of play, but the Sailfish were never really threatened again as they closed out the 2-1 victory.

With the win, the Sailfish move up into a five-way tie for second place in the SSC standings with ten points. The 'Fish still have four games remaining on the year and will travel to Melbourne on Oct. 15 to face a Florida Tech side that is 5-0-5 on the season and part of the tie for second place in the league.