Tampa to Face Maryville for Spot in NCAA Title Game
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa looks to make it back to the NCAA title game as they face off against Maryville on home turf this Sunday.
The Matchup: No. 1 University of Tampa (20–0, 7–0 SSC) vs. No. 6 Maryville University (14–4, 4–1 GLVC)
Date/Time: Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex, 1120 West North A Street, Tampa, FL 33606.
Series History: The two programs faced off early in the season in St. Louis, Mo., with Tampa coming out on top 9-6. The Spartans hold a 2-0 all-time record over the Saints, with the first-ever meeting between the two sides coming in 2017. This will be the first time both Tampa and Maryville face each other twice in the same season, and the first time the Saints play in Tampa at Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex.
About the Spartans: Tampa comes into the matchup at Naimoli having hosted its two previous NCAA contests. The Spartans took down Colorado Mesa in the First Round and Wingate in the Second Round and will look to continue their dominance in the playoffs. Tampa has had 12 different players get on the scoresheet during the playoffs, while the defense has not had a game in which more than nine goals were allowed. Over the last two games, Davis Lindsey leads the squad with eight points while teammate Michael Flores has gone 31-45 from the X, which is good for a .689 win percentage.
About the Saints: Maryville earned its second straight NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament. On the way to advancing to the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament Semifinal, Maryville has gone on the road and taken down the three seed in Anderson and the two seed Limestone. The Saints picked up their first NCAA Tournament victory in program history after defeating Anderson back on May 7th, 16-10. The Saints followed up that performance with another victory, ending Limestone's hopes of making a deep run after junior Justin Simonson tallied an overtime winner to advance to the program's first-ever NCAA Semifinal. Limestone was previously ranked at No. 4, which is the highest-ranked team Maryville has ever beaten.
The Saints have set a program record for victories in a season with 14, and have a 7-3 record against ranked teams this season. Ranked wins for the visitors include Rockhurst, Rollins, Montevallo, Lewis on two separate occasions, Anderson, and Limestone. Their losses to ranked opponents were to Lenoir-Rhyne, Tampa, and Saint Leo. Simonson leads the team in goals (39) and assists (42) for 81 points. He has set a new program record for assists in a season while teammate Jake Grebe is second in total points with 45, and Ben Mickett is second in goals with 35. Seven Saints have reached double digits in goals this season. Keep an eye out as Dylan Radke ranks eighth in the country in GAA at 8.69 per game. Radke has held 10 foes to single digits in goals scored and is averaging 10.5 saves in four postseason tournament games.
Maryville is led by Scott Stark, who is the GLVC Coach of the Year. The Saints had eight All-GLVC selections, and among those is John Chorlton, who was named the GLVC defensive Player of the Year.