TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa scored 14 seconds into overtime and eliminated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2-1 from the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament.
         Kareem Escayg scored from 15 yards out just seconds into the extra period and dashed SIUE's hopes of winning a third national championship.
         The Cougars completed the season with a 17-3-3 record with a run equaled since the Cougars advanced to the NCAA Division I semifinals in 1982.
         With a picture remembrance of the 1979 national championship trophy safely guarding the bench, SIUE had taken the early lead as David Mwendapole scored from 15 yards out as he split defenders and accepted a pass from Yuzuru Takami at 13:44.
         "The pass that Takami made was just incredible," said Mwendapole.
         Tampa then went on the offensive by outshooting SIUE 12-5 in the game. The Spartans didn't tie the game until 86:55 when the team's leading scorer, Roy Fink, tied the game with a header that slipped past SIUE goalkeeper Matt Evers.
         Escayg came out blazing early in the overtime period and dashed pass the SIUE defenders.
         "He buried it. It was a good shot. It wasn't any kind of letdown in the defense," said SIUE's Evers.
         Justin McMillian, SIUE's leading scorer, was shut out by the Spartan defense. He said Tampa used an edge in the overtime.
         "I certainly believe they had that play set up and it certainly worked," McMillian said.
         Tampa now advanced to the NCAA Championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m. EST
         -siue cougars-