Box Score FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Women's Soccer) – The Florida Tech Panthers hit the road Wednesday, as they continued Sunshine State Conference action at Nova Southeastern. The Panthers jumped out to a lead twice in the match, and held on 4-3 victory, and their first conference win of the season.
The Panthers (4-4-1, 1-1 SSC) jumped on the scoreboard early with a goal in the fourth minute. Junior
Heather Williams received a pass from senior
Courtney Hueston, and put the ball into the corner of the net for her first goal of the season. Nova (3-3, 0-2 SSC) rallied in the 14th minute and tied the match up at 1-1. Agnes Holmquist sent a header into the net off an assist from Julia Nytorp.
Junior
Ali Tebo had a chance to put the Panthers ahead just before halftime, but Nova keeper Amanda Kopale made the save to keep the match tied up at one. The Panthers took four shots in the first half with two on goal, and the Sharks took seven shots with three on goal.
The action continued in the second half for both teams. Early in the half, the Panthers retook the lead. Hueston scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick in the 53rd minute. Williams put the Panthers up 3-1 with her second goal of the day in the 60th minute. Down 3-1, the Sharks got right back in the game with a goal in the 61st minute. Sierra Lelii scored her sixth goal of the season on a header, which brought Nova to within one at 3-2. Williams seemed to put the game away in the 88th minute when she finished off the hat trick with her third goal.
Nova once again did not give up and brought the game to 4-3 with less than a minute to go. However, time ran out on the Sharks, and the Panthers earned the 4-3 win.
The Sharks took 10 shots with six on goal. The Panthers finished the game with eight shots with five on goal. Junior keeper
Julia Kantor made three saves for the Panthers.
The Panthers return to Rick Stottler Field on Saturday when they will host Saint Leo in SSC play. It will be the first home conference match of the season for the Panthers. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday with live stats and audio available at FloridaTechSports.com. The Panther men will host Saint Leo at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night.
