Tuesday, Florida Tech's men's and women's soccer teams open up play in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament.
 
The women's soccer team garnered the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament and travels to Miami Shores, Florida for its quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 seed Barry at 7 p.m. ET at the Buccaneer Soccer Field. Florida Tech defeated Barry 3-1 on Sept. 14 in Melbourne. Keira McCarthy scored twice in the Panther victory.  Since 2007, the Buccaneers and Panthers have met 12 times. Florida Tech holds the edge, 7-3-2. Barry defeated Florida Tech twice in 2015 including the only SSC tournament matchup between the programs in nine years.
 
The winner of this matchup will face No. 2 Nova Southeastern on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The semifinals and finals on the women's side will be hosted by Saint Leo.
 
The FIT men's team locked down the No. 3 seed in the SSC Tournament and hosts No. 6 Eckerd in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. at Rick Stottler Field. Florida Tech defeated Eckerd 3-2 on Sept. 17 during conference play. Six Panthers recorded points in the FIT victory. The two squads met again in a non-conference match on Oct.18. Adin Kavara scored three times in the Panthers' 5-1 win.
 
In the last 10 meetings between the programs, Florida Tech holds a 7-1-2 advantage dating back to October 2011. The Tritons last defeated the Panthers on October 5, 2011 (2-1). This year marks the second time in the last three years the programs have met three times in one season.
 
The winner of this matchup will face No. 2 Lynn on Nov. 4 at 4:30 pm . The semifinal and finals on the men's side will be hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic.
 
Those unable to attend can access links to live coverage for both games by going to www.FloridaTechSports.com.