LAKELAND, Fla. (Women's Lacrosse) – Despite getting off to a strong start against No. 4 Florida Southern (20-2) Saturday afternoon, No. 6 Florida Tech (14-4) was unable to keep pace with the defending National Champions and fell 16-6 in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Senior Allie Modica finished with two goals, two draw controls and a ground ball in the final game of her career. Junior Sara Grenier recorded two goals, while classmate Caroline Dunleavy and freshman Aleah Fjelstad tallied one goal, apiece. Junior Stephanie Stuart made six saves in goal.

Grenier gave FIT the early lead on a free position goal with 24:54 left in the first half. The Moccasins answered with consecutive goals by Emily Santoli and Casey O'Brien to take a 2-1 advantage with 19:12 remaining.

Dunleavy evened the score with a free position tally, but FSC responded with two more goals to make the score 4-2. Fjelstad and Grenier recorded two of the next three goals of the game to cut the deficit to 5-4. However, the Mocs scored four straight goals and carried a 9-4 edge into halftime.

After FSC increased its lead to 10-4 early into the second half, Modica got onto the board with an unassisted effort around the cage. The Moccasins ran away with it from there, scoring six of the final seven goals of the game to earn the 10-goal victory and a return trip to the NCAA Final Four.

The Panthers have much to be proud of as this accomplished season comes to a close. FIT won 14 games this year, made its first Sunshine State Conference Championship Game and debuted in the NCAA DII Playoffs in just its third season as a program.

This year will be one to remember for the Crimson and Gray, and the 2018 season is one to look forward to as the Panthers return a majority of their roster and contributors from an impressive 2017 campaign.

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