WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - After losing four straight up until Wednesday night's game against Barry, Florida Tech (11-13, SSC 8-10) increased its win streak to two, routing the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (4-20, SSC 3-15) 61-52 on Saturday afternoon at Rubin Arena.

Running the Crimson and Gray offense, senior DeLise Williams knocked down 17 points on a 6-for-15 shooting effort, while amassing seven boards, three steals and a team-high four assists in the weekend outing. Williams currently holds the 12^th spot in the SSC for scoring, totaling 309 points, the highest inside the Panthers lineup.

Behind her, Junior Tereza Sedlakova chipped in with 10 points, seven rebounds, and three steals, while senior Kailyn Ebb tallied seven rebounds to increase her seasonal total to 147. With her numbers, the AccoKeek native earned the 14^th spot in the SSC for total boards.

As a team, Florida Tech turned 19 Sailfish turnovers into 16 points, and held a 21-15 edge over PBA in points from the bench. Additionally, the Panthers cumulatively shot 32.3 percent from the floor, 27.3 percent from behind the arc and 64.3 percent from the charity strip. With tonight's victory, the Panthers climbed to the sixth spot in the SSC standings.

The Sailfish started off the game jumping out to a 5-0 lead, until Florida Tech raced back at the 6:56 minute mark to move past PBA, 6-5. From there, the teams continued to trade points until FIT took a 4-1 run to close the first frame ahead, 18-11.

In the second quarter, Palm Beach closed the gap by three, but the Panthers quickly drained four back-to-back baskets to overlap the Sailfish, 22-15. Although the squads shared baskets heading into the final minute, Florida Tech managed to score with one second left to enter the locker room ahead, 31-24.

In the third period, the Sailfish closed the FIT margin 31-29 at the 8:32 mark, but the Melbourne lineup kept sinking baskets, enlarging its stretch to six with 4:47 left to play. However, Palm Beach rallied back and managed to enter the final frame with the score tied at 43-43.

During the fourth quarter, FIT kept the Sailfish offense scoreless for two entire minutes, rolling past PBA 52-45 at the 6:31 mark. However, Palm Beach attempted to erase the gap on multiple occasions, but the Crimson and Gray continued to knock down baskets to maintain the lead. Capping things off, the Panthers final basket came with one second left to play, when Amanda Allen drained a three-pointer to wrap up the game, 61-52.

The Panthers will now return home to host the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. ET.

For live coverage of the event, fans can access FloridaTechSports.com!