INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 64, No. 23 UScience 73
Records: Florida Tech (1-4) | No. 23 UScience (3-0)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.


FIRST HALF: 

• Tech got off to a quick 8-3 lead. Aiste Vaitekunaite knocked down a three then a jumper in the paint followed by a Fanny Paulin bucket beyond the arc with 6:30 to go in the first quarter.
• Panthers stretched their lead to 10, 16-6, making four of their last five field goals including two consecutive threes by Fanny Hakansan and Paulin.
• UScience answered back with a layup and two three's to slim the lead.
• Two made free throws by Lina Stranger-Johannessen in the final seconds put Tech up 23-17 going into the second quarter.
• Teams went into a scoring drought the first four minutes until Tech went on a 3-0 run with 5:58 to go.
• Teams exchanged baskets the remainder of the half. Tech led 34-30.

SECOND HALF: 

• Devils cut the lead to one sinking a three right out of the gate.
• UScience pulled ahead by one for the first time in the game with two baskets from the charity stripe and a fast break three-pointer.
• Severine Uggen answered back with a fast break three of her own to tie it up, 5:41 to go. Devils held a three-point lead entering the final 10 minutes of the game.
• Panthers were able to get it by to a one-point deficit with 7:50 to go. Uggen was fouled beyond the arc and made all three free throws, followed with pressure from the defense to cause a Devil's turnover and give Stranger-Johannessen an open shot.
• After the Devils stretched the lead back to nine, Panthers looked to stop the clock fouling nine times in the final 3:47.
• UScience's 11 buckets from the charity stripe secured the 73-64 win.

COACHES CORNER:
"We started the game well," said Reynolds. "But that's our story, we've had a great first quarter every game so far then the wheels come off. We shot the ball poorly, we got tired. Our main problem is we get out rebounded and out toughed for every loose ball. They (UScience) won the game off the glass and forcing turnovers. This isn't the tempo we want to play at so were going to have to change some things and change the lineups for Saturday's game."
 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Paulin led the Crimson & Gray with 24 points on 9-15 shooting, two rebounds, one steal, and one block.
• Uggen finished with eight points, three rebounds, and one steal.
• Three Panthers finished with seven points – Irene Vicente (3-3), Stranger-Johannessen (1-8), and Vaitekunaite (3-6).
• Vaitekunaite also racked up a team-high six rebounds.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Devils shot 44.9% (22-49) including 40.0% (12-30) from the three and 6-.7% (17-28) from the charity stripe. Tech posted 41.2% shooting (21-51) with 33.3% (10-30) from beyond the arc and 70.6% (12-17) from the free throw line.
• UScience held an advantage in points in the paint (20-14), second chance points (13-10), and fastbreak points (15-8).
• Tech posted 38 bench points and 18 points off turnovers to UScience's  37 and 16.
• Each team had double-digit turnovers. Tech led with 20 to Devils 17.

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action Saturday, Nov. 28 when they head to St. Augustine, Fla. to take on Flagler. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
 

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