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Aiste jumper vs rollins
61
Rollins Roll 5-13,2-11 Sunshine State
67
Winner Florida Tech FT 3-15,1-12 Sunshine State
Rollins Roll
5-13,2-11 Sunshine State
61
Final
67
Florida Tech FT
3-15,1-12 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rollins Roll 6 13 22 20 61
Florida Tech FT 17 9 21 20 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Christina Hardman

Lady Panthers Earn First Conference Win Defeating Rollins, 67-61

Aiste Vaitekunaite shot 100% from the field as Panthers earn first conference win

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 67, Rollins 61
Records: Florida Tech (3-15, 1-12 SSC), Rollins (5-13, 2-11 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.

 
FIRST HALF: 
  • Panthers got off to a strong start leading 14-3 with 4:00 left in the first quarter following a three by Severine Uggen. Aiste Vaitekunaite led the charge scoring 7 straight points to guide Tech to the early double-digit lead.
  • Uggen drained her second three with 2:38 left in the first and the Panthers took a 17-6 lead into the second. 
  • Vaitekunaite scored all nine points for the Panthers in the second quarter, including a three and layup on consecutive possessions to increase the advantage to 26-9 with 5:58 remaining in the half. 
  • Rollins answered with a 10-0 run to close the half and Tech carried a 26-19 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF: 
  • Tars continued their comeback with back-to-back threes to open the third quarter, cutting the margin to 26-25 with 8:42 left. 
  • Hannah Roney and Fanny Paulin knocked down threes to get Tech's lead to 32-26 with 7:21 to go.
  • Panthers knocked down 3 more beyond the arc, including two by Uggen and one by Vaitekunaite, and Tech led 45-39 with 1:28 remaining in the third.
  • A contested layup by Dalma Ehmann helped Tech take a 47-41 edge into the fourth quarter.
  • Ehmann drained a pair of baskets to open the fourth and increase Tech's lead to 51-44 with 7:25 remaining.
  • Paulin knocked down a three and Lina Stranger-Johannessen made a free throw to push the Panthers' advantage to 57-47 with 4:09 remaining.
  • Uggen made her fifth three-pointer of the game to increase the margin to 60-49 with 3:03 left on the clock.
  • Panthers were able to close out the game at the free throw line, scoring their final 7 points at the charity stripe on the way to earning their first SSC win of the season. 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Vaitekunaite led the Panthers with 20 points, five rebounds, two blocks, and one steal on 7-7 shooting from the field, 4-4 from the three, and 2-4 from the line.
  • Uggen tallied 15 points, three rebounds, one steal, and one block on 5-12 shooting including 5-8 fom beyond the arc.
  • Roney added 11 points, three rebounds, seven assists, and one block.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • Panthers shot 46% (23-50) from the field, 54.5% (12-22) from beyond the arc, and 56.3% (9-16) on free throws.
  • Tars made 33.3% (19-57) of its shots in the game, including 31.4% (11-35) from the three, and 66.7% (12-18) at the line.
  • Both teams tied with 33 rebounds a piece.
  • Tech held the advantage in points in the paint (18-16), second chance points (9-7), fast break points (7-4), and bench points (21-14).
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is on the road Wednesday, Feb. 2 heading to Daytona Beach, Fla. to take on Embry-Riddle at 5:30 p.m.
 
 

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