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48
Florida Tech FT 2-10,0-5 Sunshine State
53
Winner Palm Beach Atl. PBA 5-9,2-5 Sunshine State
Florida Tech FT
2-10,0-5 Sunshine State
48
Final
53
Palm Beach Atl. PBA
5-9,2-5 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech FT 12 17 2 17 48
Palm Beach Atl. PBA 15 18 13 7 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Christina Hardman

Lady Panthers Upset Bid Falls Short Against PBA

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 48, Palm Beach Atlantic 53
Records: Florida Tech (2-10) | Palm Beach Atlantic (5-9)
Location: Rubin Arena | West Palm Beach, Fla.


FIRST HALF: 
  • Sailfish got out to a fast 5-0 lead after a three-pointer and a steal that lead to a fast break layup.
  • PBA advanced their lead to 10-4 scoring five unanswered points with 3:08 remaining in the first quarter.
  • Panthers answered back with a 7-0 run over a minute and a half period to take their first lead 11-10. Makayla Daniels recorded a layup and Aayana Nedd bucketed a three-point jumper and a layup off steals by Daniels and Farah Shaaban.
  • A pair of sailfish threes found the Panther's trailing, 21-15.
  • PBA's lead reached 33-24 with 1:54 left on the clock.
  • A field goal from under the basket by Dalma Ehmann and a Severine Uggen three from the right side closed the gap to four, 33-29, just before halftime.
 
SECOND HALF: 
  • Sailfish opened the second half with a 14-2 run stretching their lead, 46-31, going into the final quarter.
  • Panthers clawed their way back with an 8-0 run, cutting the deficit to seven with 5:15 to go.
  • Answering back, the sailfish charted a layup and two free throws to bring their lead back to double-figures.
  • Three baskets beyond the arc by Tech in the remaining 1:37 wasn't enough to push past PBA as the sailfish took the win, 53-48.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Uggen led the Panthers with 13 points on 5-9 shooting, four rebounds, and one assist.
  • Ehmann followed with 10 points and five rebounds.
  • Daniels charted eight points shooting 4-9 and tallied five rebounds.
  • Fanny Paulin posted six points and a team-high seven rebounds.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
 
  • Tech finished the game shooting 43.2% (19-44) from the field, 40% (6-15) from beyond the arc, and 50% (4-8) on free throws.
  • Sailfish shot 33.9% (20-59) in the contest, 22.7% (5-22) from the three-point range, and 47.1 (8-17) at the line.
  • PBA out rebounded Tech (39-31) and held the advantage in points off turnovers (15-11), points in the paint (28-26), fast break points (16-6), and steals (13-10).
 
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to the Clemente Saturday, January 8th to host No. 21 Tampa in an SSC match-up. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
 

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