MELBOURNE, Fla. - With a chance to move up to third in the SSC standings, Florida Tech hosted No. 11 Embry-Riddle for a huge matchup late in the regular season. The Panthers battled tough, but ultimately fell to the Eagles 1-0. Â
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Â
Final: Florida Tech 0, No. 11 Embry Riddle 1
Records: Florida Tech (7-5-1, 5-4 SSC) Embry-Riddle (10-0-5, 5-0-5 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.Â
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STATS OF THE MATCH:Â
- In the 37' the Panthers had its best scoring chance of the game as Morgan Miller found the end of a Jessica Cravero cross that just sailed high over the crossbar.Â
- The Eagles broke the dead lock in the 40' on a Kaitlyn Kogl strike from the edge of the box that deflected off a Panther's defender into the back of the net. Â
- At halftime, Embry-Riddle had outshot Florida Tech 5-2.Â
- In the second half, Florida Tech continued to press forward with nine shots, but was unable to get any past Eagles goalie Oona Jokinen.Â
- With less than a minute remaining in the match JoJo Michaels sent in a cross that was teasing for the Panthers attackers, but Jokinen snagged it out of the air before Tech could get a touch on it. Â
- Each team had five shots on goal for the match.Â
- Embry-Riddle led corner kicks on the night 7-6.Â
- In what was a physical match at times, the Eagles fouled 14 times while the Panthers were called for five fouls. Â
- May Queiroz led Florida Tech in shots with four, two of which were on target. Â
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:Â
- Florida Tech falls to 3-7-2 all time against Embry-Riddle.Â
- The Eagles have won five in a row in the series. Â
- The loss guarantees that Florida Tech will finish in fourth place of the SSC regular season.Â
- This is the first time this season that the Panthers have dropped two consecutive matches. Â
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UP NEXT: The Panthers will be back in action on Friday, October 28th at 7 p.m. against Tampa for their final regular season match. Prior to kickoff, Tech will recognize eight players for Senior Night.Â
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