ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.- The Lady Panthers traveled to Saint Augustine to face Flagler for the second time this season. Freshman Tai Roberts scored 21 points on the road against Flagler to capture the Panthers first win of the season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 73, Flagler College 59
Records: Florida Tech (1-1, 0-0 SSC), Flagler College (1-4, 0-0 PBC)
Location: Flagler Gymnasium | Saint Augustine, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER 

• For the first two minutes of the game not many shots were falling for either team.  
• Flagler was able to score first with a layup, but Tech responded with a three pointer from Emily Acampora to give Tech the one-point lead with 7:55 to go.
• With 4:00 minutes left, Sarah Liberatore knocked down both of her free-throws to tie things up at 5 a piece.
• Tech went on a 10-2 run to end the first half, giving the Panthers a 13-7 lead heading into the second quarter. 

SECOND QUARTER 

• The Panthers opened the second quarter with 7-2 run to give Tech their largest lead of the game.

• Flagler responded with a run of their own to close the gap to 10.
• Tech's offense continued to get stronger with each possession as Tai Roberts knocked down a three pointer with 2:45 to go.
• The momentum quickly shifted, and Flagler would go on an 8-0 run to close out the second quarter.
• Heading into the half, the Panthers led 26-22.

THIRD QUARTER

• Florida Tech drew a foul early on sending Flagler to the free throw line for three shots. The Saints made all three and the lead was cut to 1 for Tech.
• Aiste Vaitekunaite made her season debut and hit a clutch three pointer to push Tech's lead back to four with 6:32 to go.
• It was back and forth for most of the third quarter.  
• With 1:35 to go, the Panthers hit back-to-back three pointers from Vaitekunaite and Severine Uggen to push the lead back out to 8 for Tech.
• With 1.0 seconds on the clock, Lina-Stranger Johannessen grabbed an offensive rebound, went back up for the layup was fouled for a chance at a three-point play.
• Johannessen made her free throw, and the Panthers were up by 11 with 10 minutes left to play.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Saints scored a quick four points trying to creep their way back into this one cutting the lead to 7 with 7:55 to go.
• With 4:50 to go Tech called a timeout. Coming out of the timeout with the shot clock about to expire, Sarah Liberatore hit a deep three-pointer to stretch the lead back out to 14.
• Uggen hit her third three-pointer of the game and the Panthers would have their largest lead of the game, up by 17 with 3:46 to go.
• Roberts hit a jumper with 1:45 to go and that would seal the deal for Tech.  
• With less than a minute to go, Flagler would go on a 5-0 run, but it wouldn't be enough to overcome the double-digit deficit.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Roberts led the Panthers with 21 points, one steal, three assists and four rebounds.  
• Liberatore tallied 14 points, one assist and one rebound.
• Uggen added 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are 16-5 in the all-time series against Flagler and 8-1 on the road.
• Panthers shot 39% (23-59) from the field, 42.9% (9-21) from beyond the arc, and 85.7% (18-21) on free throws.
• Flagler shot 35.3% (18-51) from the field, including 42.9 (6-14) from the three, and 85% (17-20) at the line.
• Tech led in rebound (38-33), second chance points (13-9) and bench points (33-20).
• The two teams were tied with 18 points apiece in the pain, but Flagler led in points in fast break points (7-4).

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will be back at home on Wednesday, Nov. 30 to take on Tampa. Tip-off is set for 5:30pm.

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