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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Will Thornhill

Perfect Penalty Shootout Advances Panthers to SSC Final

LAKELAND, Fla. - With a spot in the SSC Championship match on the line, Florida Tech traveled to No. 1 seed Florida Southern. The match came down to penalty kicks and the Panthers didn't miss a beat, winning 5-3 to keep their season alive.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 

Final: Florida Tech 1, RV Florida Southern 1 (Tech wins 5-3 on PK's) 
Records: Florida Tech (8-5-3, 5-4-1 SSC) Florida Southern (12-1-4, 8-1-1 SSC) 
Location: Berend Field | Lakeland, Fla. 
 

STATS OF THE MATCH: 

  • Jessica Cravero came close to giving Florida Tech the lead in the 21' with a header that just went over the crossbar.  
  • At the half, the Panthers had outshot the Moc's 8-1. 
  • Tech started the second half with a bang as Cristina Garriga scored a headed goal in the 48' that was assisted by Marem Ndiongue and Halla Helgadottir.   
  • Florida Southern immediately responded in the 52' with a headed goal of their own by Morgan Elliott. 
  • The match stalled out scoring wise, which sent it to overtime. 
  • The Panthers best chance in Overtime was when Lauryn Wood found the end of a loose ball in front of the net, but her shot was right at Southern's keeper. 
  • Despite the match ending 1-1, Florida Tech outshot the Mocs 22-4. 
  • The Panthers gained control of the penalty shootout when Maria Sanchez Recuero saved the Mocs second kick. 
  • Helgadottir, Daniela Tobon, Cravero, and Garriga all smashed their penalties into the back of the net to give Tech a 4-3 advantage in the shootout. 
  • Sanchez Recuero came up to take the fifth penalty and made no mistake with it to advance the Panthers to the Championship match.  


BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

  • Florida Tech improves to 14-8-5 all-time vs Florida Southern  
  • The Panthers are now 1-1-2 all-time in matchups in the SSC Tournament. 
  • Garriga's opening goal was her fourth of the season.  
  • Ndiongue has registered an assist in both SSC Tournament matches. 
  • Dating back to last season, Florida Tech is 4-1 in penalty shootouts. 


UP NEXT: Florida Tech will travel to No. 3 seed Embry-Riddle for the SSC Championship match on Sunday, November 6th. It will be a rematch of the 2021 SSC Championship, when the Panthers were defeated 1-0.  


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