INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 55, Eckerd 62
Records: Florida Tech (3-22, 1-19 SSC), Eckerd (19-3, 15-5 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
 
FIRST HALF:

• Tritons jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead with 5:36 to go in the first quarter.
• Panthers cut the margin to 15-8 on a jumper by Hannah Roney with 3:57 left in the first.
• EC closed the opening frame on an 8-2 run to take a 23-10 advantage into the second quarter.
• Aiste Vaitekunaite opened the second quarter with a three to cut the margin to 23-13 with 9:10 left in the first half.
• Tritons pushed their lead to 31-14 with 5:32 to go following back-to-back threes.
• After Eckerd increased the lead to 20, Tech would get free throws from Lina Stranger-Johannessen and Makyla Daniels to trim the deficit to 36-18 at halftime.

 
 SECOND HALF:

• Panthers opened the third quarter on a 9-2 run to cut the margin to 38-27 with 6:26 left.
• Eckerd answered with a quick 7-0 run to build its lead to 45-27 with 4:54 remaining.
• Pair of jumpers by Roney and Dalma Ehmann made the score 51-33 just before the end of the third quarter.
• Threes by Roney and Fanny Paulin cut the deficit to 57-40 with 6:29 to go the in the fourth. Paulin's three was the 100th of her Florida Tech career.
• Tech cut the margin to 58-47 after a layup by Ehmann and another three from Roney with 4:48 remaining.
• Panthers continued their comeback and made it a 5-point game, 58-53, with 1:05 to go on consecutive threes by Vaitekunaite and Paulin.
• Tritons were able to build their advantage to 62-55 with 18 seconds left and then hold during the waning seconds for the road win.

 
 NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Hannah Roney led the Panthers with 14 points, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds on 4-12 shooting.
• Fanny Paulin ended with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals on 5-13 shooting.
• Aiste Vaitekunaite added 10 points and 6 rebounds on 2-5 shooting.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech made 30.4% (17-56) from the field, 28% (7-25) from three, and 77.8% (14-18) at the free throw line.
• Eckerd shot 46.9% (23-49) in the game, including 36% (9-25) beyond the arc, and 58.3% (7-12) at the charity stripe.
• Eckerd won the rebounding battle 37-33.
• Panthers finished with an edge in second chance points (10-8) and points off turnovers (15-11).
• Tritons had an advantage in bench points (28-24), points in the paint (22-8) and fastbreak points (3-0).

 
 
This concludes the 2021-22 season for Florida Tech women's basketball.
 
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