INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 19, Findlay 8
Records: Florida Tech (2-0), Findlay (0-1)
Location: Panther Stadium | Melbourne, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER:

• Consecutive goals by Caroline MacLeod during a 34-second span opened the scoring in the game and gave Tech a 2-0 lead with 10:15 to go in the first quarter. 
• Two more unassisted goals by Kayla Minton and Carly Niro pushed the Panthers' lead to 4-0 with 8:23 remaining in the frame. 
• Oilers scored three of the next four goals, two on woman-up opportunities, to cut the Panthers' lead to 5-3 with 1:06 left in the first. 

 
SECOND QUARTER:

• Back-to-back goals by Jennifer Boyle opened the second-quarter scoring and increased Tech's lead to 7-3 with 12:11 left in the first half. 
• After Findlay scored to make it a three-goal margin, Boyle tallied her third and fourth goals of the game to give the Panthers' a 9-4 advantage with 5:28 to go in the second quarter. 
• Oilers made it 9-5 with 1:14 remaining in the half but Rachel Johnson scored on a free position and then Millie Hurt found the back of the net with two seconds left, off an assist from Minton, to push Tech's lead to 11-5 at halftime. 

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Boyle got back to work early in the third quarter, scoring consecutive free position goals to give the Panthers a 13-5 lead with 9:34 to go. 
• An Oiler free position tally cut the deficit to 13-6 with 7:32 remaining. 
• MacLeod scored unassisted and then Minton tallied her third goal of the game, off an assist from Boyle, to hand Tech a 15-6 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.    

FOURTH QUARTER:

• Minton's fourth goal of the game came on an unassisted effort just 45 seconds into the final quarter to make the score 16-6. 
• Findlay scored consecutive goals to cut the margin to 16-8 with 10:47 to go. 
• MacLeod scored the final three goals of the contest, the last two coming off assists from Johnson and Boyle, to close out Florida Tech's home-opening win. 

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Jennifer Boyle led the Panthers with 8 points on 6 goals and 2 assist to go along with 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers.
• Caroline MacLeod finished with 6 goals, 11 draw controls and 2 caused turnovers.
• Kayla Minton recorded 5 points on 4 goals and 1 assist while collecting 1 ground ball and 1 caused turnover.
• Rachel Johnson added 3 points on a goal and 2 assists. 
• Carly Niro scored a goal and collected 4 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers. 
• Kailee O'Brien had 4 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.
• Elizabeth Christ picked up 4 draw controls. 
• Cailey Canessa earned her second career win while making 4 saves in net. 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Panthers doubled-up the Oilers in shots (32-16) and shots on goal (26-13).
• Tech collected more draw controls (22-9) and ground balls (19-13).
• Panthers were 10-12 on clears compared to 10-16 for Findlay.
• Tech finished 6-9 on free position attempts while Findlay went 2-3.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Jennifer Boyle's 8 points are tied for 7th most in a game in program history. 
• Boyle's and Caroline MacLeod's 6 goals just missed tying the program's single-game goals record of 7 held by Mollie Kaplan (2019), Caroline Dunleavy (2017) and Allie Modica (2015). 
• MacLeod's 11 draw controls moved her into a tie for 3rd on the all-time single-game list, one short of the record of 12 held by Lauren Tybor (2018) and Sam Schiano (2018).

UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to Panther Stadium on Sunday, March 6, as the Panthers host Davis & Elkins in a non-conference matchup. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m.

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