INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:Â Florida Tech 24, Davis & Elkins 0
Records:Â Florida Tech (3-0), Davis & Elkins (0-1)
Location:Â Panther Stadium | Melbourne, Fla.
FIRST HALF:
- Rachel Johnson scored three of the first six goals of the game as the Panthers jumped out to a quick 6-0 advantage just 6:21 into the first quarter.Â
- Tech tallied six more unanswered goals in the first quarter, including two each from Kayla Minton and Karly Liebendorfer to increase the Panthers' lead to 12-0 after 15 minutes.
- Four different Panthers found the back of the net in the second quarter, including Caroline MacLeod, Carly Niro, Kasia Lorenc and Kailee O'Brien, as they increased their lead to 16-0 at halftime.
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SECOND HALF:
- Seven Panthers accounted for Florida Tech's final eight more goals of the game during the second half.
- Caroline Finn scored her first career goal for the Crimson & Gray to make the score 18-0 with 7:10 to go in the third quarter.Â
- Fallon Mears scoring twice during that span, including the last goal of the game on a woman-down situation with five seconds left in the fourth.Â
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NOTABLE PANTHERS:
- Rachel Johnson led the way with 4 goals on 4 shots in the game.
- Kailee O'Brien recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 draw controls, 1 ground ball and 1 caused turnover.
- Karly Liebendorfer tallied her first career hat-trick to go along with 4 draw controls, 3 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.Â
- Millie Hurt and Carly Niro each finished with 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers.Â
- Charlotte Hardie ended with a goal, 2 assists and 3 draw controls.
- Kayla Minton and Fallon Mears each scored 2 goals while Caroline MacLeod tallied 2 goals while picking up 6 draw controls.Â
- Jennifer Boyle recorded a goal and an assist with 2 ground balls.
- Four Panthers scored one goal in the game.Â
- Cailey Canessa improved to 3-0 on the season without having to make a save in the Panthers' net.Â
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- Panther defense held Davis & Elkins without a shot attempt in the contest while Tech placed 38 of its 40 total shots on goal.Â
- Tech finished with an edge in ground balls (26-8), caused turnovers (19-6) and draw controls (17-7).
- Panthers converted 11-17 free position attempts.Â
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- This is the first time in program history that Florida Tech has held an opponent without a shot in the game.Â
- Panthers' 11 free position goals are the most in a game in program history.Â
- Florida Tech's 24 goals matches the program's single-game record set on March 5, 2018 in a 24-3 win over Alderson Broaddus.Â
- The 24-0 victory is the most goals the Panthers have scored in a shutout since blanking Wheeling 22-0 on March 1, 2017.
UP NEXT:Â Florida Tech travels to Greenville, TN on Wednesday, March 9 for a regional matchup with Tusculum at 6 p.m.
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