INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 12, #25 Lynn 14
Records: Florida Tech (8-4, 1-4 SSC), Lynn (12-2, 3-1 SSC)
Location: Panther Stadium | Melbourne, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER:

• Lynn took a 1-0 lead just 28 seconds into the game. 
• Panthers outscored the Fighting Knights 3-0 the rest of the first quarter beginning with an unassisted goal by Charlotte Hardie at the 11:05 mark. 
• Caroline MacLeod gave Tech a 2-1 lead off a feed from Rachel Johnson with 2:07 left.
• Jennifer Boyle put the Panthers up 3-1 with 32 seconds left in the first quarter.

 
SECOND QUARTER:

• MacLeod scored her second goal of the day off an assist from Boyle to make it a 4-2 lead for the Panthers with 13:57 to go in the quarter.
• Millie Hurt and Boyle both found the back of the net off assists from Kayla Minton to give Tech a 6-4 advantage with 9:53 remaining.
• Later in the quarter, Carly Niro dished out assists to Minton for back-to-back goals over a 1:17 span to extend the Panthers' lead to 8-5 with 2:16 left.
• Lynn scored with 1:04 to go and trimmed Tech's lead to 8-6 at halftime. 

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Lynn outscored Tech 4-2 in the third quarter and the teams went into the fourth tied at 10-10. 
• Johnson scored both of the Panthers' goals in the quarter, both off assists from Minton. 

FOURTH QUARTER:

• Niro found the back of the net on a free position attempt to hand Tech an 11-10 lead with 13:58 left. 
• Lynn tied the game at 11-11 with 11:01 to go. 
• Panthers regained the lead, 12-11, less than a minute later as Boyle scored off an assist from Minton with 10:20 remaining.
• The Fighting Knights again tied the game at 12-12 with 7:17 left, and then proceeded to shut the door on the Panthers upset bud as they scored the final two goals of the contest to escape with a 14-12 win. 

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Kayla Minton recorded season-highs with 7 points and 5 assists.
• Jennifer Boyle finished with 3 goals and 1 assist.
• Rachel Johnson tallied 2 goals and 1 assist. 
• Carly Niro added a goal, 2 assists and 2 caused turnovers.
• Caroline MacLeod finished with 2 goals, 3 draw controls, 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers.
• Charlotte Hardie recorded 1 goal, 5 draw controls, 3 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.
• Ashley Walter collected 3 caused turnovers and 2 ground balls. 
• Cailey Canessa made 4 saves in between the pipes for the Panthers.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech finished with more shots (26-23), shots on goal (22-18), draw controls (17-13) and caused turnovers (15-12). 
• Panthers were 1-6 on free position attempts while Lynn went 0-2.
• Tech was 10-12 on clears compared to 16-20 for Lynn. 

UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action on Wednesday, April 20 as the Panthers travel to Lakeland for a matchup with No. 9 Florida Southern. 

For the latest news, updates and information on the Florida Tech women's lacrosse team, visit FloridaTechSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Panthers news by following Florida Tech Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.