INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #14 Florida Tech 16, Lynn 14
Records: Florida Tech (7-3, 2-0 SSC), Lynn (2-8, 0-2 SSC)
Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla.
FIRST QUARTER:
- Panthers jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Bennett Duffy scored just one minute into the contest off an assist from Collin Stewart.
- Stewart made the score 2-0 with an unassisted goal with 8:32 left in the first quarter.
- Lynn answered with a pair of man-up goals to even the game at 2-2 heading into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER:
- Tech scored three straight goals in less than a minute to open the second quarter and build its lead to 5-2. Chandler Hake got the run started with an unassisted tally before Zach Rozgonyi scored his first of five goals on the day on a man-up opportunity to push the lead to two goals. Griffin Martin then found the back of the net off a feed from Sam Sidari and the Panthers led by three with 13:14 to go in the first half.
- Fighting Knights responded with a 4-1 run to tie the game up at 6-6 with 3:48 remaining in the second quarter. Rozgonyi accounted for the Panthers' tally during the run.
- Rozgonyi finished off his first half hat trick to hand Florida Tech back the lead, 7-6, with 2:12 left on the clock.
- Martin scored his second of the game off a feed from Matt Gutmann to make it an 8-6 Panther lead with 54 seconds to go.
- Lynn got a buzzer-beater from Xander Cosenza to cut the margin to 8-7 as the teams went to halftime.
THIRD QUARTER:
- Panthers outscored Lynn 5-2 in the third quarter.
- Rozgonyi opened the second half scoring off an assist from Stewart just second into the third.
- Stewart, Ethan Tosheff, and Justin Williams scored consecutive unassisted goals to push Tech's lead to 12-8 with 5:11 to go.
- After Lynn trimmed the margin to four with 42 seconds left in the quarter, Duffy answered 17 seconds later off an assist from Rozgonyi to hand the Panthers a 13-9 advantage at the end of the third.
FOURTH QUARTER:
- Stewart increased Tech's lead to 14-9 off an assist from Williams just 32 seconds into the fourth quarter.
- Rozgonyi scored his fifth goal from an assist by Nate Deplancke and Patrick Stewart added an unassisted goal to push the Panthers' lead to 16-10 with 7:51 left.
- Lynn tried to come back from the six-goal deficit scoring the final four goals of the game, but it was too little, too late as Tech earned its third straight win.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- Tech finished with an edge in shots (42-38), ground balls (32-24) and faceoffs (26-7).
- Panthers were 14-15 on clear attempts compared to 20-23 for Lynn.
- Tech went 3-5 on man-up opportunities while Lynn was successful on 3-6 tries.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Zach Rozgonyi has now scored 5 goals in consecutive games and recorded at least 6 points in three straight outings. He moves into a tie for 5th in program history for single-season points with 40, while his 27 goals are 6th most in a season.
- Ethan Tosheff's 21 faceoff wins and his 14 ground balls both rank 5th most in a game in program history.
- Florida Tech improves to 2-0 in SSC play for the first time since the 2018 season.
- Panthers move to 6-3 all-time versus Lynn and 3-1 when playing in Boca Raton.
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action on Wednesday, April 6, as the Panthers host No. 1 Tampa at 4 p.m. at Panther Field.
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