MELBOURNE, Fla.- The Panthers moved to 6-6 on the season and 1-2 in SSC play with a 3-0 loss against Florida Southern. Mocs earned their first SSC win of the season.
 
Final: Florida Tech 0, Florida Southern 3
Records: Florida Tech (6-6, 1-3 SSC), Florida Southern (5-4, 1-2 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.   
 
STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Florida Southern rushed out to a 4-0 start which quickly became a 9-7 run giving the Mocs a 13-7 advantage.
• Both teams recorded three straight points before trading side-outs for four points.
• The Panthers scored the next five points to make the comeback and cut the deficit to one point.
• FSC took their lead to two before Tech tallied three straight kills to take their first lead of the set 20-19.
• Tied up 23-23, FSC took the final two points of the set with a kill and a Panther error.
• Panthers held a slim 5-2 lead to open set two, but FSC quickly took it away by winning the next five out of six points and never looked back.
• Tech kept it close, trailing by only one 12-11, but the Mocs slowly pulled away, building a lead of six (20-14).
• FSC would close out the set by winning five of the final eight rallies to take a 2-0 lead.
• After scoring the first five points of set three, Tech recorded the next four points.
• Tech kept it close once again, never trailing by more than three points for most of the set.
• Back-to-back attack errors by FSC put the Panthers down by one 21-20.
• The Mocs won four of the final five points on three kills and a Tech error to take set three, 25-21, and close out the match 3-0.
• Katie Erdmann led the Panthers with 17 kills, two digs, and two block assists.
• Kenzie Delacher posted 30 assists to go along with 10 digs, and one kill.
• Kari Bogen recorded a match-high 17 digs

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are now 9-71 all-time against Florida Southern.
• Tech's last win against the Mocs at home was October 26, 2018.
• Erdmann ranks third in the SSC in kills per set averaging 3.82.
• Bogen ranks third in the SSC in digs per set averaging 4.69.

 
UP NEXT: The Panthers are back in action Friday, September 23 when they travel to #18 Barry for a 7 p.m. start.
 
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