MELBOURNE, Fla. - In a matchup between two teams tied in the SSC standings, Florida Tech hosted Eckerd College. The Panthers came out hot scoring three first half goals, which gave them a big enough cushion to earn their second consecutive SSC win.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 

Final: Florida Tech 3, Eckerd College 1 

Records: Florida Tech (4-2-1, 2-1 SSC) Eckerd College (4-3, 1-2 SSC) 

Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla. 

STATS OF THE MATCH: 

• In the 11' Florida Tech opened the scoring on a strike from Cristina Garriga, after the goalkeeper batted away a cross right to her in front of the net. 

• Not long after its first goal in the 14', Florida Tech doubled its lead as Katherine Cunningham set up Maya Quieroz with a tap in.  

• In the 38' off a free kick, Hella Helgadottir played in a perfect cross that found the head of Quieroz who placed it into the back of the net.  

• The Panthers had 10 shots in the first half which was twice as many as Eckerd had at five.  

• Eckerd responded in the second half with a goal from Reagan Rodriguez in the 76' after she found the end of a loose ball inside the box.  

• Eckerd in total had three yellow cards on the night, while Florida Tech was assessed one.  

• The Tritons committed 13 fouls which was six more then the Panthers who committed seven. 

• Kaja Ekstrom, Lauryn Wood, Maria Sanchez Recuero, Kate Frazier, and Helgadottir all played the full 90 minutes.  

• Head coach Ryan Moon used 17 different players tonight to secure the win.   

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

• Florida Tech improves to 13-5-2 in the all-time series against Eckerd College. 

• The win marks the Panthers second in a row against the Tritons with the previous win being a 1-0 OT win on Oct. 6, 2021.  

• Garriga now is tied with Marem Ndionogue for a team high of three goals.  

• Three goals in one match ties a season high for the Panthers. The other match being a 3-1 win over AUM on Aug. 28. 

• Katherine Cunningham now leads the team with four assists after setting up two goals tonight.  

• Florida Tech is now tied for second place in the SSC with No. 24 Rollins and Nova Southeastern 

UP NEXT: The Panthers will be back in action with a road match Saturday Sep. 24 against Florida Southern. Kickoff for the conference matchup is scheduled for 7 p.m.  

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