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Wood
0
Barry BARRY (3-5-3, 1-3-2)
2
Winner Florida Tech FIT (7-1-3, 4-1-1)
Barry BARRY
(3-5-3, 1-3-2)
0
Final
2
Florida Tech FIT
(7-1-3, 4-1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Barry BARRY 0 0 0
Florida Tech FIT 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Matt Padeway

First Half Flurry Powers Panthers Past Barry

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's soccer team used two goals in the ninth minute of the match to defeat Barry, 2-0, on Wednesday night at Rick Stottler Field.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 2, Barry 0
Records: Florida Tech (7-1-3, 4-1-1 SSC), Barry (3-4-3, 1-3-2 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.
 
STATS OF THE MATCH
  • In just the seventh minute of the match, Florida Tech drew a foul in the box to earn a penalty kick.
  • Daniela Tobon's took the penalty kick but her attempt was stopped by the Barry keeper. Off the rebound, Tobon dished a pass off to Eve Tiktikakis who deposited her shot into a wide-open net to give the Panthers an early 1-0 lead in the ninth minute.
  • On the next Panther possession, Marem Ndiongue worked her way into the Buccaneers' box and passed the ball off to Lauryn Wood who smashed a shot past the diving keeper to give Tech a 2-0 advantage just nine minutes into the match.
  • The Panthers continued to dominate possession and apply pressure on Barry's defense for the next several minutes.
  • Tech managed to outshoot Barry, 8-0 in the first half, but were unable to find the back of the net again and the teams went into halftime with a score of 2-0.
  • Barry's threatened to score in the 51st minute when Makenzie Shean smoked a shot from just outside the box, but the attempt was just barely wide-right of the net.
  • Two minutes later, Savannah Oxley had an opportunity to score after she took a shot of her from just outside the box, but the Buccaneers keeper made a great save and knocked the ball over the crossbar.
  • Both teams went back and forth for possession over the next several minutes as the rain began to come down.
  • In the 87th of the match, Ndiongue broke away from the defense and had a one-on-one with the goalie. She ripped a shot on target, but the keeper was able to come up with the save.
  • Barry made a push to try and score a goal in the last three minutes but was unable to get a shot off and the game ended with a score of 2-0.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Florida Tech moves to 10-10-7 all-time against Barry.
  • The Panthers have now won two matches in a row against the Buccaneers. Their last win came in the SSC Tournament on Oct. 31, 2022.
  • This is the first time Tech has won consecutive games against Barry since 2011.
  • Marem Ndiongue continues to climb up the Panthers' record books. Her assist in tonight's match ties her with two others for all-time assists in program history with 12.
  • Ayana Aoyagi earned her sixth clean sheet of the season in goal.
  • Tonight's game marked game number 50 for head coach Ryan Moon. The win makes 25 during his tenure as head coach and he has amassed a .650 winning percentage. No team has scored more than two goals against the Panthers under Moon's guidance.
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech's next match will be on the road against Tampa on Saturday, Oct. 14. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Tampa, Fla.
 
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