MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's soccer team dominated all facets of the game in the Panthers' 6-1 win over PBA on Saturday night at Rick Stottler Field.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 6, PBA 1
Records: Florida Tech (9-1-3, 6-1-1 SSC), Tampa (1-7-3, 0-6-1 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.
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STATS OF THE MATCH
- The Panthers got on the board in just the sixth minute of the match after Marem Ndiongue used a perfect pass from Lydia Carroll to chip her shot into the back of the net and give Tech the early 1-0 advantage.
- Tech poured on the offensive pressure and scored again in the 24th minute. Savannah Oxley fielded a cross from Daniela Tobon and knocked the ball past PBA's keeper to make it 2-0.
- After some back and forth in the midfield, the Panthers drew a penalty in the box in the 40th minute. Ndiongue smashed her attempt past the diving Sailfish keeper to give Tech a 3-0 lead going into halftime.
- Tech outshot PBA, 13-2 in the first half and put six of the 13 on target.
- In the 50th minute, Lauryn Wood took advantage of a loose ball just outside the box and deposited her shot into the corner of the goal to extend the Panthers' lead to 4-0.
- Tech maintained possession for the next several minutes. In the 78th minute, Sara Batchadji took the ball down near the post and was able to slip a pass into the box to Raisa Lugo. Lugo chipped her shot into the goal to make the score 5-0.
- Less than a minute later, Batchadji scored a goal of her own off an assist from Taylor George to make it 6-0 with less than 12 minutes left on the clock.
- After the next restart, the Sailfish got on the board in the 80th minute off a long bomb from Michelle O'Driscoll to give the match its final score of 6-1.
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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Florida Tech moves to 17-3 all-time against PBA.
- This is the fifth straight win against the Sailfish under head coach Ryan Moon.
- Taylor George's assist was the first of her collegiate career.
- This is the third multi-goal game for Marem Ndiongue this season.
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UP NEXT: Florida Tech's next match will be on Wednesday, Oct. 25 on the road against Rollins. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Winter Park, Fla.
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