MELBOURNE, Fla.- The Florida Tech women's basketball hosted the Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA) Sailfish Saturday afternoon at the Clemente Center in which the Sailfish defeated the Panthers by a score of 76-65. Tai Roberts lead all Panthers in points with 17 going 5-8 in field goals and 6-6 at the line in free throws.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 65, PBA 76
Records: Florida Tech (3-18, 1-16 SSC), PBA (10-13, 6-11 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center| Melbourne, Fla.
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• Trailing by five to start the game, Dalma Ehmann got the Panthers on the board with a jumper.
• Tech would bring the game to within one following a two-point shot from Tai Roberts to make it 8-7, PBA.
• With Tech trailing 13-7 two back-to-back threes from Emily Acampora helped tie the game up at 13-13.
• Following a series of fouls from both PBA and Tech, the panthers would go 3-4 on there next free throw opportunities while the Sailfish went 2-2.
• After the first, the Panthers would lead 16-15.

 
SECOND QUARTER:

• Following the first quarter, PBA scored first in the second to regain the lead 17-16.
• The Sailfish would later go on a 6-point run to make it 24-19, Sailfish.
• Following a two pointer from Ehmann and a three from Lina Stranger-Johannessen the Panthers tied the game back up at 24-24.
• PBA took the lead for the final time in the half at 26-24.
• Going into halftime the Crimson and Grey would trail 30-27.

 
THIRD QUARTER:

• Following halftime, the Sailfish pushed their lead to five following a jumper from inside the arch.
• Tech would answer with a three before PBA made two field goals to go up 36-30.
• As the Panthers trailed 39-33, he women slowly attempted to edge their way back.
• PBA would gain its largest lead 49-40 with 4:17 to go in the third quarter.
• Down by nine Tech would score seven unanswered points with a layup and free throws from Ehmann and Roberts each to come back within two at 49-47.
• The Sailfish pushed ahead 53-47 before a three pointer from Aiste Vaitekunaite put the Panthers back within three.
• The Sailfish then scored on a layup to put the Tech down 55-50 going into the final quarter of play.

 
FOURTH QUARTER:

• The Sailfish came out of the third hot, outscoring the Panthers 10-3 in the first four minutes giving PBA a 65-53 lead.
• Following two-point baskets from both Grace Speer and Ehmann the painters only trailed by eight, 65-57, with 4:49 to go in the game.
• Roberts three with 2:04 left brought Tech back to within six at 68-62 PBA.
• In the final two minutes, PBA went 8-8 at the line to finish out the game, defeating Tech 76-65.

 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Roberts, Vaitekunaite and Acampora all finished with double-digit points.
• Stranger-Johannessen finished with seven rebounds, most on the team.
• Acampora sank four three pointers and had three steals for the Crimson and Grey.
• Roberts led the team in points (17) and assists (7).

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech is now 29-8 in the all-time series against Palm Beach Atlantic.
• PBA shot 55.1% from the field (27-49), while Tech made 32.8% of it's shots (20-61)
• The Sailfish made 47.1% of their threes (8-17), with the Panthers made 33.3% of their threes (9-27)
• PBA was a perfect 14-14 at the line of free throw attempts. As the Panthers went 16-24 at the line.
• Throughout the game there were four times in which the teams were tied and six lead changes.

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will next travel up I-95 to Embry-Riddle University where they'll take on the Eagles at the ICI Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. On Wednesday, February 15^th at 5:30 PM.
 
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