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Nicky Vreeland vs SLU
8
Florida Tech FT 4-4, 0-0
16
Winner Saint Leo SLU 6-3, 0-0
Florida Tech FT
4-4, 0-0
8
Final
16
Saint Leo SLU
6-3, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech FT 1 2 1 4 8
Saint Leo SLU 3 6 4 3 16

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Christina Hardman

Panthers Struggle in SSC Opener Versus Saint Leo

SAINT LEO, Fla. – Men's Lacrosse opened up SSC play against Saint Leo on Saturday. The Panthers quickly fell behind and were unable to catch back up despite a fourth-quarter surge.
 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 20 Florida Tech 8, Saint Leo 16
Records: Florida Tech (4-4, 0-1 SSC) | Saint Leo (6-3, 1-0)
Locations: University Turf Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.  

FIRST QUARTER: 
  • Saint Leo capitalized on their first man-up opportunity to take a 1-0 lead within the first six minutes.
  • Lions added another with 3:12 left on the clock. Freshman Nicky Vreeland answered back on an unassisted effort to put Tech on the board.
  • SLU added another with 33 seconds remaining in the opening frame to take a 3-1 lead.
SECOND QUARTER: 
  • SLU tallied four straight to extend the lead 7-1.
  • Vreeland posted his second of the day on a feed from Chandler Hake, 3:04 left.
  • After winning the face off, SLU took it straight in to bring the Panthers deficit back to six.
  • A Panther turnover gave SLU another scoring opportunity to move to 9-2.
  • Vreeland completed a first-half hat trick on an assist by Jakob Terpak as Tech went into the break down 9-3.
THIRD QUARTER: 
  • Zach Rozgonyi brought some momentum into the start of the third with an unassisted goal.
  • SLU went on a 4-0 run to end the period and increase their lead 13-4.
FOURTH QUARTER: 
  • Tech outscored SLU 4-3 in the fourth.
  • Nate Deplancke drilled one into the back of the net with 12:32 to go, assisted by Collin Stewart.
  • Panthers rallied to score three straight to cut into SLU's lead, 15-8. Deplancke scored his second of the day, assisted by Stewart before Stewart got one of his own on a man-up opportunity assisted by Chandler Hake.
  • Jack Maranto won the face off and brought it right in for his first career goal.
NOTABLE PANTHERS: 
  • Nicky Vreeland led the Panthers with his first career hat trick and one ground ball.
  • Nate Deplancke added two goals, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
  • Collin Stewart finished with one goal, two assists, one ground ball, and two caused turnovers.
  • Chandler Hake tallied two assists, two ground balls, and one caused turnover.
  • Jack Maranto went 13-18 in the circle and recorded one goal and seven ground balls.
  • Jax Francisco posted a career-high 16 saves in net.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • SLU finished with an advantage in shots (52-35) and ground balls (35-31),
  • Florida Tech edged SLU out at the X (15-12).
  • Tech ended with turnovers (18-12).
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Tech moves 5-7 all-time against Saint Leo.
  • Collin Stewart tied the single-season record for man-up goals with seven.
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action Saturday April 1st when they host Lynn at 11 a.m.
 
 
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