MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech took an early lead against PBA and never let up, securing their second SSC win.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 17, Palm Beach Atlantic 11
Records: Florida Tech (6-5, 2-2 SSC) | PBA (2-8, 0-3)
Locations: Panther Field | Melbourne, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER: 

• Panthers took a quick 1-0 just nine second into the opening frame as Cooper Leonard won the faceoff and took it straight in to give Tech a 1-0 lead.
• PBA scored on a man-up opportunity to get on the board with 10:54 to go.
• 30-seconds later, Collin Stewart recorded his first of the day, assisted by Jakob Terpak.
• Stewart capitalized on a man-up opportunity to push Tech ahead 3-1, assisted by Zach Rozgonyi.
• Sailfish scored to end the period down by one.

SECOND QUARTER: 

• PBA started the scoring off in the second quarter just a minute and a half in.
• Rozgonyi scored on a long feed from Sam Balch with 12:28 to go.
• Sailfish tallied one more before Tech went on a 5-0 run to go into the break up 9-4.
• Terpak and Justin Carte recorded back-to-back unassisted goals.
• A through the legs shot for Stewart off a feed from Nate Deplancke extended Tech's lead with 5:32 to go.
• Austin Engeler and Nicky Vreeland each scored on unassisted efforts.

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Vreeland got Tech started in the third quarter scoring his second of the day.
• PBA added one with 7:25 left.
• The Panthers were quick to answer back as Cooper Leonard won the faceoff and sent the ball to a wide-open Brian Barlotta for his first-career goal.
• Carte and Cam McKee tallied unassisted goals to push Tech's lead, 13-5 with 4:14 remaining.
• With 39 seconds to go, PBA scored to cut the deficit 13-6.
• Terpak responded with an unassisted goal in the final 8 seconds to re-gain the eight-goal lead.

FOURTH QUARTER: 

• PBA outscored the Panthers 5-3 in the final frame.
• Balch forced a turnover on the defensive end and then found Rozgonyi on the clear, who tallied his second goal of the day.
• Chandler Hake scored his first goal of the season on a McKee assist with 6:12 to go.
• Panthers final goal came on an unassisted effort from Ben Hornberger.

NOTABLE PANTHERS: 

• Collin Stewart led Tech with three goals, two caused turnovers, and one ground ball.
• Zach Rozgonyi finished with three points on two goals and one assist.
• Justin Carte added two goals, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.
• Nick Vreeland tallied two goals
• Jakob Terpak recorded three points on two goals and one assist.
• Brian Barlotta, Austin Engeler, Ben Hornberger, Chandler Hake, and Cam McKee each tallied one goal. McKee also had an assist.
• Sam Balch finished two-three caused turnovers, two assists, and two ground balls.
• JP Panchookian collected four ground balls, and one caused turnover.
• Cooper Leonard went 17-27 at the X and recorded one goal, one assist, and 11 ground balls.
• Jax Francisco finished with 11 saves on 18 shots on goal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech finished with the advantage in shots (49-34), shots on goal (32-18) and ground balls (35-25).
• Tech went 21-26 on clears while PBA went 21-25.
• Panthers were 1-4 on man-up opportunities while PBA went 1-1.
• PBA recorded more turnovers (23) compared to Tech's 18.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 4-0 all-time against the Sailfish.
• Collin Stewart broke the single-season man-up goal record with 8 on the season.
• Brian Barlotta recorded his first-career goal.
• Sam Balch moved into second on the all-time list for career-caused turnover with 74.

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is on the road Wednesday, April 12, traveling to Embry-Riddle for a 4 p.m. contest.
 
 
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