BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's basketball team dropped a close Sunshine State Conference road game to Lynn, falling 55-47 on Saturday afternoon.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 47, Lynn 55
Records: Florida Tech (5-15, 0-9 SSC), Lynn (10-7, 5-4 SSC)
Location:  Boca Raton, Fla. | de Hoernle Sports Center
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• Dalma Ehmann gets the Panthers on the board first with a turnaround jumper in the paint.
• Rachel Romich would give Lynn their first points on a triple, but Tech took back the lead with two free throws from Divine Guthrie.
• Guthrie capitalized on a bad pass by Lynn to get the steal and push the ball up the floor for a fast break basket by Lina Stranger-Johannessen to make it 6-3, 6:27 remaining.
• Teams went cold for the next 3:21.
• Ella Fiore ended the drought for Lynn on a layup.
• Tech went on a 5-1 run to end the period up by two, 9-7.

 
SECOND QUARTER:

• Lynn knocked down a wide-open three to open the second quarter and take back the lead, 10-9.
• Over the next four minutes, both teams recorded two free throws, a piece, and a jumper. Tech's points came from Tai Roberts and Emily Acampora.
• Fouled on the putback, Kyandra Poitier was sent to the line and split two free throws to tie it up, 14-14.
• Poitier then took the lead back for the Panthers on a second-chance layup with 4:28 to go.
• The lead changed twice before Lynn's two made free throws would end the half and put the Fighting Knights up by one, 19-18.

 
THIRD QUARTER:

• Lynn took their largest lead yet, 23-18, opening the quarter with back-to-back jumpers.
• Guthrie's jumper in the paint would cut the deficit 23-20, 7:48 to go.
• Tech regained the lead, 25-24, on their next two possessions thanks to two free throws from Poitier and an Acampora three.
• Fiore sunk back-to-back baskets before the under-five-minute media timeout to push Lynn past Tech, 28-25.
• Teams traded points before a three by Channing Chappel extended Lynn's lead to six with under two minutes to go.
• Sarah Liberatore recorded a free throw before Lynn's Channing Chappell converted a three-point play with 46 seconds on the clock.
• Lynn ended the third quarter with an eight-point lead over Tech, 39-31.

 
FOURTH QUARTER:

• Tech and Lynn traded points for the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, with each team posting nine points.
• Back-to-back layups by Poitier cut the deficit to four with 1:37 to go.
• An open three on Lynn's next possession would push it back to a seven-point contest.
• Four straight free throws by Daniella Montelbano would give Lynn a comfortable lead with 31 seconds left, 55-44.
• Roberts split a pair of free throws and posted a layup over the next 10 seconds, but Lynn would hold possession for the remaining time and earn the 55-47 win over Tech.

 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Kyandra Poitier posted a double-double with 16 points on 8-12 shooting and 12 rebounds. She also added a steal.
• Tai Roberts followed with 10 points, eight rebounds, and three steals.
• Olivia Stephens grabbed five rebounds while adding five points, two steals, and one block.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 32-24 against the Lynn Fighting Knights.
• Tech finished the game shooting 29.1% (16-55) from the field, 20% (2-10) from beyond the arc, and 72.2% (13-18) on free throws.
• Lynn shot 47.5% (19-40) in the contest, 50% (7-14) from the three-point range, and 76.9% (10-13) from the line.
• Lynn held the advantage in rebounds (34-29), points in the paint (24-22), and bench points (31-20).
• The Panthers grabbed more steals (12-8), fast breaks (5-0), second-chance points (10-2), and points off turnovers (22-8).

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to the Clemente Center on January 24 to host Barry in a mid-week matchup. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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