AMERICUS, Ga. – Florida Tech women's basketball team drops season opener to No. 17 Georgia Southwestern, 85-61.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 61, Georgia Southwestern State 85
Records: Florida Tech (0-1), Georgia Southwestern (1-0)
Location: Student Success Center | Americus, Ga.
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• After letting up two free throws, Mikayla Morin got the Panthers on the board with her first career bucket.
• The Hurricanes went on an 11-0 run before Kyandra Poitier stopped it with a layup with four minutes left in the quarter.
• Morin scored four more points for a total of six to lead the Panthers at the quarter break. However, Tech was down 20-10.

 SECOND QUARTER:

• Dalma Ehmann opened the second quarter by grabbing a defensive rebound, then the bucket on the other end.
• Florida Tech forced Georgia Southwestern to foul, leading to seven made free throws out of nine attempts.
• Poitier led the team, tallying six points and two rebounds.

 THIRD QUARTER:

• The Panthers cut the Hurricane's lead down to 12 with two straight field goals by Poitier and Breazia Robinson.
• Robinson hit a mid-range jumper a minute later to draw within 11.
• However, the Hurricanes began to pull away, going on a 26-10 run.

 FOURTH QUARTER:

• The Panthers had their best quarter in the fourth, shooting 45 percent from the field.
• Tai Roberts, Divine Guthrie, and Sarah Liberatore hit layups in the first minute of the quarter.
• Robinson forced an and-one situation, hitting a layup while being fouled. She would finish the play, cashing in on the free throw.
• Poitier dominates the game's final minutes, racking up five of the Panthers' 13 points.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Kyandra Poitier led the team in points (18), rebounds (9), and assists (3). She also grabbed a steal.
• At the start of her career, Mikayla Morin tallied 14 points and five rebounds, including four offensive rebounds.
• Dalma Ehmann swatted two blocks away, scoring three points and grabbing two rebounds.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• This is just the second time the two teams have played each other. The first meeting occurred on November 26, 2010

 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to Melbourne for their home opener against Fort Lauderdale on Veterans Day, November 11. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.
 
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