MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech returned home on Saturday night to welcome Flagler in a non-conference matchup. After going down by two in the first two minutes of play, the Panthers fought to stay within one up until the third period. Despite coming back from a three-goal deficit in a 1:06 span, the Panthers were unable to hold off the Saints.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  Florida Tech 13, Flagler 14
Records: Florida Tech (0-3, 0-0 SSC) | Flagler (3-1, 0-0 PBC)
Locations: Saints Field | Gaffney, S.C.

FIRST QUARTER: 

• Flagler put the pressure on the Panthers early in the first quarter, netting two within the first two minutes.
• Joe Coveleski put the Panthers on the board with 7:55 to go on an assist from Griffin Martin.
• The Saints would net another before Martin tallied his first of the night, followed by a man-up Coveleski goal off a feed by Ben Foster.
• Flagler would get one more to end the period and go up 4-3.

SECOND QUARTER: 

• Teams traded goals in the second period.
• Panther goals came on a rebounded shot by Cam Johnson and an unassisted goal from Martin.
• Flagler went into halftime with a one-goal lead, 6-5.

THIRD QUARTER: 

• The Saints opened the third period scoring three straight, with the first goal coming just seven seconds in.
• Back-to-back goals by Foster, including a man-up goal, cut the Panthers deficit to two, 9-7, with 6:32 to go.
• Flagler put up one before the Panthers went on a crucial 3-0 run to tie it up, 10-10.
• Zach Rozgonyi got into the scoring mix on a man-up goal assisted by Foster with 1:12 on the clock.
• Back-to-back faceoff wins put the Panthers in position for the next two goals.
• Brooks Van Esselstyn found the back of the net on an unassisted effort, followed by Rozgonyi notching his second of the night off a feed from Colin Olson.

FOURTH QUARTER: 

• Teams traded goals in the first five minutes, with each team netting two.
• Panther goals came from Martin and Coveleski, who each completed a hat trick.
• Cam Johnson found Rozgonyi to give Tech their first and only lead of the game, 13-12, with 5:15 to go.
• Flagler posted two straight to take back the lead 14-13, with 2:27 to go.
• The Panthers got two shots off in the final 16 seconds but were unable to find the back of the net.

NOTABLE PANTHERS: 

• Griffin Martin led the Panthers with four points on three goals and an assist.
• Ben Foster tallied four points on two goals and two assists.
• Zach Rozgonyi completed his first hat trick of the season and collected three ground balls.
• Joe Coveleski posted a hat trick and one ground ball.
• Cam Johnson added three points on one goal and two assists.
• Kevin Wolfe recorded a team-high five ground balls.
• JP Panchookian led the defense with three caused turnovers and one ground ball.
• JR Radun forced two turnovers and collected four ground balls.
• Jax Francisco recorded 10 saves and a .471 save percentage.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Both teams posted 36 shots.
• Florida Tech went 13-of-14 on clears while Flagler went 11-of-13.
• Florida Tech went 3-3 on man-up opportunities and Flagler went 1-3.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 2-1 all-time against the Flagler Saints.
• Zach Rozgonyi broke the program record for points and now leads with 142 career points.
• Joe Coveleski's posted a hat trick for the second straight game.
• Griffin Martin completed his first career hat trick.
• JR Radun's four groundballs ties his career high.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech heads to Naples for the Southwest Shootout. The Panthers will face SSC rival #4 Tampa at 3 p.m.
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