Box Score NAPLES, Fla. – Florida Tech men's lacrosse headed to Naples, Fla., to take on #4 Tampa at the Southwest Shootout hosted at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. The Panthers kept it a one-goal game in the first half, but third-quarter struggles saw the #4 Spartans push their lead out of the Panther's reach.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  Florida Tech 8, #4 Tampa 13
Records: Florida Tech (0-4, 0-0 SSC) | #4 Tampa (3-1, 0-0 SSC)
Locations: Paradise Coast Sports Complex | Naples, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER: 

• Tampa scored consecutive goals, including a man-up goal, to grab a 2-0 advantage with three minutes to go in the opening frame.
• Collin Stewart got the Panthers on the board on an unassisted effort with 1:57 left.
• Jack Maranto won the last faceoff of the period, but the Panthers were unable to get a shot off.

SECOND QUARTER: 

• Teams traded goals in the second period.
• Tech's goal came less than a minute into the frame, as Ben Foster found the back of the net off a feed from Griffin Martin.
• Tampa's Andrew Milani scored one before Joe Coveleski scored to tie the game 3-3 with 12:03 to go.
• Milani posted the final goal of the period with 7:15 on the clock, giving Tampa a slight edge, 4-3, entering halftime.

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Tampa opened the third period scoring three straight within less than four minutes to push their lead, 7-3.
• Stewart posted Tech's lone goal of the third quarter on an assist from Zach Rozgonyi, 9:06 to go.
• Tech had opportunities to cut into the deficit, recording six shots, but couldn't get past the Spartan's defense.
• Tampa scored four goals over the final eight minutes to lead 11-4 going into the fourth period.

FOURTH QUARTER: 

• The Panthers outscored the Spartans, 4-2, in the final frame.
• Tech opened the fourth with back-to-back goals. Rozgonyi scored his lone goal of the day before finding Cam McKee who fired one into the back of the net.
• Tampa scored two more to bring their lead back to seven, 13-6, with 5:56 to go.
• Tech's final two goals came on unassisted efforts from Nicky Vreeland and Jonah Borynec.

NOTABLE PANTHERS: 

• Zach Rozgonyi led the Panthers with three points on one goal and two assists. He also collected two groundballs.
• Collin Stewart posted two goals and three groundballs.
• Ben Foster, Jonah Borynec, Nicky Vreeland, Cam McKee, and Joe Coveleski each tallied a goal.
• Ricky Fedorchak led the defense with five caused turnovers and seven ground balls.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech went 23-24 on clears, while Tampa was 20-21.
• Tampa led in shots (40-29) and ground balls (41-31), while both teams recorded 16 turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 1-18 all-time against the Tampa Spartans.
• Collin Stewart recorded his 100^th career point on his first goal to become the eighth Panther in program history with 100 or more career points.
• Rick Fedorchak's five caused turnovers and seven ground balls are a career high.
• Jonah Borynec recorded his first career goal.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to Rick Stottler Field Saturday, March 2 to host Concordia-Irvine. The contest is set to begin at 1 p.m.
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