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10
Florida Tech PANTHERS 6-4
14
Winner Rollins RCWLAX24 10-2
Florida Tech PANTHERS
6-4
10
Final
14
Rollins RCWLAX24
10-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech PANTHERS 3 3 1 3 10
Rollins RCWLAX24 3 5 3 3 14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Alex Henderson

No.19 Florida Tech Unable to Overcome No.13 Tar's in Close Non-Conference Contest

WINTER PARK, Fla. – No.19 Florida Tech women's lacrosse headed out to Winter Park on Saturday, March 23rd for a Top-20 non-conference matchup against No.13 Rollins. As both teams put up valiant efforts, Rollins was the team to come out victorious with the 14-10 win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #19 Florida Tech 10, #13 Rollins 14
Records: Florida Tech (6-4, 0-0 SSC), Rollins (10-2, 2-1 SSC)
Locations: Cahall-Sandspur Field| Winter Park, Fla.  
 
FIRST QUARTER:
  • The Tars started off taking a big 3-0 lead in the first 10-minutes of the game.
  • Karly Liebendorfer was Tech's first goal scorer with 4:50 left to play in the first.
  • Jennie Boyle narrows Tech's deficit as it was a 3-2, Rollins lead with 2:09 to play in the first. Boyle's goal came off the assist from Bender.
  • Tech was able to make a successful comeback effort down early in the first, as Boyle tied the game with 1:13 to play making it a 3-3 game at the end of the first.
SECOND QUARTER:
  • Rollins began the second quarter recording four unanswered goals to pull ahead 7-3 with 6:39 remaining in the second half.
  • Tech looked to narrow their deficit again as Caroline Finn scored her first goal of the game, assisted by Millie Hurt with 4:57 left in the quarter.
  • Sofie Bender earned her second point of the game, scoring less than a minute later to make it a 7-5 Tars lead.
  • The Tars managed to strike again two seconds after Tech's last goal to take the 8-5 lead.
  • Bender tacked on her second goal of the contest, assisted by Kayla Minton, to close out the half, making it an 8-6 game after 30-minutes of play.
 
THIRD QUARTER:
  • Bender opened the third scoring her third goal of the game to record a hat trick of an assist from Scichilone at 11:28.
  • The Tars closed out the third scoring three straight goals to pull ahead 11-7 entering the fourth quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER: 
  • Rollins found the back of the net first in the fourth quarter at 10:42.
  • Less than a minute later Bender scored her fourth goal of the game with 9:47 left to narrow the deficit 12-8 before Rollins put up one more goal to bring the Tars lead to five goals with 9:01 to play.
  • The Panthers looked to come back as Carly Niro scored off an assist from Michaela Wittman with 3:18 left on the clock to make it 13-10 Rollins.
  • Bender's fifth goal of the contest was at the 0:58 mark, assisted by Boyle to cut Rollins lead to 13-10 before the Tars scored once more to make it a 14-10 game as the clock expired.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Freshman Sofie Bender scored a career high five goals to lead the team with six points.
  • Phoebe Hurt recorded a career high six ground balls as well as goalie Cailey Canesse picking up a career high five ground balls.
  • Canessa led the team with two caused turnovers.
  • Emma Angelo picked up herself a career high nine ground balls.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • The Panthers are now 4-7 all time against Rollins. 
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will start conference play on Wednesday, March 27th for a Tech's White Out Game as it's encouraged fan's wear white and support the ranked Panthers as they welcome No.9 Embry-Riddle to Rick Stottler Field as the Panthers and Eagles battle in the First SSC Matchup of the season. First Draw is Scheduled for 7:00 P.M.

For the latest news, updates, and information on the Florida Tech women's lacrosse team, visit FloridaTechSports.com. Fans can also stay up to date on the latest Panthers news by following Florida Tech Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
 
 
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