WINTER PARK, Fla. – Florida Tech men's lacrosse traveled to Winter Park on Wednesday for the SSC Semifinal contest against Rollins. The Panthers saw their season come to an end as Rollins took a convincing 18-6 win.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  Florida Tech 6, #9 Rollins 18
Records:  Florida Tech (6-9, 4-3 SSC) | #9 Rollins (12-3, 5-2 SSC)
Locations: Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER: 

• Rollins outscored the Panthers 8-1 in the opening frame.
• The Panther's lone goal came from Griffin Martin with 9:30 to go.
• Jax Francisco recorded five saves in the period.

SECOND QUARTER: 

• Tars recorded back-to-back goals to open the period.
• Jakob Terpak found the back of the net, unassisted, with 10:01 to go.
• Rollins scored one more before Cam McKee found Collin Stewart to cut the margin.
• Terpak would net one more for Tech, but Rollins ended the period with a 13-4 advantage.

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Rollins scored just 1:09 into the third quarter.
• It was a defensive stalemate up until the final five minutes, when Rollins was able to tack on one more.

FOURTH QUARTER: 

• Stewart broke the Panther's scoring drought, finding the back of the net with 13:40 to go in the final period.
• Tars scored three consecutive goals to go up 18-5 with 6:43 remaining.
• Terpak completed the hat trick with 2:38 to go, as Rollins took an 18-6 win to end the Panther's season.

NOTABLE PANTHERS: 

• Jakob Terpak recorded a hat trick, and one caused turnover.
• Collin Stewart recorded two goals.
•  Griffin Martin tallied one goal and one groundball.
• Cam McKee recorded one assist.
• Gavin Wessel collected two groundballs and caused two turnovers.
• Jax Francisco recorded 14 saves in net.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Rollins ended with an advantage in shots (63-31), shots on goal (32-17)  and ground balls (35-27).
• Florida Tech went 16-24 on clears, while Lynn went 24-27.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 6-10 all-time against the Rollins Tars.
• The Panthers move to 3-5 all-time in the SSC Tournament.
• Collin Stewart's two points tie him for second all-time in career points with 139.
• Jax Francisco moves to second all-time in program history for career saves.

 
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