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WBB at Tampa Morin Layup
59
Florida Tech FT 5-9,2-6 Sunshine State
83
Winner Tampa UT 14-4,6-2 Sunshine State
Florida Tech FT
5-9,2-6 Sunshine State
59
Final
83
Tampa UT
14-4,6-2 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech FT 11 10 19 19 59
Tampa UT 17 19 27 20 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Struggles to Defend the Paint in Loss to Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. –  The Florida Tech women's basketball team were unable to slow down Tampa, losing 83-59. Tampa scored almost half their points in the paint.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 59, Tampa 83
Records: Florida Tech (5-9, 2-6 SSC) | Tampa (14-4, 6-2 SSC)
Location: Bob Martinez Athletic Center | Tampa, Fla.
 
FIRST QUARTER:
  • After a 7-0 run by the Spartans, Kyandra Poitier put the Panthers on the board with a jumper. Dalma Ehmann followed with her jumper the next possession.
  • Tampa scored six more unanswered points before Poitier stopped their run again with a layup to make it 13-6
  • The Panthers outscored the Spartans 7-4 in the final five minutes to draw within six points at 17-11.
 SECOND QUARTER:
  • Nadine Johnson made her presence known in the second quarter off the jump with the first bucket.
  • However, the Spartans answered by scoring seven consecutive points, sparked by a Sariana Rodriguez three-pointer.
  • Johnson halted the run grabbing and offensive turned open layup, keeping Tech down by single digits. The freshman later hit a deep jumper for a 26-21 deficit and the Panthers' final points of the quarter.
  • Tampa ended the half rattling off 10 straight points for the 36-21 halftime lead.
 THIRD QUARTER:
  • It was Mikayla Morin's turn in the third as she tallied six of the Panthers' first nine points of the quarter, starting with a second-chance layup. Tai Roberts' three-pointer were the other three points.
  • Then Divine Guthrie, off the bench, got in the mix, cashing in on two jumper and free throws.
  • Morin finished the quarter as strong as the start, recording the last four points for Tech. However, the Panthers were down 63-40 heading into the fourth.
 FOURTH QUARTER:
  • Down 74-44, Sarah Liberatore drained back-to-back three-pointers in consecutive possessions. The deep shots didn't end there as Roberts cashed in on another on the following possession assisted by Liberatore.
  • As the game was nearing its end, Deirdre Miller muscled her way to a layup, drawing the foul. She then finished the three-point play by hitting the free throw.
  • Freshman Sydney Logsdon dropped her first career three-pointer as the final Panthers' basket, losing to the Spartans 83-59.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Mikayla Morin led Tech in scoring for the first time this season, registering 16 points on 8-for-14 shooting and four rebounds.
  • Tai Roberts scored nine points because of her three three-point field goals on six attempts.  Roberts led the team with four assists.
  • Nadine Johnson was all over the glass, bringing down eight rebounds, including three offensive rebounds. She also helped defensively, swiping one steal and swatting one block.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • Florida Tech is 35-50 against Tampa all-time and 10-30 on the road.
 UP NEXT: Florida Tech goes from one ranked conference opponent to another, facing No. 20 Nova Southeastern at home on Saturday, January 18. The tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET.
 
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