MELBOURNE, Fla. – The women's basketball team swiped a season-high 13 steals, leading to a 68-65 win over Lynn on Wednesday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 68, Lynn 65
Records: Florida Tech (5-7, 2-5 SSC), Lynn (8-6, 2-5 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• Despite Lynn earning the first possession and basket, Florida Tech responded with a made field goal and a basket of their own. Dalma Ehmann made a nice cut to the center of the paint for an open pass from Kyandra Poitier.
• Poitier extended the Panthers' lead with a layup a minute later.
• The lead traded hands multiple times for the rest of the quarter. Lynn drained the game's first three-pointer to go into the second quarter with a 13-11 edge.

 SECOND QUARTER:

• Lynn again started a quarter with a made layup to go ahead 15-11. However, Tech bounced back as Tai Roberts scored, and Poitier swiped the ball from the Fighting Knights for a layup on the other end, tying the game at 15 apiece
• After the media timeout, Nadine Johnson recreated the exact play, stealing the ball for a layup for the 17-15 lead.
• With free throws, the Knights retook the advantage at 21-19 for a short period. Remingtyn Smith entered the for two made field goals, including one from beyond the arch.
• The Panthers held onto a 28-26 halftime lead with a Divine Guthrie jumper and Roberts free throws.

 THIRD QUARTER:

• Tech kept the momentum into the second half as Roberts drove into the lane for a layup, increasing the Panthers' lead to four points.
•  Tied a 32-32, Smith stepped in front of a Lynn pass for a steal and strolled to an easy bucket.
• Both teams continued to swap who held the advantage over the other team throughout the quarter for 17 lead changes in the game. The Panthers finished the third quarter with a 42-41 edge and never gave it back.

 FOURTH QUARTER:

•  The Panthers stretched their lead at the start of the final quarter, which was generated by a Roberts steal and a Poitier basket, to 50-44.
• With three minutes remaining in the quarter, jumpers and free throws from Johnson and Roberts kept the Knights away.
• Lynn attempted to fight back into the game by fouling Tech and sending them to the line, giving the Knights a chance down three in the final possession. However, Guthrie held firm defensively, and the Knights missed the final shot.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Tai Roberts led the Panthers, tallying 16 points on 50 percent shooting. Roberts also compiled six rebounds, a team-high five assists, and two steals.
• Kyandra Poitier was a defensive force, hauling in eight rebounds, including seven defensive rebounds and four steals. She also was stellar offensively, scoring 14 points.
•  Divine Guthrie also put up double figures with 12 points and three steals.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are 34-24 all-time against the Fighting Knights.
• Tech is 18-10 all-time at home vs. Lynn and recorded consecutive wins over the Fighting Knights at home for the first time since February 15, 2017, and November 29, 2017.
• Tech shot over 40 percent the third time, going 25-for-58 from the field.
• Five Panthers swiped multiple steals, leading to a season-high 13. 

UP NEXT: Florida Tech hit the road for a match at Tampa on Wednesday, January 15, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET.
 
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