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WLAX vs. Colorado Meas
8
Colorado Mesa COLORADO 1-2, 0-0
15
Winner Florida Tech FLORIDA 3-3, 0-0
Colorado Mesa COLORADO
1-2, 0-0
8
Final
15
Florida Tech FLORIDA
3-3, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Colorado Mesa COLORADO 1 2 2 3 8
Florida Tech FLORIDA 6 5 2 2 15

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Jeff Cooney Jr

Panthers Secure Dominant 15-8 Victory Over Colorado Mesa

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Panthers established an early lead, scoring six goals in the first quarter and maintaining their advantage throughout the match in a decisive home win defeating Colorado Mesa, 15-8. Standout performances included four goals each from Sophia Scichilone and Gillian Craig, three goals from Sofie Bender, and a career-high 12 saves from Bridget Robinson. This victory brings Tech back to .500 on the season to a record of 3-3.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 15, Colorado Mesa 8
Records: Florida Tech (3-3, 0-0 SSC) | Colorado Mesa (1-2, 0-0 RMAC)
Locations: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER: 
  • The Panthers opened the scoring just over four and a half minutes played as Phoebe Hurt registered the first goal of the night at 10:52.
  • Just over three minutes after that, the Mavericks would get on the board with a goal at 7:49.
  • From this point on it would be all Panthers in the first quarter.
  • Sofia Bender got the offense rolling with a goal at 6:35, and then to follow, Sophia Scichilone and Gillian Craig scored two goals each to take a five-goal lead in almost exactly four minutes of play as the final goal from Craig in the quarter came at the 2:33 mark.
  • As a result, Tech took a 6-1 lead to end the first quarter.

SECOND QUARTER: 
  • To pick up from the high-scoring first quarter, Scichilone scored goal number three on the night, just 40 seconds into the second at 14:20.
  • In response, the Mavericks collected two goals to a lone Bender score at 10:08, her second of the night, the score now 8-3.
  • Bender recorded a hat trick with just over five minutes left in the half, 5:11, and the Panthers scored three unanswered heading into the break as Scichilone recorded goal number four and Criag goal number three with 19 seconds left.
  • The Panthers now up eight going into the half, 11-3.

THIRD QUARTER: 
  • The Mavericks controlled a majority of the third quarter as Techs' first goal didn't come until the 1:52 minute mark.
  • Both Tech and Colorado Mesa upped their defensive efforts as only four total goals were scored in the quarter, two from the Mavericks and two from the Panthers.
  • The two goals for Tech came from Hurt, her second of the night, and Craig, her fourth, matching teammate Scichilone to lead the game.
  • The Panthers held the lead heading into the fourth quarter now up 12-5.

FOURTH QUARTER: 
  • The Mavericks struck first to start the fourth at 12:51, with their eyes on a wishful comeback.
  • The Panthers had something else in mind as they climbed to their largest lead of the game after back-to-back goals 48 seconds apart from Gabrielle Skowronski and Clare McGuire put Tech up nine goals.
  • The Mavericks managed to put in two more goals, one at the 5:40 mark and the final at the 2:34 mark but Tech was able to stand tall and control their way to the finish and win, 15-8.

NOTABLE PANTHERS: 
  • Gillian Craig and Sophia Scichilone tallied 12 points total with four goals each, a season-high for Scichilone, while Scichilone also recorded a game-high four assists.
  • Clare McGuire had a game-high eight draw controls, this marks her second consecutive game hitting that number this season.
  • Bridget Robinson set a career-high in saves with 12.
  • Sofie Bender registered three goals, her fourth game this season with three or more.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Tech ended with more shots (33-30) and clears (15-14), but the Mavericks had more groundballs (13-7).
  • Tech had the advantage in saves (12) and draw controls (17-9)
  • The Panthers were (15-20) on the clears, while the Mavericks were (14-20).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • All-time vs. Colorado Mesa: 1-0
  • Sophia Scichilone finished with eight points tonight passing Alexis Townsend (2017-2021) for sixth place in program history for career points. Scichilone finishing with four assists tonight, also passed Mary Gormley (2015-2018) for second on the program's career assist list. Four goals will push her past Jennie Boyle (2022-2024) and into the program's career Top 10 in goals.
  • Charlotte Hardie is now seven caused turnovers away from moving past Mollie Kaplan into 10th place on the program's career-caused turnovers list. She is also now 15 draw controls away from moving past Caroline MacLeod (2019-2022) into eighth on the program's career draw control list. 
 
UP NEXT: The Panthers will remain at home for a battle against the No. 1 Tampa Spartans next Friday at 7 pm.
 
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