WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's soccer team picks up their 10
th win of the season against Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 2 Florida Tech 2 | Palm Beach Atlantic 1
Records: No. 2 Florida Tech 10-0-4 (4-0-3 SSC) | Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6-3 (0-5-2 SSC)
Location: PBA Soccer Field | West Palm Beach, Florida
GAME NOTES
- Neither team was able to get a shot off until the 8th minute when the Panthers started a barrage of shots. Eboni Bradshaw's first shot of the game was deflected out of bounds for a Tech corner.
- Lotte Waibel missed to the left of the Sailfish goal while Iselin Brualokken and Ellinor Blaasternes both had their shots blocked by the PBA defense in the 13th minute.
- Brualokken would earn the Panthers first shot on goal in the game that was saved.
- The Panthers were awarded a free kick after a Palm Beach Atlantic foul near the box. Alice Mottershead took the kick and snuck it by the keeper for her sixth goal of the season. Which gave Tech a 1-0 advantage.
- Florida Tech remained aggressive as PBA had trouble crossing midfield. Alyssa Gonzalez and Ellinor Blaasternes had their shots saved in the 30th and 31st minutes.
- Tech ripped three shots during the 33rd minute, all of which did not reach the back of the net.
- In the 42nd minute, the Sailfish fired a shot on the Panther goal that was saved by Mette Brandes.
- Brandes preserved the lead in the 50th minute with a save.
- Tech earned a penalty kick in the 56th minute. Mottershead's shot was saved by the diving PBA keeper.
- Izzie Bromage had a good shot at the PBA net, but her shot hit the top woodwork and was kicked out of the box by the Sailfish defense.
- The Sailfish tied the match in the 66th minute off a perfect cross into the box which PBA got through the Florida Tech defense.
- Eboni Bradshaw attempted to break the tie in the 68th minute, but her shot was saved.
- In the 71st minute, Izzie Bromage fired a shot that was deflected by a defender and high into the air. Bromage was able to out-jump the defender and pop the ball over the keeper and into the net to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead.
- The Sailfish earned a corner in the 77th minute, but the Tech defense was able to kick it out and avoid any shots.
- Carolina Falcao tried to give the Panthers extra cushion going down the stretch, but PBA made another save.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Alice Mottershead scored her sixth goal of the season in the 27th minute off a free kick.
- Izzie Bromage hit the game-winner in the 71st minute with her header. This was her third goal of the season.
- Tech fired 33 shots against the Sailfish, their highest total of the season.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will return home to Rick Stottler Field as they step out of SSC play as they take on No. 20 North Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1:00 p.m.