Florida Tech Panthers

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's soccer team celebrates senior day with a 2-1 victory over Rollins on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: No. 2 Florida Tech 2 | Rollins 1
Records: No. 2 Florida Tech 11-0-5 (5-0-3 SSC) | Rollins 6-7-1 (3-5-1 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Florida 
 
GAME NOTES

• Rollins came out ultra-aggressive with four shots within the first six minutes of the contest. The first shot came in the first 47 seconds as the Tars hit the top cross bar.
• The Tars continued to put competitive shots on goal as they missed wide left in the fourth minute and hit the top crossbar for a second time in the sixth minute. The ball came straight down in front of a Rollins attacker who shot past the Panther defense as the Tars took a 1-0 lead.
• The lead was short lasted as Anae Malbete launched a ball down the field in front of Alice Mottershead. Mottershead crossed into the box where Lotte Waibel made the keeper miss for her fifth goal of the season.
• First half fireworks would continue as Malbete's shot in the 20^th minute would be blocked. Alice Mottershead would put two shots toward the Tars goal in the 22^nd minute. One was saved while the other missed its target.
• Ellinor Blaasternes and Iselin Brualokken kept the pressure on the Rollins defense with shots in the 23^rd and 25^thminutes.
• The final shot of the half occurred in the 27^th minute as neither team would put forth a shot as they went into half tied 1-1.
• Rollins ripped a shot in the 50^th minute, but Mette Brandes corralled it for her first save of the game.
• Brandes would put a stop to another Rollins offensive threat in the 60^th minute with another save.
• Tech earned a corner in the 74^th minute which would lead to three consecutive Panther shots that they could not convert.
• In the 80^th minute, Izzie Bromage shot the Rollins goal, but the keeper was there to make the save.
• Rollins keeper made two more outstanding plays to keep the Panthers off the board in the 82^nd and 83^rd minutes.
• Eboni Bradshaw put a good-looking shot towards the Tars net, but it hit the top crossbar.
• The Panthers finally broke through the Rollins defense as Giselle Marquez passed to Eboni Bradshaw who had a perfect touch back to Iselin Brualokken. Brualokken took care of the rest as she beat the Tars keeper to put Tech ahead 2-1.
• Rollins had one final chance during the 88^th minute, but the Tars shot was just a hair too strong.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• The Panthers collected four assists in the game from Mottershead, Malbete, Bradshaw and Marquez.
• Lotte Waibel tied the game in the 14^th minute with her fifth goal of the season.
• Tech was able to secure the win in the 85^th minute as Iselin Brualokken notched her fourth goal of her freshman campaign. 
• In goal, Mette Brandes picked up three saves. 

UP NEXT
The Panthers will take to the road as they take on the Florida Southern Mocs on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m.