MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech women's basketball opened its season at home on Monday night, falling to USC Beaufort, 79-48, despite a strong offensive effort from
Mak Snyder and a late fourth-quarter push led by
Greta Scholle.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 48, South Carolina-Beaufort 79
Records: Florida Tech (0-1, 0-0 SSC), South Carolina-Beaufort (1-0, 0-0 PBC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
FIRST QUARTER:
- Amanda Ogbonna and Greta Scholle grab two steals on the first two defensive possessions.
- Following three defensive stops, Scholle got the Panthers on the board first with a midrange jumper.
- USCB answers with 13 consecutive points to take a 13-2 advantage, forcing a Tech timeout.
- Down 15-2, Panthers end their offensive drought when Mak Snyder dropped the first triple of the game. However, the Sand Sharks respond with their own three-pointer.
- Sand Sharks extended their lead to 22-6 by the end of the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER:
- USCB begins the second quarter with a steal and a bucket in transition.
- An offensive rebound by Johann Kolseth Kiland set up a Snyder's second triple.
- Ogbonna takes a well delivered pass from Sydney Logsdon and banks a three-pointer off the glass, drawing the Panthers within 15 points.
- Logsdon then call her own number the following possession for a triple of an inbound pass.
- Mikayla Morin makes back-to-back midrange jumpers to keep Tech within 12 points. The Morin swipes the ball on the defensive end of the floor which turned into two made free throw for her.
- Going into half, the Panthers were down 40-24 due to a USCB 6-0 run.
THIRD QUARTER:
- The Sand Sharks start the third how they ended the half on a 6-0 run, causing the Panthers to call an early timeout.
- Tech ended the run on a Hannah Dunn free throw.
- At the media timeout, the Panthers we down 51-26.
- Out of the timeout, Dunn secures a put-back basket off an offensive rebound.
- Snyder wrapped up the quarter on a bang, hitting a wild three in the waning seconds.
FOURTH QUARTER:
- Four total points scored in the first four minutes of the quarter all by the Sand Sharks.
- Scholle got the Panthers first points off the quarter with a baseline layup.
- Scholle continued to dominate for Tech tacking on three made free throws and a driving layup, leading a 7-1 run. While the defense kept the Sand Sharks zero for their last seven field goals.
- With under two to play, Logsdon took a sidestep three and drilled it.
- But Tech could not close the gap, losing 79-48.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
- Three Panthers led the team with nine points, including Greta Scholle who went 3-for-5
- Amanda Ogbonna scored eight, grabbed eight rebounds and drained her first career triple.
- Mak Snyder hit three of the Panthers six three-pointers.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- First meeting between schools in Melbourne
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