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Anae Malbete Goal Celly
3
Fla. Southern FSC (7-3-8, 4-1-5)
4
Winner Florida Tech FIT (14-2-5, 6-1-3)
Fla. Southern FSC
(7-3-8, 4-1-5)
3
Final
4
Florida Tech FIT
(14-2-5, 6-1-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fla. Southern FSC 3 0 3
Florida Tech FIT 0 4 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Panthers Notch Biggest Comeback Victory in Division II Tournament History After Erasing 3-0 Deficit

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Florida Tech women's soccer team makes the greatest comeback in NCAA Division II Tournament history after winning despite a 3-0 deficit at half on Friday, Nov. 13. 
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: Third-Seeded Florida Tech 4 | Sixth-Seeded Florida Southern 3
Records: Third-Seeded Florida Tech 14-2-5 (6-1-3 SSC) | Sixth-Seeded Florida Southern 7-3-8 (4-1-5 SSC)
Location: Varsity Soccer Field | Montevallo, Alabama 
 
GAME NOTES
  • After both teams felt each other out for the first five minutes, Tech registered the first shot in the 6th minute from Lotte Waibel that was saved.
  • Florida Southern gain the early control of the match with a goal in the 11th minute. A shot was blocked by a defender that bounced toward a Moccasin in the box who fired into the back of the net.
  • The Mocs threatened again in the 32nd minute as they earned back-to-back corners. Two shots were blocked by defenders when FSC got another good opportunity in the 34th minute where they cashed in for their second goal of the half.
  • A shot by Eboni Bradshaw went off a Moccasin defender which gave Tech their first corner. Florida Southern defended well as the Panthers couldn't get a shot on goal off.
  • Before the half ended and in the 43rd minute, FSC tacked on a third goal to take a 3-0 lead going into the halftime break.
  • Now with the ultimate sense of urgency, Tech was able to get a good looking shot off in the 57th minute but was saved by the keeper.
  • A foul on Florida Southern in the 63rd minute switched possession back to the Panthers where they started connecting passes. Marina Amorim got a shot off in the 64th minute that resulted in a corner.
  • Off the corner, Tech had a shot blocked right to Alice Mottershead in the middle of a crowd where she got Tech on the board for her eighth goal of 2026.
  • With a lot of work still left to do, Anae Malbete had a great shot that hit the top crossbar. Florida Southern kicked the ball out of bounds which gave the Panthers a corner.
  • The Panthers earned a second corner shortly after.
  • In the 69th minute, Lotte Waibel found Marina Amorim with space outside the box and in the middle of the field. Amorim struck with her left foot and put it top shelf and out of reach of the Florida Southern keeper to bring Tech within one.
  • With all the momentum swing towards the Panthers, the Tech attack earned another set of corners in the 70thminute. Maria Rojas would get a shot at the net, but the keeper made the stop.
  • Tech kept the ball on the attacking side of the field as threatened again in the 76th minute where Izzie Bromage got a shot off to no avail.
  • Mottershead and Waibel would register shots in the 83rd and 84th minutes, neither crossing the goal line.
  • With time ticking down, Tech earned a free kick in the 89th minute. Anae Malbete took the kick and converted as the ball nicked off the top crossbar and bounced in to tie the match at 3-3.
  • 18 seconds later, Eboni Bradshaw broke away and received a pass from Lotte Waibel. Bradshaw shot with her left and beat the keeper in the bottom right corner as the Panthers earned their first lead of the game with a minute and two seconds left.
  • The Panthers were able to defend the remain time left as they completed the biggest comeback in NCAA Division II Tournament history as they erased a three-goal deficit.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • This was the third meeting between the schools in the NCAA Tournament, with each of the prior two meetings having been in the First Round in Winter Park and both won by Florida Tech on penalty kicks (2008 and 2010). 
  • Alice Mottershead scored the first goal for the Panthers and her eighth of the season in the 65th minute.
  • Tech struck again quickly with a goal in the 69th minute from Marina Amorim. Her second of the season.
  • Anae Malbete tied the game in the 89th minute off a free kick for her first goal of the campaign.
  • Eboni Bradshaw's 89th minute goal gave the Panthers their first lead of the match with 1:02 left.
  • Lotte Waibel notched two assists in the match. (Amorim 69', Bradshaw 89')
  • The Panthers come from behind victory is the biggest comeback in NCAA Division II Tournament history after being down 3-0 at half.
UP NEXT
Florida Tech will look to use the momentum gained in today's match on Sunday, Nov. 15 as they take on the regional host and second-seeded Montevallo Falcons at 3:00 p.m. CT/4:00 p.m. ET.
 
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