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Roberts Midrange Jumper at FSC
59
Florida Tech FT 8-17,5-13 Sunshine State
79
Winner Fla. Southern FSC 18-6,12-5 Sunshine State
Florida Tech FT
8-17,5-13 Sunshine State
59
Final
79
Fla. Southern FSC
18-6,12-5 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech FT 10 17 18 14 59
Fla. Southern FSC 19 17 15 28 79

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Tech Displays Fight Despite Final Result at FSC

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's basketball team started strong but ultimately fell to Florida Southern 79-59 in Lakeland on Wednesday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 59, Florida Southern 79
Records: Florida Tech (8-17, 5-13 SSC), Florida Southern (18-6, 12-5 SSC)
Location: George W. Jenkins Field House | Lakeland Fla.

FIRST QUARTER:
  • Following two misses from Florida Southern, Elif Bayrak dropped the first points of the game on stopping midrange jumper.
  • She came back a minute later and drilled a three-pointer from the elbow, increasing Tech's advantage to 5-0 with 7:13 on the clock
  • The Mocs scored six of the next eight points to be within one at 4:44.
  • Then Florida Southern took the lead on a triple that started a 8-0 with a minute left.
  • Back from injury, Nandinkhusel Nyamjav drained a deep shot to end the run.
  • However, the Mocs answered with five more points to end the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER:
  • Florida Southern continued to hold Tech, extending their lead to 23-12 three and a half minutes into quarter two.
  • During that time, the Panthers defense held the Mocs offense two minutes without a bucket, including a Mikayla Morin steal.
  • Once Florida Southern created a 13-point difference, Tech fought back starting with a Tai Roberts layup followed by a Bayrak steal which turned into a fastbreak layup from Remingtyn Smith.
  • At 1:43, Smith was the one to swipe a steal and dish it off to Roberts for a corner triple to cut the Mocs lead to six.
  • However, the Mocs scored six unanswered before Nyamjav hit a jumper and the and-one free throw the for a 36-27 halftime score.
THIRD QUARTER:
  • Smith sparked the Panthers early with a transition three, then finished at the rim to cut the deficit to single digits at 39-30.
  • Roberts took over the middle stretch, converting a putback, knocking down a fast-break triple, and later scoring off a steal to push Florida Tech two within two points at 7:14.
  • Amanda Ogbonna dominated on both ends with a block, a defensive board, and back-to-back fast-break layups to give the Panthers a one-point deficit with 2:57 remaining.
  • The Panthers' defense forced multiple turnovers, turning steals by Ogbonna and Roberts into transition points.
  • Tech used an 11–2 run to flip a seven-point deficit into a one-point advantage.
  • Florida Southern again finished the quarter well with five points to lead 51-45 heading into the fourth.
FOURTH QUARTER:
  • Florida Southern opened the quarter with a layup to extend the deficit before Nyamjav answered with a clutch three
  • Bayrak followed with another triple to keep the Panthers within striking distance of five points.
  • After a Mocs' three and a layup pushed the margin back, Smith and Morin attacked the paint for key buckets to trim the Mocs' lead back to five hallway through the quarter.
  • Florida Southern converted at the line and hit from deep twice, stretching the advantage to 65-57 despite a Nyamjav jumper inside.
  • Morin knocked down a pair of free throws to cut into the deficit, yet Florida Southern responded with another three and a second-chance basket to push the lead into double digits.
  • Late steals led to additional Mocs free throws secured the 79-59 victory.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Tai Roberts was masterful making seven of her nine shots for 16 points while also grabbing four rebounds and a steal.
  • In her return to the court, Nandinkhusel Nyamjav tallied 11 points, three rebounds and a steal in just 15 minutes.
  • Remingtyn Smith scored nine points, dished eight assists and swiped three steals.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • Remingtyn Smith with the most assists in a game by a Panther since Hannah Roney dished out 10 on February 5, 2022, versus Nova Southeastern.
  • Smith also reached 100 career steals.
UP NEXT: The Panthers face Barry with a chance to clinch a spot in the SSC Tournament on Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. ET.

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