MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's lacrosse team defeats No. 20 Grand Valley State on Tuesday, Mar. 10. With the 12-6 win, Florida Tech picks up their third win of the season.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: No. 21 Florida Tech 12 | No. 20 Grand Valley State 6
Records: No. 21 Florida Tech 3-6 (0-0 SSC) | No. 20 Grand Valley State 0-5 (0-0 GLIAC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Florida 
 
GAME NOTES
FIRST QUARTER

• Gillian Craig scored the game's first goal off an assist by Phoebe Hurt. The goal came off a free position attempt after Aubrey Zaun drew a foul.
• Grand Valley State tied the score at 1-1 after forcing a Panther turnover.
• A save by Bridget Robinson turned into a successful clear and into a Tech goal as Clare McGuire found Abby Cudzilo to give FT the lead.
• Both teams were unable to find any offense after the early goals. Bridget Robinson played great inside the crease as she saved three shots at the 9:09, 6:19 and 5:40 marks.
• Robinson would keep the Lakers in check as she saved a free position shot to retain the 2-1 going into the second quarter.
• Robinson saved five shots in the period.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Tech offense was jumpstarted by a Sofie Bender unassisted goal with 10:33 remaining.
• Shortly after, Michaela Wittman won a draw control which led into another Panther score as Clare McGuire shot one passed the Laker goalie.
• The momentum stayed on the Panther sideline as Abbie Ogren forced a Laker turnover. She secured the groundball which led to a successful clear by Tech.
• Bender would strike again for her second goal of the quarter off an assist by Cudzilo.
• Robinson would save two shots after as the Panthers shutout GVSU in the second quarter and went into half with the lead.
• Tech dominated the quarter as they won all four draw controls, saved three shots and were a perfect 5-for-5 in clears.

THIRD QUARTER

•  Gillian Craig extended the Tech run to 6-0 with a goal within the first 30 seconds of the second half.
• GVSU finally stopped the bleeding with a Laker goal at the 12:37 mark.
• A yellow card was earned by the Lakers and later turned into a goal for Gillian Craig off an assist by Isa Brown.
• Grand Valley State would force the Panthers into a turnover which led to a goal on offense.
• Tech continued their dominance in draw controls as they won four out of five in the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Craig's big day on offense continued with her fifth goal of the game to give Tech a 9-4 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
• The lakers would hit back-to-back goals to shrink the Tech lead to 9-6.
• Phoebe Hurt responded with back-to-back goals of her own as she connected with Abby Cudzilo who assisted both goals.
• Sofie Bender put the game out of reach with one final goal with 2:22 left to play.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• Abbie Ogren had a career-high of five caused turnovers.
• Gillian Craig led all scorers with five goals. 
• Sofie Bender had a hat trick and tallied one assist.
• Abby Cudzilo assisted on three Panther goals while she scored one herself.
• Clare McGuire remained hot on draws as she led the team with six draw controls.
• Bridget Robinson earned double-digit saves and recorded six ground balls.

UP NEXT
The Panthers will now get a 15-day break before starting Sunshine State Conference play. Tech will begin SSC play on Wednesday, Mar. 25 as they take on Palm Beach Atlantic at Rick Stottler Field.