Florida Tech Panthers (3-21-0, 1-18-0 SSC)
#17 Eckerd Tritons (18-3, 14-5 SSC)
History:
Florida Tech holds a 52-24 all-time record against Eckerd.
1/2/22 - Florida Tech and Eckerd were unable to play due to COVID-19.
12/2/2020 - Florida Tech 59, Eckerd 76
Florida Tech looked to embrace its moniker of road warriors as they went to Eckerd College for the second installment of the yearly doubleheader. The Panthers could not complete the seasonal sweep and suffer their first road loss since Jan. 22 as at the final buzzer the scoreboard read, 59-76.
Severine Uggen proved she belonged in the starting line up as the freshman tallied the team-high in points for a second straight game with 15. Fanny Hakanson completed a similar feat with rebounds and assists as she recorded seven and five respectively.
The first quarter was a tightly contested battle as neither team held the momentum for very long. It did start out with a 7-2 Panthers lead as Uggen tallied all seven points. However, two quick Tritons buckets evened it back up at 7-7 and this went on for the rest of the quarter. The Panthers thought they would go back to the bench with a six-point advantage after Uggen sunk her second trey, that gave her 10 points in the quarter, but Eckerd matched it right away and it was an 18-15 game at the break.
The second quarter did not start well for the Crimson & Gray as the Tritons opened the second with a 16-2 run and made it a 20-31 game. The rest of the period was closer as Eckerd outscored the Panthers but only by three. This put the score at the half at 27-41.
The third quarter was much like the first quarter as neither team commanded the momentum for more than a couple of minutes. Gudlaug Juliusdottir was a big portion of the action as she tallied six of the team's 13 points but after 30 minutes, the board read 40-57.
The final quarter of play began with seven unanswered Tritons points that made the lead tough to overcome, as it was a 40-64 contest. Tech did not give up though as the women went on a 10-2 run and brought it back to a 16-point contest. Later on in the period they cut, the deficit to 14 but in the end, 59-76 was the final score of the contest.
Last Time Out:
Panthers Drop Battle With Sailfish at Home
Florida Tech 59, PBA 71
FIRST HALF:
Panthers took an early 5-0 lead with a three ball from Hannah Roney assisted by Cheyenne Scott and an unassisted layup from Fanny Paulin, 7:26 to go.
PBA answered back with an 8-2 run, 12-7 with 4:01 left.
Back-to-back layups and a three-pointer gave Tech the lead, 14-12 with 1:29 to play in the first frame.
Sailfish tied it up in the last 30-seconds with an uncontested layup by Shekinan Guthrie, 14-14.
Teams exchanged baskets the majority of the second quarter until the Panthers went on a 6-0 run to take a 31-30 advantage into the break. Baskets by Paulin and Severine Uggen.
SECOND HALF:
Two consecutive three-pointers by PBA put the Panthers down by five, 38-33 with 7:38 remaining.
Panthers ensued on 10-4 run to lead 43-42, 3:53 to go.
Sailfish retook the lead with two baskets from the charity stripe, 44-43.
Roney sunk a long jumper before the buzzer to cut the deficit, 51-47 going into the final frame.
PBA advanced their lead on a 15-2 run to open the fourth, 66-50 with 3:39 to go.
Tech slimmed PBA's lead, 66-55, with six consecutive points - three free throws by Lina Stranger-Johannessen and Scott and a three ball by Uggen.
Aayana Nedd tallied a layup before the buzzer to end the game.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
Paulin led the Crimson & Gray with 15 points, five rebounds, and two steals.
Roney tallied 13 points, two rebounds, two steals, and one block.
Uggen finished the contest with 11 points, three steals, and two points on 4-8 shooting.
Scott posted a team-high six rebounds.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
Tech finished the game shooting 30.3% (20-66) from the field, 26.5% (9-34) from beyond the arc, and 66.7% (10-15) on free throws.
Sailfish shot 43.9% (29-66) in the contest, 35% (7-20) from the three-point range, and 66.7% (6-9) at the line.
PBA outrebounded Tech, 52-34, and led in second chance points (26-9) and bench points (27-20).
Panthers held the advantage In fast break points (9-6), blocks (5-4), and steals (13-6).