Florida Tech Outlasts Thomas in Winter Classic
The Florida Tech Panthers and Thomas Night Hawks played a great game Saturday to cap off the Florida Georgia Winter Classic. The Panthers had four scorers in double figures, leading to a 92-85 victory. A three-pointer from Derek Murphy with 2:05 to go took the lead from five to eight, and that was really the […]
Panthers Silence Screaming Eagles
A 20-5 run to start the second half put Florida Tech on cruise control, as they routed the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles 86-53, in the nightcap of the Florida-Georgia Winter Classic on Friday at the Clemente Center. “We needed a bounce-back like that after a tough game at Barry,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims. […]
Reynolds Tossed in Panthers Loss to Pittsburg State
The Florida Tech Panthers were beaten handily, 78-62 by Pittsburg State on Friday in day two of the Florida Tech Winter Classic at the Clemente Center. The Panthers (6-6) got a game-high 21 points from Aniquah Swan, who also pulled down eight rebounds. Fanny Hakanson chipped in with 10 points and four assists. The Panthers […]
Panthers Comeback Falls Short Against Cardinals
The Florida Tech women cut a 22-point deficit down to six in the fourth quarter Thursday, but the William Jewell Cardinals hung on for a 73-61 win in the first game of the Florida Tech Holiday Classic. Severine Uggen had 16 points to lead the Panthers. She was 4-for-11 from three-point range and led that […]
Schaneville Scores Career-High 17 at Barry
It was a rough night on the court Monday for the Florida Tech basketball team. They lost to Barry 92-72 in Miami Shores. Trey Schaneville was the Panthers leading scorer on this night with a career-high 17 points. Derek Murphy had 14. Sesan Russell added 13. He did hit the deck in the second half, […]
Panthers Pull Away at Barry
The Florida Tech women got a key Sunshine State Conference over Barry on Monday, beating the Bucs 79-68 in Miami Shores. Florida Tech (6-4, 2-2 SSC) got 22 points from November Morton, and 19 from Severine Uggen. Gudlaug Juliusdottir added 13 in the win. This game turned in the fourth quarter when the Buccaneers were […]
Strong Fourth Quarter Leads Fighting Knights Over Panthers
Florida Tech turned the ball over 23 times against Lynn on Saturday, and that was too much to overcome as the Panthers fell 66-58 in a Sunshine State Conference women’s game at the Clemente Center. “I don’t think we played with enough spirit and enough emotion,” said Panthers head coach John Reynolds. “Are you gonna […]
Murphy Surpasses 1,000 Career Points in Panthers Win
The Florida Tech Panthers got their first Sunshine State Conference win on Saturday, beating Lynn 88-81 at the Clemente Center. It was a historic night in Panther land, as Derek Murphy scored 23 points, including his 1,000th career point with 8:58 to go in the second half. “His Twitter handle is @grindhardmurph, and that’s what […]
Sailfish Score SSC Victory Over Panthers
The Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (6-2, 1-1 SSC) scored the last four points of the game at the free-throw line Thursday night, holding on to beat the Florida Tech Panthers 74-69 at the Clemente Center. Sesan Russell led all scorers with 25 points, and Derek Murphy poured in 17, and Nieja Jordan scored eight and […]
Panther Women Sink Sailfish
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy, but the Florida Tech women’s basketball team picked up their first conference victory on Thursday, beating Palm Beach Atlantic 64-60 at the Clemente Center. Fanny Hakanson’s three-point play with 43.6 left in regulation gave the Panthers a 62-60 lead, and November Morton salted it away moments later from […]