Lynn Escapes Melbourne With One-Point Win
A six-point fourth quarter doomed the Florida Tech women on Saturday, as they dropped a 50-49 heartbreaker to the Lynn Fighting Knights at the Clemente Center. “We shot 33 percent from the field,” said Panthers head coach John Reynolds. “If you’re on your home court and you only can shoot 33 percent or less, you […]
Panthers Upset Top-Ranked Spartans
The Florida Tech baseball team opened Sunshine State Conference play on Friday, with a 6-5 win against the Tampa Spartans, who came into the game ranked number one. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, with the teams combining for six errors, but the Panthers got the job done, behind a 3-for-4 night at the plate […]
Fourth-Ranked Nova Clobbers Florida Tech
The Florida Tech Panthers were staying with the Nova Southeastern Sharks for about 13 minutes on Saturday, but in the end, the fourth-ranked team in the nation showed they deserved that ranking, taking it to the Panthers, 122-84 in Fort Lauderdale. Antonis Pefanis scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Panthers, going 4-for-8 from […]
Panthers Sweep Lynn in Doubleheader
The Florida Tech softball team extended their win streak to nine games Saturday with a 9-5 win over Lynn in the first game of a doubleheader and an equally impressive 9-4 win in game two. Tina Velazquez went 5-for-7 on the day, with a home run and two RBIs. She also won both games in […]
Saint Leo Overtakes Slumping Panthers
The Saint Leo Lions held off a very determined Florida Tech team on Wednesday, hanging on for an 81-79 win in front of what head coach Billy Mims called the best crowd of the season at the Clemente Center. “It was the best atmosphere of any Sunshine State Conference game I’ve seen this year,” Mims […]
Panthers Suffer Tough-Luck Loss at FSC
The Florida Tech Panthers hung with the Florida Southern Moccasins on Wednesday night, before fading late in the second half, and losing 103-92 in Lakeland. “I thought we played really well,” said Panthers head coach Billy Mims. “They’re a good basketball team at home and we put up 92 points. Offensively, we executed really well […]
Sedlakova Drops 20 in Loss to Florida Southern
The Florida Tech Panthers came out on the losing end of a foul fest Wednesday night, losing to the first place, 12th-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins 72-56 in Lakeland, Florida. Tereza Sedlakova had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Cheyenne Scott got eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter alone. Kailyn Ebb led the […]
Bucs Tame Panthers in Tight Contest
Derek Murphy scored a career-high 36 points and pulled down nine rebounds but unfortunately, the Panthers were unable to overcome a 23-5 second half run by Barry on Saturday, eventually falling 78-76 at the Clemente Center. “We were the best team tonight,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims. “Not to take anything away from Barry and […]
Tritons Ride Strong Second Half to Victory
The Florida Tech Panthers visited the Eckerd Tritons Saturday, playing their second straight game without R.J. Coil and held their own, leading at halftime, before ultimately fading in the second half and dropping an 87-77 decision. Derek Murphy finished one rebound shy of a double-double, going for 18 points and nine boards. Freshman Sesan Russell […]
Tritons Topple Panthers in Women’s Hoops
The Florida Tech women struggled against a very potent Eckerd Tritons team Saturday, falling 71-39 in St. Petersburg. Zoe Richards finished with 19 points in 19 minutes to lead the Tritons, and Abby Whiteye finished the day with a double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. The Panthers did not have a double-digit […]