MELBOURNE, Fla. — Florida Southern (10-3-3, 5-2-3) lost to Florida Tech (9-3-4, 7-1-2) 3-0 on Wednesday (Oct. 28). Florida Southern was held scoreless on nine shots, including three on goal, while the Panthers put seven of their 11 shots on frame.
The Mocs went into halftime down 1-0 after the Panthers broke through at 28:28 on Max May's goal, assisted by Marius Brandmayr. Earlier, Florida Southern created the first attacking chances with shots from
Gustav Lind's that hit the post at 6:37,
Payton Rausch at 7:31 and
Chandler Crawshaw at 10:43 while the match remained scoreless.
Ricardo Marques kept FSC in it during a more physical middle stretch, making saves on Panthers shots at 21:58 and 28:28 as fouls and cards accumulated on both sides.
Hector Oliver answered with a shot less than a minute after the goal, but the Mocs could not pull even before the half ended with the Panthers ahead 1-0.
Florida Southern kept the Panthers off the board in the early second half, but Daniele Aracri scored at 61:08 and Nikolai Brokhaug Gabrielsen converted a penalty kick at 63:50 as the Panthers moved the match to 3-0. Marques made saves on Aracri at 46:36 and Matteo Tzimas at 55:01 while the Mocs faced four shots and three corner kicks during that opening stretch. After the deficit grew,
Joao Lopes hit the top woodwork in the 68th minute and Crawshaw put a shot on goal at 68:30 that Elias Ronning Orn saved. Florida Southern added a corner in the 75th minute and put late shots from Rausch and
Ciaran Stoffle on frame, but the Panthers saved both and the match finished 3-0.
Marques recorded four saves in 90 minutes in goal. Crawshaw shared the team lead with two shots and put one on frame. Rausch also finished with two shots, including one on goal. Lopes added two shots.
Next, the Mocs look to the postseason, as they earn the no. 3 seed in the SSc Tournament. FSC will host a quarterfinal matchup for the first time in program history against an opponent still to be determined on Monday evening (Nov. 2) at 6 pm.
