MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Florida Southern College women's soccer (7-3-8, 4-1-5) lost its NCAA First Round game to Florida Tech (14-2-5, 6-1-3) 4-3 on Friday at Varsity Field. The Moccasins scored all three of their goals before halftime, but the Panthers answered with four after the break.
Florida Southern built a 3-0 first-half advantage, starting with
Kyleigh Cilento's goal at 10:12 after Carly Brodsky made an early save. Cilento took advantage of a defensive miscue by Florida Tech to steal and score in the 1-0 start to the game. Brodsky added a save in the 29th minute, and FSC later generated a set-piece stretch with corner kicks at 31:38 and 32:33 followed by shots from
Megan Rhonemus and
Brinley Beorlegui. The offensive pressure continued as
Emily Fowlkes scored at 33:03 off an assist by
Isabella Payne to make it 2-0. After a physical stretch, a free kick into the box caused enough confusion for the Panthers as
Carli Proctor scored in the final minute of the first half to give the Mocs their third goal heading into halftime. .
Florida Southern opened the second half with a 3-0 lead and generated the first chances after the break, with
Sierra Spirk forcing a save in the 51st minute before Cilento and Spirk each put shots wide. FIT answered with goals from Alice Mottershead in the 65th minute and Marina Amorim in the 69th, cutting the Moccasins' lead to 3-2. The Mocs then held that margin through a long stretch of Panthers pressure, with Brodsky making saves on Maria Rojas, Isabelle Bromage and Charlotte Waibel between the 74th and 84th minutes. FIT broke through late, scoring in the 89th minute through Anae Malbete and again 18 seconds later through Eboni Bradshaw to hand Florida Southern a 4-3 final.
Making the program's fifth NCAA regional, the Mocs finished the 2026 season with a 7-3-8 overall record, three All-SSC winners, and SSC tournament appearance all in the first year for head coach
Maddi Moon.
