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The opening day of the Bash at the Beach was not kind to the Florida Tech Panthers on Friday. The team dropped two matches, both by the score of 3-0. They lost in the morning to McKendree and in the afternoon match to 10 th ranked Washburn. McKendree won 25-15, 25-20 and 25-22 in the first match. Becca Bower had 14 digs in the loss and Olivia Hersey had a double-double on 11 kills and 11 digs. The Bearcats were stout on defense, holding the Panthers to a .162 hit rate. In game one, the Panthers won four out of five points about midway through the match to get the score to 13-11, but the Bearcats reeled off five straight points to end the game.  In game two, the Panthers took a 7-5 lead and kept the game close throughout, with neither team being allowed to go on a long service run, until the Bearcats reeled off five of seven points to end the game. Florida Tech got off to a promising start, winning five of seven to start game three. McKendree best run came whe...

The Florida Tech Women’s Soccer team got another shutout victory Friday night, beating the Christian Brothers University Bucs by the score of 1-0 in Saint Leo Florida. After scoring both goals in a 2-1 overtime win over West Florida on Sunday, Kiera McCarthy tallied in the 20 th minute of Friday’s match and the Panthers defense, along with goaltender Karlyn Prisco, made it stand up. Despite scoring just one goal, the Panthers pelted Bucs’ goalie Emily Wragg with 26 shots, including 11 on goal. Her 10 saves made this a much closer game than it probably should have been. Meanwhile, Prisco had to make just three saves, with Christian Brothers totaling just five shots in the contest. The Panthers got off seven shots and one corner kick in the first 15 minutes of the game, with Wragg having to make four saves in that time. Aubri Williamson and Elin Svensson got two more shots off, before McCarthy finally found the back of the net at 19:01. Williamson was credited with...

The Florida Tech Panthers took to the field for practice on Thursday and the first impression out of the gate is that head coach Steve Englehart runs a tight ship. The players were attentive (even at 7:30 a.m.) and the practice ran very smoothly, as the team ran through multiple situations for much of the morning. As expected, there were mistakes made in certain scenarios and the coaches dealt with them immediately. There were also some good things done and they were praised accordingly. In short, it was a typical practice, with players who were tested and very attentive. With about 15 minutes left, the music was cranking and things loosened up just a bit. Overall, a mix of business-like atmosphere, with a little bit of fun sprinkled in. The unexpected news came after practice when Englehart was asked about his number one wide receiver Romell (‘Melo) Guerrier , who suffered a wrist injury in the opening week win over Newberry on Saturday. “He’s out for the seaso...

As we did last week, we will link you up with the weekly update from the Florida Tech Athletic Department in this post. First things first -- the school has announced their Players of the week for week one of the season. On the women’s side, soccer player Keira McCarthy has been selected. She scored two goals in the Panthers victory over West Florida on Sunday. Cornerback Manny Abad was selected as the Men’s Player of the Week, rewarded for his performance Saturday in a big 42-28 win over Newberry . Congratulations to both players. The Florida Tech athletic department released its latest weekly update on Tuesday. The weekly update will let you know what days the Panthers teams are playing, home and away and will feature links you can use to follow the game action. Sports Lowdown will post a link to the update every week here on the website and it will also be available on our  Twitter account . Panther Weekly Update  –  September 5 – September 11 ...

The Florida Tech Men’s Soccer team played two home games last week, winning one and getting a hard fought tie in game two. They opened the season on Thursday, with a 2-0 win over Union Tennessee. The Panthers’ defense clamped down for much of the night, holding Union to four shots through the entirety of the match. Florida Tech Junior forward Evan Enders beat Bulldogs goalkeeper Igor Luczensky at the 39:17 mark, with his first and only shot of the night after he beat three defenders across the goal line. That put the Panthers up 1-0. Tobias Hildmann picked up the assist. The second goal of the night came from Senior forward Adin Kavara , at the 73:23 mark. Senior defender Sam Sawyer headed the ball down to Kavara, who blasted it by Luczensky, giving the home team a 2-0 advantage and the eventual win. Three of the Bulldogs four shots came in the second half. Florida Tech Freshman goaltender Christian Moerch was credited with three saves. FIT dominated in corner kic...