via FIT press release/website, by Christina Hardman

BOX SCORE

WILSON, N.C. – Men’s Lacrosse got back in the win column, scoring 10 goals in the first period, defeating Barton.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 20 Florida Tech 17, Barton 9
Records: Florida Tech (4-2, 0-0 SSC) | Barton (5-4, 0-0 CC)
Locations: Electric Supply Company Field at Truist Stadium | Wilson, N.C.  

FIRST QUARTER:

• Panthers outscored Barton 10-3 in the first quarter, with eight different players recording a goal.
• Noah Stecher got the Panthers started with an assist by Jakob Terpak.
• Nate Deplancke scored his first of the day on a feed from Collin Stewart.
• Griffin Martin and Luke Policke each tallied one before the Bulldogs were able to get on the board. Assists by Deplancke and Zach Rozgonyi.
• Barton scored three straight to cut Tech’s lead 4-3 with 6:50 left in the opening period.
• Deplancke’s back-to-back goals pushed him to a hat trick with 5:34 left on the clock.
• Collin Stewart, Patrick Stewart, Brett Nastos, and Justin Carte each scored their first goal of the day to close out the first quarter with a 10-3 lead.

SECOND QUARTER:

• The Tech defense held Barton to just two shots in the second quarter.
• C. Stewart extended the lead 11-3 on a Carte ball.
• Andrew Walenty and Austin Engeler added one each, both on unassisted efforts to take a 13-3 advantage into the break.

THIRD QUARTER:

• Teams exchanged goals for the third period with each team scoring two.
• Panther goals came from C. Stewart and Rozgonyi on assists by Rozgonyi and P. Stewart.

FOURTH QUARTER:

• Barton outscored the Panthers 3-2 in the final frame.
• Bulldogs were the first to add one on the board before Terpak found Carte, who sent a bullet into the net.
• Carte completed the hat trick scoring Tech’s final goal, assisted by Terpak.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Collin Stewart recorded a hat trick and three assists for six points, along with one caused turnover.
• Nate Deplancke tallied a hat trick, one assist, and four ground balls.
• Justin Carte finished with a hat trick, one assist, and one ground ball.
• Zach Rozgonyi finished with one goal, three assists, and one caused turnover.
• Jakob Terpak posted three assists.
• Patrick Stewart recorded one goal, one assist, and one ground ball.
• JR Radun finished with a career-high two caused turnovers.
• Jack Maranto went 9-12 on faceoffs and recorded six ground balls.
• Cooper Leonard went 10-17 on faceoffs and tallied four ground balls.
• Jax Francisco charted seven saves on 26 shots (16 on goal).

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech held the advantage in shots (47-26), ground balls (38-21), and faceoffs (19-10).
• Panthers went 18-for-20 on clears, while Barton went 14-for-17.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was the first meeting between the two teams.
• Rozgonyi moved to sixth all-time in program history for career points with 109 and eighth in career assists with 34.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back at home Saturday, March 18 to take on Colorado Mesa. The contest is set for 3 p.m.


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