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BOX SCORE

No. 14 Panthers Knock Off No. 12 Moccasins in Overtime on Senior Day

by Daniel Supraner

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final (OT): #14 Florida Tech 14, #12 Florida Southern 13
Records: Florida Tech (10-4, 5-1 SSC), Florida Southern (10-5, 4-2 SSC)
Location: Panther Field | Melbourne, Fla.

FIRST QUARTER:

• Panthers opened the game on a 4-0 run and outshot the Mocs 23-9 in the first quarter.
• Zach Rozgonyi tallied Tech’s first goal of the day. It was the sophomore’s 38th goal of the season, which set a new program record for goals in a single season. 
• Collin Stewart scored back-to-back tallies, the first off an assist from Jakob Terpak to put Tech up 2-0, and the second coming on a man-up from Griffin Bowie to make it a 3-0 lead. 
• Sam Sidari then scored unassisted to put the Panthers up 4-0 with 5:30 to go in the first. 
• The Mocs tallied their first goal with 4:55 left to make it a 4-1 margin. 

SECOND QUARTER:

• FSC cut the Panthers’ lead to 4-2 with 9:08 remaining in the second quarter. 
• Bennett Duffy netted his lone tally of the game off an assist from Patrick Stewart to push Tech’s advantage back to two with 7:48 left. 
• Later in the second, Stewart got into the mix with a quick stick goal off an assist from Griffin Martin to put the Panthers up 6-2 with 4:08 to go. 
• The Mocs trimmed the lead to 6-4 with 1:26 left in the half but Nate Deplancke answered less than a minute later to hand the Panthers a 7-4 lead at halftime. 

THIRD QUARTER: 

• Rozgonyi and John Hulsman connected on a full-field pass that beat the Mocs’ 10-man ride and set up Rozgonyi for his second goal of the day, which made the score 8-4 at the 11:50 mark of the third quarter. 
• FSC answered with a goal 12 seconds later and then proceeded to outscore Florida Tech 5-2 the rest of the third quarter to even the score at 10-10 heading to the fourth quarter.
• Chandler Hake scored both of the Panthers’ goals during the Mocs’ run with the second tally coming off an assist from Justin Williams. 

FOURTH QUARTER:

• Deplancke and Collin Stewart scored consecutive goals, both off assists from Rozgonyi, to open the fourth quarter and give Tech a 12-10 lead.
• FSC responded with its own two-goal run to tie the game at 12-12. 
• With 5:03 left in regulation, Austin Engeler scored on a fastbreak to put the Panthers back in front, but the Mocs answered less than a minute later to tie the game at 13-13. 

FIRST OVERTIME:

• Rozgonyi came through in the clutch just 47 seconds into the overtime period as he scored the game-winner, and completed his hat-trick, off an assist from Collin Stewart to send the Panthers to victory on Senior Day and their fifth SSC win of the season. 

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Zach Rozgonyi recorded 3 goals, 2 assists, a career-high 10 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.
• Collin Stewart finished with 3 goals, 1 assist and 3 ground balls.
• Nate Deplancke had 2 goals and 3 ground balls. 
• Chandler Hake scored 2 goals.
• Patrick Stewart added 1 goal and 1 assist. 
• Jack Maranto won 9-of-31 faceoffs and picked up 8 ground balls. 
• Sam Balch collected 5 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers. 
• Josh Vetter picked up 5 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers. 
• Matthew Hill finished with 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers. 
• John Hulsman picked up his 10th win of the season and tied a season-high with 18 saves in goal. 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech finished with an edge in shots (60-46), shots on goal (34-31), ground balls (51-47) and caused turnovers (13-4). 
• Mocs controlled the faceoff X, winning 22-9.
• FSC turned the ball of 21 times compared to 15 for the Panthers. 
• Florida Tech went 26-28 on clear attempts while the Mocs were 20-21.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• It was a record-setting day for Zach Rozgonyi as he now holds the program’s single-season records for points (55), goals (40), and hat tricks (8). 
• Sam Balch’s 3 caused turnovers moves him into 2nd on the program’s single-season list for caused turnovers (43). It also ranks 2nd in SSC history for caused turnovers in a season behind the 51 recorded by Panther alum Jordan Carlock during the 2015 season. 

UP NEXT: Panthers close out the regular season on the road against No. 10 Rollins next Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Barker Family Stadium in Winter Park. 

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#12 Mocs Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime at #14 Panthers

MELBOURNE, Fla. – In another classic Sunshine State Conference battle the No. 12 Florida Southern men’s lacrosse team fell on the road in overtime at No. 14 Florida Tech, 14-13, Saturday afternoon. The Mocs and Panthers battled for the entire 60 minutes but it was not enough to determine a winner as the Panthers found the golden goal just 47 seconds into the first overtime period.
 
The loss drops the Moccasins record to 10-5 overall and 4-2 in SSC action. The Panthers improved to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in league play.
 
Junior Sean Nolan led the Mocs with five goals and one assist for a six-point effort. The five goals marked his eighth hat trick of the season, tying him for third in the FSC Record Book for most hat tricks in a season. He already shares the record for hat tricks in a season with 10, which he achieved in 2019. He shares the record with Dane Sorensen (2012-15) who also had 10 in 2014. Nolan also picked up five ground balls in the loss.
 
Junior Jeff Atlas tallied a pair of goals and a pair of assists for a four-point effort. He also picked up four ground balls and had one caused turnover. Six other Mocs each scored one goal in the contest.
 
Senior Kevin Horwitz had a strong performance at the ‘X’ for the Mocs as he won 22 of his 31 attempts (.710). He also had a team-best 14 ground balls. Junior Maxwell Freestone made a season-high 20 saves in the loss as Florida Tech took 60 shots in the game including 34 on goal. The loss drops Freetone’s record to 8-4 on the season.
 
Zach Rozgonyi and Collin Stewart led the Panthers with three goals each while Rozgonyi scored the game-winner in overtime.
 
Florida Tech jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after the opening 9:30 of the contest and never trailed from that point on. The Mocs trailed 4-1 after the opening 15 minutes. An even 3-3 second quarter pushed the game into halftime at 7-4.
 
The Mocs came out firing in the second half, out-scoring the Panthers 6-3 in the third quarter. Nolan scored four of the six goals for the Mocs as the comeback was on. Nolan’s final goal of the run, which came with 1:12 left in the third, tied the game at 10.
 
Florida Tech opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back goals which came nearly four minutes apart. Trailing by two the Mocs responded as Nolan scored just 53 seconds after the Panthers last goal to cut the deficit to one. Atlas found the back of the net just 1:23 later to tie the game once again. The Panthers retook the lead once again with 5:03 left in the game but it was freshman Brendan Glasser with the equalizer less than a minute later which would be the final tally of regulation.
 
Both teams had offensive opportunities over the final four minutes of regulation but neither team found the game-winner.  Overtime began unlike most of the game as the Panthers were able to win just their ninth faceoff of the game which led to an offensive opportunity which Florida Tech capitalized on scoring the game-winner just 47 seconds into the overtime period.
 
Florida Southern will be back in action next Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. as the Mocs host Palm Beach Atlantic in the regular season finale. The game will be Senior Day for several Mocs and will also be a chance for the 2022 team to capture a school record fifth Sunshine State Conference victory in a season and also tie the record for most wins in a season in program history with 11.

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No. 14 Panthers Upset No. 12 FSC on Record-Setting Senior Day

by Donny Rieber Jr.

Excerpt:

The No 14 ranked Florida Tech Panthers (10-4, 5-1 SSC) closed out their home lacrosse schedule on Saturday with a 14-13 overtime win against the No.12 Florida Southern Moccasins (10-5, 4-2 SSC).

Zach Rozgonyi led the Panthers with a five-point day, with three goals and two assists. He gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead with his 38th goal of the season, breaking the single-season record previously held by Jason Terry. Rozgonyi also set a single-season record for hat tricks later in the game. Collin Stewart ended the day with a hat trick and an assist for a four-point day.

Rozgonyi scored the game-winner in OT, giving him 55 points, and giving him the Panthers’ single-season points record with 55.

Florida Southern was led by Sean Nolan’s five goals and an assist. Jeff Atlas had two goals and two assists. 

Following the home finale, the university along with coach Brad MacArthur honored the 14 seniors on the 2022 roster.

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