MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team suffered a 4-0 loss to Florida Tech on Friday night. The Panthers boost their record to 11-3-1 while the Eagles drop to 2-8-3.
 
Richard Dearle played in net for the Blue and Gold recording six saves. FIT outshot ERAU 14-3 in the first half but the Eagles got off seven shots in the second half compared to the Panthers' five.
 
From the kickoff, Florida Tech grabbed a hold of the lead with a header in the first minute.
 
Embry-Riddle worked to gain a scoring opportunity, which came about in the 19^th minute after a blocked shot from Knutur Bjornsson was controlled by an FIT defender but quickly stolen by Felix Moller whose shot deflected off the crossbar. 
 
The Eagles got another chance shortly after when Bjornsson broke away in a promising charge towards the net but was halted when FIT goalkeeper Christian Moerch managed to get his hands on the ball before Bjornsson was able to take the shot.
 
The Panthers took off after the 28^th minute building their lead with three additional goals before the half came to an end. The second goal of the night came off a header in the 28^th minute, followed by a goal off of a cross in the 30^th minute and finally another header in the 35^th minute. The Panthers held a comfortable four-goal lead at the half.
 
The Blue and Gold regrouped during halftime and came out with a tighter defense in the second half, keeping the ball out of the net for the remainder of the game. The Eagles limited the Panthers to five shots but were unable to convert on any of their seven shots in the half.
 
It was a physical game with eight total yellow cards handed out and 24 fouls committed between both teams. 
 
Embry-Riddle will take a single day to rest before they travel to Winter Park on Sunday to face Rollins at 1 p.m.