DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team struck first, but were unable to sustain the lead, falling 3-1 to Florida Tech (11-5) in the Eagles' last home game of the season on Saturday. Now 8-4-2 on the year, the Eagles will wrap up the 2016 campaign on Tuesday when they travel to Salt Lake City to face Westminster. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. (MDT).
 
Florida Tech had the better of the possession to start the game, but it was the Eagles who struck first.
 
With just under 90 seconds left in the first half, Gudrun Johnson collected the ball in the Florida Tech half of the field and dribbled 50 yards down field before launching a cross into the box. A FIT defender managed to get a touch on the ball, but was unable to clear it and it fell to Elvira Ramel who tapped in her third goal of the year to put the Eagles up 1-0 at the half.
 
The Panthers outshot the Eagles 7-4 in the first half and finally managed to convert their eighth attempt in the 51^st minute, when Ciera Misner's free kick went off the head of Kellie Krygler to Elin Svensson who headed home the equalizer.
 
That first goal sparked the FIT offense, which bested ERAU 8-3 in shots and 3-1 in corner kicks in the second half, and goals by Misner in the 56^th minute and Kristin Howe in the 84^th  minute sealed the Panther win.