MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's lacrosse team fell behind 3-0 in the first 45 seconds on Saturday and couldn't recover, falling to fifth-ranked Florida Tech 23-9. The loss drops ERAU's record to 7-8 and 1-3 in SSC play, while the Panthers improve to 14-1, 4-1 in conference.
 
FIT tallied three goals in the first 45 seconds of the game and had built a 7-1 lead within the first four minutes. Florida Tech increased its lead to 14-2 at the 16:08 mark of the first half, before Gillian Greenberg scored two straight goals to make it 14-4. The Eagles tallied a couple more goals before halftime, but still trailed 17-6 at the break.
 
The second half saw Erin Bryenton open the scoring in the first minute, but FIT responded by ending the game on a 6-2 scoring run, giving the home side a 23-9 win.
 
Greenberg tallied four goals and McKenzie Jackson scored three goals and added an assist along with a team-high seven draw controls. Mary Kreider (2-7) took the loss in goal, allowing eight goals on nine shots in 5:40. Skylar Mossop tallied seven saves on 22 shots in 54:20 and picked up a team-best three ground balls.
 
The Blue and Gold return home to host No. 6 Rollins on Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p.m.