FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2008) - The Nova Southeastern University women's soccer team was beaten 1-0 by Florida Tech in a Sunshine State Conference clash at the NSU Soccer Complex on Wednesday evening. The loss drops the Sharks record to 6-2-3 (0-2-2 SSC) while Florida Tech improves to 10-4-0 (2-3-0 SSC).

The first half was a defensive battle, as both team struggled to get anything going offensively. For the initial 45 minutes, Florida Tech had only six shots while NSU was held to one. Sharks' goalkeeper Megan Kim (Jr., Valrico, Fla.) came up big in the first half, saving three balls, including a breakaway attempt by the Panthers just before the end of the half.

Things opened up in the second half, as both teams were able to muster scoring opportunities. FIT was able to tally 11 shot attempts while NSU had six. The Panthers were able to break the clean sheet in the 75th minute, when DeeDee Newland lofted a ball over Kim just inside the box to record the only goal of the match. Florida Tech goalie Melissa Pyles denied the Sharks' valiant attempt to knot the match for the remaining 15 minutes.

Senior Shurell Burton (Palm Bay, Fla.) and sophomore Alexis Hernandez (Weston, Fla.) led the Sharks with two shots apiece. Burton had one shot on goal. Kim had five saves in the match for NSU.

Megan Stone had a team high seven shots for Florida Tech. Goalie Melissa Pyles had one save in the shutout for the Panthers.

Nova Southeastern will travel to Winter Park, Fla. to play Rollins College at 6 pm on Tuesday, October 14th.