FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In the first game of a three-game Sunshine State Conference series against Florida Tech, the Nova Southeastern softball team fell, 4-1, under the lights at the AD Griffin Sports Complex on Friday evening.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL SCORE:  Florida Tech Panthers 4 (W: M. Murphy, 12-7), Nova Southeastern Sharks 1 (L: L. Storrer, 9-14)
RECORDS: NSU (16-20, 5-11 SSC), FIT (13-20, 5-8 SSC)
LOCATION: AD Griffin Sports Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.    
ALL TIME SERIES: Panthers lead Sharks 27-21
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
TOP 1ST: The Panthers took an early 2-0 lead in the first, capitalizing off an RBI-single by Mikayla Wessel and a Shark fielding error.
 
TOP 2ND: A double to left center by Xiary Emerenciana scored Rachel Kraak from second, giving FIT a 3-0 edge.

TOP 7TH: After four scoreless innings for either team, Emerenciana sent her second RBI-double of the night to center to tally FIT's fourth and final run of the night.
 
BOTTOM 7TH: The Sharks ruined Melanie Murphy's shut out in the bottom of the seventh, as Dana Edmundson scored on an error by the Panthers, tallying NSU's lone tally.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:

• The Sharks were held to two hits on the night, recorded by Lexie Storrer and Edmundson.
• Storrer moved to 9-14 on the year after pitching 7.0 innings and allowing four runs (3 ER) on seven hits with four strikeouts.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Sharks were held to one hit until the bottom of the seventh as Edmundson sent a double deep into left center.

UP NEXT: 

The Sharks will finish up the three-game series against the Panthers tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.
 
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