MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech, ranked No. 12 in Division II, outscored MIT, 8-1, in the fourth quarter, en route to a 14-7 victory on Monday night at Palm Bay High School's Pirate Stadium. Sophomore Michael Traub (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) paced the Engineers (5-1) with three goals and an assist to go along with three groundballs.

Freshman Graham Davis (Crofton, Md.) registered one goal and two assists while junior Paul Orrson (Baltimore, Md.) posted two goals and one assist for the Cardinal and Gray. Sophomore Harris Stolzenberg (Weston, Fla.) and freshman Mitch Turley (Westfield, Ind.) both collected five groundballs as freshman David Klee (East Greenbush, N.Y.) added three groundballs. In net, junior Eric Bartell (San Diego, Calif.) totaled nine saves and five groundballs.

Traub put MIT on the board after four minutes expired by connecting on a feed from Davis. The Panthers generated back-to-back goals, capturing the lead midway through the quarter. The Engineers responded with a solo strike by Orrson to tie the game at two with 5:27 left in the frame.

The deadlock would hold until the Traub-Davis connection returned at the 12:54 mark of the second stanza. After some back-and-forth play, Florida Tech rattled off three goals in a span of 2:46 to go in front, 5-3. MIT eventually cut its deficit in half when Orrson redirected a pass from Davis with 13 seconds remaining before halftime.

The Panthers quickly increased their advantage, moving the score to 6-4 following 3:17 of action in the third quarter; however, MIT countered with Turley finding the back of the net over a minute later. A defensive battle ensued until Traub set up Orrson for a man-up goal to knot the score at six with 2:57 on the clock.

Florida Tech gained some breathing room with two goals during the first 1:27 of the final frame. Traub brought the visitors within one (8-7) at the 11:29 mark but this was as close as it would get as the Panthers responded with six straight goals to secure the victory.

MIT concludes its trip to Florida with a visit to Lynn University on Wednesday, March 25.