The No. 11-ranked Ashland University women's soccer team started its Florida trip with a 2-1 loss to top-ranked and defending NCAA Division II national champion Florida Tech on Thursday (Sept. 3) night.
Each team tallied in the first half. In the 22
nd minute, Eboni Bradshaw scored for the Panthers on an assist from Charlotte Waibel.
Ashland knotted the score in the 30
th minute when freshman forward
Brooke Benne potted her first collegiate goal on a feed from another rookie forward,
Aubrey Krischano. The assist was Krischano's first as an Eagle.
Florida Tech scored the eventual game-winner in the 52
nd minute, when Alice Mottershead's unassisted goal found the back of the AU net.
Six of the game's eight corner kicks were taken by Ashland, while Florida Tech had a 12-5 shots advantage.
The Eagles are 1-1-1 early in 2026, and the Panthers are 3-0.
Ashland will end its trip on Saturday (Sept. 5) at 7 p.m. at No. RV Rollins (3-0).