WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The Palm Beach Atlantic women's soccer team routed the Florida Tech Panthers by a score of 4-0 at the Rinker Athletic Campus Wednesday night, marking the largest Sunshine State Conference triumph in program history. With the comfortable win, the Sailfish improved to 7-7 (3-6 SSC) on the season, keeping their hopes of making the postseason alive.

After a fairly uneventful first 35 minutes, the Sailfish struck first on a brilliant counterattack. 

In the 40^th minute, Maddie McCarty played a longball down the left wing for Alo Medina to run on to. Medina then intelligently held the play up as she waited for more teammates to flood the offensive third. 

The Palm Beach Gardens native spotted Kylie Meola at the top of the box, who played a one-two with Kylee Rullo and fired a shot toward goal. Meola's initial effort was kept out by the diving keeper, but Rullo headed the rebound in to get Palm Beach Atlantic on the board first. 

The Sailfish, who out-shot the Panthers 7-4 in the opening 45 minutes, went into the break up 1-0 thanks to Rullo's tally.

PBA then used three second-half goals to open up the largest advantage over an SSC opponent in program history.

The Sailfish controlled the entirety of the second half, and the majority of the match, registering 19 shots, eight on frame, to Florida Tech's 11. 

Just 28 seconds into the second period, Jaycie Tate turned in a cross by Rullo to make it 2-0. Kianna Magner played a ball over the top to Rullo, who sent a cross on the ground that Tate finessed into the top right corner of the net, doubling the squad's advantage.

Following Tate's tally, Rullo notched her second of the night on yet another longball, this time played through by Carrie Jones. Jones sent Cheyenne Beck sprinting down the right wing in the 67^th minute. Beck caught up to the through pass and centered the ball to an awaiting Rullo, who slotted home her fifth of the year to put PBA up by three.

Medina then utilized her intelligence and aggression on the pitch to record her first career goal in the 69^th minute. The redshirt-junior read an intended backpass to the keeper that did not have enough pace on it. Medina coolly headed the bouncing ball around the goalie and rolled the ball into the net to seal the four-goal triumph.

Madison Chiola, who collected a pair of saves in the contest, logged her third shutout of the year in the 4-0 competition.

Women's soccer will be back in action on Friday for senior night against Florida Memorial. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in West Palm Beach.