LAKELAND, Fla. – Fire women's basketball secured Sun Conference wins 10 and 11 last week with wins over Ave Maria, 59-51, and Florida Memorial, 83-56. Their 11-2 TSC record is good for first in the league with three games to play in the regular season.
Southeastern led by as much as 14 against Ave Maria, but the Gyrenes narrowed it to one on a 13-2 run that made it 50-49 with 4:24 to play. The Fire held on, however, and tallied their tenth conference win by eight points.
Ali Sanders led all scorers with 15 while pulling down seven rebounds and recording two steals and an assist.
Christin Strawbridge followed with 13 points and 11 boards, good for her 13
th double-double of the season. She currently leads The Sun Conference in double-doubles.
The Fire scored the first nine points of the game against Florida Memorial and never looked back, securing their 20
th win of the season by 27 points. This time it was
Alyssa Ramos that led. Her 16 points were comprised of five 3-pointers and a free throw with a 5-for-11 effort from long range.
Bailey Hooker trailed close behind with 15 points and was an impressive 6-for-10 from the field.
The first ranked Fire will take on two top-five Sun Conference teams this week. The Thomas Night Hawks are currently fifth at 6-6 and will host the Fire on Wednesday. The Warriors of Webber International are in second place at 10-2 and currently boast a five game win streak. They will welcome Southeastern on Saturday afternoon after a road game at Johnson & Wales on Wednesday.
UP NEXT:@ Thomas University (TSC), Thomasville, Georgia, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Last Year: 13-16, 8-10 TSC…Lost to SEU twice, 70-61 then 68-56…#5 seed in TSC tourney…Upset #4 Embry-Riddle 72-62 in the quarterfinals…Fell to #1 St. Thomas 66-56 in the semifinals.
This Year: 11-11, 6-6 TSC…Lost to SEU on January 14
th 67-49…Most recently lost to St. Thomas 68-54…Average 67.5 points per game (SEU 71.92)…Ranked first in NAIA Division II in total rebounds per game (50.73) and in total rebound margin (16.04) (SEU 41.67, 6.13)…Led by senior forward #24 Bra'shey Ali who averages 12.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and is ranked first in NAIA DII in offensive rebounds per game with 4.9.
@ Webber International University (TSC), Babson Park, Florida, Saturday 2:00 p.m. Last Year: 22-7, 13-5 TSC…Split with SEU taking game one 72-69 in OT then falling 71-58…#3 seed in TSC tourney…Beat #6 Florida Memorial 61-57 in the quarterfinals…Beat #7 Ave Maria 67-56 in the semifinals…Fell to #1 St. Thomas 65-56 in the finals.
This Year: 16-8, 10-2 TSC…Beat SEU 86-58 on December 2
nd…On a five game win streak with their most recent victim being St. Thomas, 63-49…Play Johnson & Wales on Wednesday before hosting SEU…Average 69.25 ppg (SEU 71.92)…Ranked eighth in NAIA DII in steals per game with 12.25 (SEU 5.67) and 10
th in blocks per game with 4.29 (SEU 3.7)…Led by senior guard #24 Deslyn Applewhaite who averages 12.9 ppg.
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