The Fire showed up in a commanding way in their match against Johnson & Wales University, winning 90-58.
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Elsa Paulsson-Glantz was the top scorer, with 24 points in 32 minutes. She also went 8-9 from the charity stripe, had eight rebounds, and six assists.
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Southeastern took an early lead, scoring seven points in a minute and a half and not allowing the Wildcats to get on the board until nearly the two minute mark. Johnson & Wales fought to close the gap and managed end the period trailing by only four points, with the score 24-20 after ten minutes of play.
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The second quarter started off slowly until Paulsson-Glantz made two free throws at 7:21 and ignited the offensive battle that continued until halftime.
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In the third period, the Fire made their move and built a 19 point lead from 8:28 to 6:16. Paulson-Glantz scored six of the 11 points scored during this window of time. The quarter ended with the Wildcats trailing by 30.
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During the final period, Southeastern's lead never dropped below 23 points, keeping the Wildcats from scoring any points in the final two and half minutes.
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Jaycee Coe and Emma Karamovic both ended with 16 points towards the Fire total, with Coe adding seven rebounds and Karamovic going 4-9 in three point attempts.
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As a team, from the free throw line, the Fire put up a tally of 13-16 for 80%.
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Southeastern plays Keiser University on Dec. 1st at 2 p.m. in West Palm Beach.
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