LAKELAND, Fla.—Southeastern looked well-rested after a nine-day layoff.
 
The Fire (6-5) shot nearly 50% from the field and posted a season-high 24 steals in a 93-39 win over Trinity Baptist Monday evening.
 
A hot start saw the Fire take an 11-0 lead with 6:19 left in the first quarter, connecting on five of their first eight attempts and recording four steals. Josselin Geer was responsible for almost half of that total, registering five of her 11 points on the night in the first four minutes of the game.
 
Trinity Baptist (3-7) got as close as four during three different points, including with 21 seconds left in the first quarter, but a layup by Geer with nine seconds left in the quarter helped the Fire hold a 20-14 lead after 10 minutes.
 
Geer added a team-high nine rebounds, five steals, and three assists.
 
In the second quarter, the Fire compiled a 14-1 run over the first 4:06 of the quarter to build a 34-15 advantage. Southeastern also forced five turnovers during that span and held the Eagles to just three field goal attempts during that time. Anja Knoflach had five of her 11 points during that run. The Fire outscored TBC 31-3 during the second quarter, holding the Eagles without a field goal make to take a 51-14 lead into the halftime intermission.
 
Knoflach chipped in five rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
 
The third quarter saw Trinity Baptist play basically even with the Fire over the first 3:40, but an 8-2 run later in the quarter put Southeastern up 68-27 and held a 78-31 lead at the end of the quarter.
 
Gabby Suarez and Kiki Britzman had 19 points each with Suarez adding nine rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Madison Vaira had 16 points off the bench with eight rebounds, four steals, and a block.
 
Emilia Sexton also was in double figures with 10 points, and had a game-high eight assists, and a game-high six steals.
 
The Fire finished the game 48% from the field (37-77) and 73% (11-15) at the free throw line. On defense, the hosts forced 34 turnovers and held the Eagles to just 22% from the field and 4-of-22 (18%) from 3-point range.
 
Southeastern will head to NCAA Division II Rollins on Friday at 6 p.m.