SUN Semifinals Set as No. 3 Fire Take on No. 2 Bobcats

LAKELAND, Fla.- After taking down Webber International earlier in the week by a score of 89-76 in the Sun Conference Quarterfinals, Southeastern women's basketball will now have to get by second-seeded St. Thomas University on Friday at 4 p.m. to earn a spot in the SUN Tournament Finals.
 
The semifinal contest between the Fire and the Bobcats will take place at top-seeded Florida Memorial University.
 
Southeastern entered the tournament as the three seed and advanced to the next round with a win over the sixth-seeded Warriors. The offense as a whole was firing on all cylinders as the Fire would go 59% from the field and 59% from distance to take down the Warriors. Anja Knoflach was near perfection in her season-best night, tallying 30 points after going 11-14 from the field and 6-7 from distance to aid in the Fire victory. Kiki Britzmann was the Fire's second-half leader as she would tally 16 of her 26 total points in the second half and conclude the contest going 10-12 from midrange and 4-5 from three-point range. Knoflach and Britzmann also both grabbed nine rebounds each.
 
After concluding the regular season with a 21-7 and 12-3 SUN record, the second-seeded Bobcats earned a bye into the semifinal round. The Bobcats averaged 77.2 points per contest in regular-season conference contests, shooting 39% from the field. The offense has been led by Mya Moye and Kasey Gagan who average 15.5 and 15.0 points per game. Moye leads the Bobcats in both field goal percentage (44%) and three-point percentage (38.5%) in SUN contests while Paige McDonald's 7.2 rebounds per conference contest leads the Bobcats.
 
The Fire and the Bobcats have split this season with the Bobcats taking a 92-84 win in Lakeland and the Fire taking the 77-69 victory in Miami Gardens.
 
In the Fire's victory over the Bobcats, Gabby Suarez recorded a team-high 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.