ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Chance Bucher drained five threes en route to a 71-52 victory for the Eckerd women's basketball team over the Florida Southern Moccasins in the McArthur Center on Saturday.
After a full minute of scoreless action, Martyna Kowalska opened up the scoring for the Tritons to take the first lead, and they did not look back. Eckerd worked to an eight-point favor, but Florida Southern hit a late jumper to close the frame, with Eckerd leading 15-9. The Tritons were hot in the second quarter, shooting 66.67 percent from beyond the 3-point line. They were 4-for-6 from three and 7-for-11 from the floor. The Tritons closed the half leading 39-23.
Kowalska put up seven points early to open the second half. They led 58-37 heading into the final frame. Eckerd took its largest lead of the game up 27 at the 9:02 mark of the fourth quarter off a 3-pointer from Jessie Ford. Florida Southern went on a seven-point run midway through the quarter that was stifled by a jumper from Ieva Korzane at the 2:09 mark as EC cruised to a 19-point victory.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 71, Florida Southern 52
RECORDS: Eckerd 4-4 (1-2 SSC); Florida Southern 5-3 (0-3 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Ford's 10 points were a career-high.
- Eckerd shot 42.3 percent from the perimeter and 44.1 percent from the floor.
- EC outscored FSC's bench 33-26. Chance Bucher led the Tritons off the bench with 15 points.
- Eckerd was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Hannah Wentworth posted back-to-back double-digit games.
- Lauryn Vieira grabbed a team-leading five steals.
UP NEXT
The Tritons are on the road at the Century Retail Christmas Classic hosted by Florida Southern next Friday, where they face Lewis at 12:00 PM.
