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Raga
68
Fla. Southern FSC 12-9,8-6 Sunshine State
73
Winner Eckerd Eckerd 18-3,13-1 Sunshine State
Fla. Southern FSC
12-9,8-6 Sunshine State
68
Final
73
Eckerd Eckerd
18-3,13-1 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fla. Southern FSC 17 14 21 16 68
Eckerd Eckerd 20 15 19 19 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brittany Iamele, Athletic Communications Coordinator

Career Night for Einarsdottir Lifts No. 8 Tritons Over Moccasins

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A career-high 19-point night for Ragnheidur Einarsdottir and a 20-point night by Sofia Persson lifted the No. 8 Eckerd women's basketball team over Florida Southern, 73-68 on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.

A slow-scoring start saw over a minute of action without either team scoring a basket. Hannah Wentworth netted a free throw to open the scoring. Florida Southern answered back to a 4-1 advantage before Einarsdottir knotted it up at 4-4. After back-and-forth action, the Tritons ended the quarter up 20-17. Scores were tied twice in the second quarter, but free throws by Nicole Scales gave the Tritons a four-point margin at the half, leading 35-31. 

An and-one bucket by Persson started the Tritons scoring for the second half. Florida Southern answered back, fighting to a one-point favor with 6:32 remaining in the quarter. Lauryn Vieira quickly regained Eckerd's lead before the Mocs went on a five-point run. Persson chipped away until a 3-pointer from Einarsdottir gave the Tritons the lead once more with 1:23 remaining in the frame. The Tritons took a 54-52 favor into the final frame. The Tritons and Mocs traded baskets the first two and a half minutes of the final quarter when an and-one bucket from Ashley Shell narrowed Eckerd's margin to one. However, Scales, Viera, and Wentworth lengthened the lead to six before a pair of free throws by Persson ended the game with a Triton victory, 73-68. 

HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 8 Eckerd 73, Florida Southern 68
RECORDS: Eckerd 18-3 (13-1 SSC); Florida Southern 12-9 (8-6 SSC)

NOTES AND NUMBERS

  • Persson led the team with 20 points. Einarsdottir (19), Vieira (12), and Scales (11) all tallied double-digit points.
  • Einarsdottir shot 7-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-10 from beyond the arc.
  • Einarsdottir posted a double-double, adding 10 rebounds. Persson came close with nine rebounds. 
  • Eckerd and Florida Southern swapped leads 10 times, while tying the score six times. 

UP NEXT
The No. 8 Tritons play at home again Saturday at 2:00 PM against Florida Tech in their Play 4 Kay game.


 
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