MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 14, 2020) - STU Women's Basketball (3-0, 1-0 TSC) defeated Florida Memorial (1-2, 1-1 TSC) in the "Battle of Miami Gardens" to open Sun Conference play at the Lion's Den Saturday evening 83-78.
Game Starters:
Game Notes:
- August put STU on the board in the first quarter to tie the score at 2-2.
- August scored a 3-pointer to give the Bobcats the lead halfway through the first quarter, 15-13.
- Bobcats led the first quarter in rebounds with 16.
- Bobcats trailed 21-25 going into the second quarter.
- Martinez-Sanz hit a 3-pointer to decrease the Lions' lead to 30-37 with 4:10 remaining in the second quarter.
- Bobcats led rebounds in the second quarter with 14.
- Bobcats were trailing 36-46 at the half.
- With 8:10 left to play in the third quarter, a layup by Domond gave STU their first points of the quarter.
- Anari Dozier hit a 3-point shot to lower the Lions' lead to single digits with 4:29 to play in the third quarter.
- Bobcats trailed 51-63 going into the fourth quarter.
- Keaubree Edwards started the Bobcats off with a jumper 30 seconds into the 4th.
- Domond hit a 3-pointer with 7:16 left in regulation to shorten the Lion lead.
- Dozier trimmed the Lions' lead to 8 points with 4:30 left in the 4th quarter.
- Bobcats went on a 7-0 run to bring the Bobcats within one.
- Dozier hit her third 3-pointer of the game to give the Bobcats a one-point lead with 33 seconds left to play.
- Dozier scored 23-points in the last 6 minutes of the game to give the Bobcats the win.
MVBobcats:
- Anari Dozier: 32 points, six rebounds
- Gianni Diamond: 13 points, nine rebounds, one block
Upcoming:
The Bobcats are back at the Fernandez Family Center on Thursday, November 19th, to face Warner University. Tip-off is set for 5:30.
-STU-
