Lynn Game Notes

MOCCASIN QUICK NOTES
* - FSC enters this weekend's action sporting an 11-12 overall record and a 5-8 mark in the SSC.
* - After winning two in a row at home over No. 24 Nova Southeastern on Feb. 7 and Saint Leo on Feb. 11, the Mocs have lost a pair of road contests at No. 21 Florida Tech on Feb. 14 and Eckerd on Feb. 18.
* - Saturday's game will mark the 12th home game of the season. FSC is 7-4 at home home this season and is 3-3 at home in SSC play.
* - Saturday's match-up against Lynn will also mark the second game this season between the two schools. The Mocs defeated the Fighting Knight 90-85 in Boca Raton on Jan. 24.
* - The 90 points scored in the first matchup with Lynn are a season high. Five Mocs scored double-digit points, including 16 points from Ali Sanders, Cashala Thompson and Syerra Davis.
*- The Mocs attempted a season-high 45 free throws in Boca Raton and their 35 made foul shots were three shy of the program record for the most in a single game.
*- With four 3-pointers against the Fighting Knights in the Jan. 24 contest, senior guard Cashala Thompson netted her 100th career trey.
*- The Mocs hold a 24-14 all-time series lead over Lynn. In their last 10 games against the Fighting Knights, the Mocs are 7-3, and have won two straight.
* - FSC is fourth in the SSC in field goal percentage as they are shooting 41.7 percent from the field and is fifth in the league in free throw pecentage as they are shooting 70.0 percent from the line.
*- The Mocs are one of the top rebounding teams in the SSC. They are fourth in the league with 37.9 rebounds per game, and are fourth in rebounding defense, allowing opponents to grab only 35.3 per game. FSC is third in the league in offensive rebounds with 12.5 per game.
* - Senior guard Cashala Thompson is third in the SSC in made 3-pointers per game (2.32) and is 11th in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (34.9 percent). In addition, she has hit 112 career treys, which is sixth on the school's all-time list.
* - Sophomore forward Christin Strawbridge is sixth in the league field goal percentage (55.3 percent) and tied for seventh in rebounding (6.6 per game).  
* - Senior guard Syerra Davis is second on the team and 11th in the SSC in rebounds (6.0 per game). Davis is also second on the team with 53 assists and third in steals with 26. 
* - Junior forward Mariah Harris has scored 614 points and collected 432 career rebounds in 76 games to lead all active Moccasins. She leads the team with 9.7 points per game in SSC play.
*- Freshman guard Jensen Blassage scored a career-high 16 points in the win over No. 24 Nova Southeastern on Feb. 7. Blassage averages 8.6 points and 3.9 assists per game in SSC play, both up from her non-conference totals. Her field goal percentage in SSC games is also higher, 43.6 percent as compared to 34.7 percent in non-league games.
* - Mocs head coach Betsy Harris is in her first season as the helm of the program and has compiled an 11-12 record and is 79-39 overall in her fourth season as a collegiate coach.

MOCS LOOK DETHRONE KNIGHTS, SNAP TWO-GAME SKID
Florida Southern (11-12 overall, 5-8 SSC) hosts Lynn (7-15, 1-12 SSC) at Jenkins Field House (1,800) on Saturday, Feb. 21 as they look to rebound from consecutive road losses at No. 21 Florida Tech and Eckerd. The game will mark the 14th of 16 SSC games this season for the Mocs and its their 12th home game. A win on Saturday would extend FSC's home win streak to three games. The Mocs won back-to-back games at Jenkins Field House on Feb. 7 in an upset over No. 24 Nova Southeastern and on Feb. 11 over Saint Leo.

The Mocs had opportunities to win both of their recent losses. On Wednesday, they held a one-point halftime lead, and after an Ali Sanders 3-pointer in the first 30 seconds of the second half, led 29-27. However, over the next 12 minutes, the Tritons doubled the Mocs with a 34-17 run to take a 61-46 lead with 7:35 to go. FSC whittled the deficit to as little as four points, but it proved to be too much to overcome.

Against then-21st ranked Florida Tec on Feb. 14, the Mocs were looking for their second upset of a ranked opponent in three games, and held a six-point lead over the Panthers midway through the second half. FSC clung to a 59-58 lead with 6:24 to go, but Florida Tech went on a 19-5 run to finish the game.

Last time out against the Fighting Knights, the Moccasin offense exploded for a season-high 90 points in a 90-85 win in Boca Raton. Five Mocs scored in double figures, led by 16-point performances from Ali Sanders, Cashala Thompson and Syerra Davis. Davis paced the Mocs from the foul line, going 10-for-12 as they attempted a season-high 45 free throws. FSC's 38 made foul shots were three shy of the program's single-game record.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LYNN
The Mocs lead the all-time series vs. Lynn, 24-14. They have won two straight over the Fighting Knights and seven of their last 10. Florida Southern lost the first-ever contest against Lynn, a 79-67 loss in Boca Raton on Nov. 21, 1994. From there, the Mocs went on a series-long nine-game win streak from Dec. 13, 1996 to Feb. 14, 2001.

The win over Lynn earlier this season marked the fourth time in the 38-game series the Mocs have reached the 90-point plateau. FSC is 3-1 when scoring 90-plus against the Fighting Knights, with the only loss coming in triple-overtime, 97-96, on Feb. 13, 2009.

FSC leads the series 13-6 in Lakeland and 11-8 in Boca Raton.

SCOUTING LYNN
Lynn enters Saturday's game with a 7-15 overall record and a 1-12 conference record. The Fightning Knights find themselves in the basement of the SSC standings, and have lost seven straight games. Their losing streak began with the 90-85 loss against the Mocs on Jan. 24. In the 2015 calendar year, Lynn is a mere 2-11.

The only SSC win for the Fighting Knights came at home over Barry on Jan. 21. Lynn beat the Bucs 66-45 behind a 13-point effort from Sharneka McCatty, and 12 points from both Shay Harris and Tylar Tracy.

McCatty leads the team with 11.8 points per game. She is one of two Fighting Knights to have started all 22 games, the other being Tracy. McCatty also averages 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Last time out, a 67-62 loss to Saint Leo on Feb. 14, the senior forward scored 12 points. She has 15 double-digit point games and two with over 20 points, which both came in December.

Charla Nelson-James is second on the team with 9.6 points per game and leads the squad with 7.7 rebounds, which is second in the SSC. She is also second in the SSC with 1.4 blocks per game. The 6-2 redshirt junior has five double-doubles on the season. She recorded season highs with 22 points and 23 rebounds in a 54-50 loss against Saint Leo on Jan. 17.

As a team, Lynn is sixth in the conference in offense with 64.2 points per game. The Fighting Knights are third in the league with 38.9 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 9.8 steals per game. However, they are last in scoring defense, allowing 66.7 points per game, and second-to-last in scoring margin (-2.5).

The Fighting Knights are 2-7 on the road. Both road victories were against non-conference opponents, the first in Puerto Rico against U.P.R.-Bayamon on Nov. 17 and the latter in overtime at Palm Beach Atlantic on Jan. 14.