Box Score WINTER HAVEN, FL - Florida Southern College women's basketball used a balance attack to top Rollins in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday at Warden Arena. The No. 6 Moccasins (4-0, 2-0 SSC) had three players score in double figures and held the Tars (2-2, 0-1) to just 30.0 percent (18-of-60) from the floor.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Florida Southern raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first five minutes of the opening quarter and looked as if it would cruise past the Tars, but Rollins responded with a 10-2 run to take a one-point lead (10-9) with 2:56 to play. The lead would short-live, however, as Gianna Vastola hit a jumper on the next possession to put the Mocs in front for good.
• The Moccasins ended the quarter on a 7-0 run and found themselves up 16-10 after the opening period. Florida Southern would not trail again and grabbed its first double-digit lead of the game (25-14) wit 3:56 left in the first half. The Mocs limited the Tars to just 10 points in the second quarter en route to a 30-20 halftime lead.
• Florida Southern saw its lead dip back to single digits on two occassions in the third quarter, but both times the Mocs were able to stop Rollins' momentum and used a 10-2 run at the 6:23 mark to turn a 36-27 edge into a sizeable 46-29 advantage. However, the Tars outscored the Moccasins 12-3 over the last three minutes of the quarter to cut FSC's lead to 49-41 heading into the fourth quarter.
• The Mocs clamped down defensively over the final 10 minutes of play, holding Rollins to just 10 pooints in the fourth quarter. The Tars were able to get within eight points (55-47) with just under six minutes to go, but Florida Southern scored eight of the final 12 points to seal the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Florida Southern improved to 50-44 all-time against Rollins, and has won four-straight games against the Tars. The Mocs also moved to 218-176 all-time in road games and 318-157 all-time in SSC play.
• Gianna Vastola led the Moccasins in scoring with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Elsa Landberg poured in 11 points on 5-of-8 from the floor, and Anja Fuchs-Robetin just missed a double-double with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
• The Moccasins dished out 17 total assists as Jensen Blassage and Camille Giardina each tallied five. Landberg finished with four assists on the day and Blassage also came away with two steals.
• Florida Southern struggle early at the free-throw line, shooting just 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) over the first three quarters, but came up big when it mattered most with a 10-of-12 effort (83.3 percent) in the fourth period. Giardina was a perfect 4-of-4 at the line, while Fuchs-Robetin went 6-of-8.
UP NEXT
• Florida Southern will head to Colorado to take on Colorado School of Mines (Nov. 25) and Regis (Nov. 26) over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Moccasins stay on the road at Palm Beach Atlantic on Dec. 3, before returning home to face Barry on Dec. 10.
