LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Southern College women's basketball fell at home in the first game of the Terrace Hotel Christmas Classic to Rockhurst, 64-53, on Friday night at the Streamline Sale Arena in Jenkins Field House.
"It all comes down to defense and paying attention to little details," said assistant coach
Megan Dzikas '12. "We are going to learn from this game, we have to learn and we have to do all of the extra things. It has been fortunate to have Whitney. Coach and I were saying that today she did a really good job of being patient within the offense and she is coming along great. But again, it's a team sport though so we need to play more together."
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Quarter
- The Mocs started the game down by two when junior Mackenzie Steele opened up the scoring for the Mocs on a free throw.
- Rockhurst would go on a five-point run after a made free throw by Sara Wohlgemuth.
- Whitney Jacob scored the first basket of the game for Florida Southern just over four minutes into the game and added to the comeback with another basket.
- Paula Real ties the Mocs at nine with a three-pointer.
- Jacob gave the Mocs the first lead of the game with a three-pointer off a rebound.
- Florida Southern finished the quarter down by five, trailing 17-12.
2nd Quarter
- The Hawks Keegan Sullivan opened up the scoring for the quarter, making two free throws.
- Madlena Gerke scored her first basket of the game with a layup just over three minutes into the second quarter.
- Jacob scored three consecutive layups for the Mocs for her 13th point of the game.
- A late comeback by Jacob and the Mocs left Florida Southern trailing by six at the end of the half with a score of 20-26.
3rd Quarter
- Julia Jenike started off the scoring for the Mocs less than 30 seconds into the second half and then added another three.
- Arielle Dabu brought the Mocs within two with a 3-pointer with 5:36 left in the quarter.
- Jacob tied the score at 32 off a rebound with 4:23 left in the third quarter.
- The Mocs took their first lead of the game of a 3-point jumper from freshman Real. Real added to the Moccasin lead with a layup off of an offensive rebound.
- Mocs lead off a driving layup by Wohlgemuth.
- Jacob regains the lead for the Moccasins again with a layup off an offensive rebound. She continued to widen the Moccasin lead to three with a layup off an assist from freshman Marissa Jenike.
- Florida Southern outscored Rockhurst in the third quarter and led by one with a score of 43-42.
4th Quarter
- Rockhurst began the fourth quarter putting up five points quickly.
- Jacob sank a free throw to bring her point count for the game to 20.
- Real scored her 10th point of the game off a driving assist from Wohlgemuth.
- Wohlgemuth collected a defensive rebound, bringing the ball up for the Mocs to draw a foul on Julia Jenike, shooting a 3-pointer. Jenike made all three to come within three of the Hawks.
- Aubrey Burke scored a layup off an assist from Jacob to bring the Mocs within three.
- Jacob sank another jump shot with 24 seconds to go but the Mocs could not close the gap.
- The Mocs fell to the Hawks by a score of 53-64.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Jacob led the Mocs in both points and rebounds, securing a double-double.
- Three Moccasin players scored in double digits.
- The Mocs saw their best action in the third quarter, outscoring the Hawks 23-16.
- Real and Jacob combined for 17 of the 34 total Mocs rebounds.
- The Mocs bench outscored the Hawks bench 36-17.
UP NEXT
Florida Southern continues action in the Terrace Hotel Christmas Classic tomorrow, Saturday December 18 with a matchup against Davenport. The Mocs close out the tournament with a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.
