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Mocs Minutes: Swimming on the Road to Indian River, Basketballs Host Florida Tech

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  • Opponents: Indian River State College
  • Dates | Times: Jan. 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM
  • Location: Fort Pierce, Fla. | Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex
  • Records: #16 Florida Southern (M) 3-3, 3-2 SSC | #23 Florida Southern (W) 2-4, 2-3 SSC | Indian River (M) 3-0 | Indian River (W) 1-1
  • No. 16 Florida Southern men travel to Fort Pierce after splitting last week's final home meets. Thursday afternoon, the Mocs battled No. 15 Nova Southeastern in a meet that came down to the last event. The Sharks won the 400 freestyle for the three-point meet win, despite a great job by several Mocs. Florida Southern event winners included Keith Peristeridis (1000 free B standard time), Brandon Wilson, Matteo Zampese, and Kyle Micallef. The next day, the Mocs won their last home meet of the season in a commanding SSC win over Saint Leo on Senior Day. Moccasins had 12 first-place finishes among the 14 events. Zampese added another two event wins on Friday, along with K. Peristeridis, Micallef, Theo Peristeridis, Ludwig Mueller, Wilson, and Thomas Wooldridge. K. Peristeridis had four individual event wins last week, to earn his second SSC Male Swimmer of the Week award, joining only three other swimmers in program history with multiple POTW awards in a single season.
  • No. 23 Florida Southern women also split the two meets last week, with a tough loss against No. 3 Nova Southeastern on Thursday and a rebound win against Saint Leo the following day. Despite the loss to the Sharks, Florida Southern had great podium finishes by Teagan Michalek, Erin McCann, Maja Eriksson, and Emily Peck. Against the Lions, the Mocs had a great run by Michalek and Peck, whom each had two individual event wins. Michalek won the 50 back and 100 back, as Peck won the 100 breast and 200 IM. Other podium winners included McCann, Olivia Miles, Elizabeth Sikes, and Phoebe Reid.
  • Indian River State College men host the Mocs in a battle of NJCAA and NCAA Division II competition. IRSC has a legendary record in the pool, having defended the national championship an astonishing 48 times in a row, beginning in 1975. In the 2022 championship, IRSC swimmers won 18 of the 25 events, breaking three national records. William Beckstead-Homan won the FCSAA Male Athlete of the Year for his record performance. This year, IRSC has beaten Division I opponent FAU and finished second against top-ranked Tampa last month. Last week, IRSC placed second in a quad meet at Nova Southeastern, West Chester, and Lynn.
  • Indian River State College women are equally formidable opponents with 44 straight national championships at the NJCAA level. In last year's championship, IRSC women won 24 of the 25 events contested and two national records by Gina Miller. During this season, IRSC nearly upset Division I opponent FAU, and has competed against top opponents. IRSC has beaten St. Thomas University and placed third at the Spartan Invitational last month out of six teams: Tampa, West Florida, Saint Leo, Lenoir Rhyne, and Emory & Henry. Last week, IRSC women placed third among Nova Southeastern, West Chester, and Lynn.
  • HISTORY: The Mocs have faced IRSC nine times in its history, with the women leading five wins to four losses. Florida Southern women have yet to win in Fort Pierce and lost a close battle in last year's meet at home 116-89. On the men's side, Florida Southern has met with IRSC seven times, including three wins. The men lost their last two meets against IRSC in tough competition, and hope to win on the road as the season is nearly the end of the regular season competition.
  • Opponent: Florida Tech
  • Date | Time: Jan. 21, 2023 | 5:30 PM
  • Location: Lakeland, Fla. | Jenkins Field House
  • Records: Florida Southern 10-7, 6-4 SSC | Florida Tech 3-11, 1-9 SSC
  • Florida Southern is coming off an 81-72 home loss to #7/9 Tampa which snapped a 3 game winning streak. Sophomore Arielle Dabu scored 16 points, pouring in four three pointers in five attempts. Senior Domenica Zamora nearly notched a double-double, scoring 14 points and dishing out nine assists while also grabbing six rebounds. Redshirt Senior Ashley Shell and Freshman Sydney Gomes also scored in double figures, scoring 14 and 13 points respectively.
  • Shell leads the Mocs in points per game at 14.9 which is 5th in the conference. Domenica Zamora and Arielle Dabu are also averaging 13.6 and 10.1 points respectively, rounding out the Moc's double-digit scores.
  • As a squad, Florida Southern averages 72.4 points per game which ranks 6th in the league, while holding their opponents to 67.9 points per game.
  • Florida Tech is coming off of an 82-58 loss to #8 Eckerd. The Panthers were led by a 16 point effort by Sarah Liberatore. Lina Stranger-Johannessen and Tai Roberts both chipped in seven points for Florida Tech in the loss.
  • Tai Roberts leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per game, which is 14th in the league. Sarah Liberatore is just outside of averaging double-digits, at 9.6 points per game. Aiste Vaitekunaite leads the Panthers on the glass, averaging 5.3 rebounds per contest.
  • Florida Tech averages 61.1 points per game, which is 10th in the league, while sitting 11th in points allowed, holding opponents to 74.3 points per game.
  • HISTORY: Florida Southern holds the all-time series record at 22-15. The Mocs have won the last five meetings, and are 8-2 in the last 10 matchups. Florida Southern won the first meeting this season on Dec. 10, 2022 (72-48).
  • Opponent: Florida Tech
  • Date | Time: Jan. 21, 2023 | 7:30 PM
  • Location: Lakeland, Fla. | Jenkins Field House
  • Records: Florida Southern 12-5, 6-4 SSC | Florida Tech 14-4, 7-3 SSC
  • Florida Southern is coming off an 96-67 win over rival Tampa at home, for their second win in a row. Three players finished with double figures in scoring, with the team shooting 54% from the field.
  • Redshirt Senior EJ Dambreville notched his second consecutive double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 14 rebounds while shooting 58% from the field. In his first start of the season, Redshirt Sophomore Dominick Denny stuffed the stat sheet scoring nine points, grabbing eight rebounds, and dishing out seven assists. Redshirt Sophomores Jadin Booth and Luke Anderson scored 19 and 17 points, respectively.
  • Jadin Booth leads the Mocs scoring attack, averaging 19.8 points per game while Dambreville is close behind averaging 18.1. Luke Anderson rounds out the Mocs double-digit scorers, averaging 12.9 points per game.
  • As a squad, Florida Southern is averaging 89.9 points per game, second in the league behind Nova Southeastern, while allowing their opponents to score 82.4 points per game.
  • Florida Tech sits second in the SSC standings and is coming off of an 80-76 win over Eckerd College, their second consecutive win. Three players scored in double figures for the Panthers, led by Sean Houpt's 26 points.
  • Sean Houpt is the team leader in points per game at 21.0, which ranks second in the league. Sesan Russell is close behind, ranking third in the league averaging 20.5 points per game. Mekhii Noble and Niall Harris round out the Panthers' double-digit scorers averaging 14.0 and 11.4 points per game, respectively.
  • Florida Tech averages 78.9 points per game, which is 7th in the league, while being first in points allowed, holding opponents to 69.0 points per game.
  • HISTORY: Florida Southern holds the all-time series lead at 18-9, being 11-1 at home in the series. The Mocs are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Panthers. Florida Southern was victorious in the first meeting between the two teams this season, notching a 74-67 win on the road on Dec. 10, 2022. In the win on the road, Dambreville went for 21 points while Jadin Booth and Luke Anderson added 15 points apiece with Wes Bongiorni tallying 11. Sesan Russell scored a game-high 24 points while Sean Houpt and Mekhii Noble each had 15 points. Noble finished with a double-double adding 13 rebounds to his credit.
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Players Mentioned

Arielle Dabu

#20 Arielle Dabu

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ashley Shell

#25 Ashley Shell

F/C
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Domenica Zamora

#4 Domenica Zamora

PG
5' 7"
Senior
Luke Anderson

#44 Luke Anderson

F
6' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Wes Bongiorni

#10 Wes Bongiorni

F
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jadin Booth

#2 Jadin Booth

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Dominick Denny

#1 Dominick Denny

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sydney Gomes

#44 Sydney Gomes

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Kyle Micallef

Kyle Micallef

Free
Junior
Ludwig Mueller

Ludwig Mueller

Breast
Junior

Players Mentioned

Arielle Dabu

#20 Arielle Dabu

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Ashley Shell

#25 Ashley Shell

5' 11"
Graduate Student
F/C
Domenica Zamora

#4 Domenica Zamora

5' 7"
Senior
PG
Luke Anderson

#44 Luke Anderson

6' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Wes Bongiorni

#10 Wes Bongiorni

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Jadin Booth

#2 Jadin Booth

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Dominick Denny

#1 Dominick Denny

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Sydney Gomes

#44 Sydney Gomes

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Kyle Micallef

Kyle Micallef

Junior
Free
Ludwig Mueller

Ludwig Mueller

Junior
Breast

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