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45
Florida National FNU 3-11
74
Winner Florida Memorial FMU 9-6
Florida National FNU
3-11
45
Final
74
Florida Memorial FMU
9-6
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida National FNU 6 9 10 20 45
Florida Memorial FMU 15 19 22 18 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | J.T. Wilcox, Sports Information Director

Lions WBB Bounce Back, Cruise Past Florida National 74-45

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Junior Chantel Barnett led all scorers with 25 points as four Florida Memorial University players finished with double-digit point totals in a sloppy yet comfortable 74-45 wire-to-wire win over visiting Florida National University Wednesday night in the FMU Wellness Center.
 
How It Happened
  • After lead 34-15 at halftime, FMU opened the third quarter on a 15-2 run to fully assert its dominance over the Conquistadors.
  • Florida Memorial opened its largest lead of the game – 34 points – early in the fourth quarter before cruising into the final 74-45 margin.
  • Keaynna Tolbert and Natalia Leguizamon sparked the third-quarter run, accounting for 13 of the 15 points during the stretch.
  • The Lions opened the game by scoring nine unanswered points – four free throws by Barnett followed by back-to-back layups by Aliyah-Deen Ahmad and Monique Esbrand.
  • Florida Memorial's defensive pressure not only forced FNU into 26 turnovers but also held it to just 25.4 percent (18-of-71) shooting from the field.
  • FMU (9-6) outscored the Conquistadors (3-11) in each of the first three quarters before being outdueled in the fourth quarter 20-18.
 
Inside The Box Score
  • Tolbert recorded a double-double on the night, finishing with 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
  • Barnett manufactured her game-high point total by knocking down a season-high five three-pointers.
  • Esbrand and Leguizamon both finished with 11 points Wednesday while Esbrand also contributed 9 boards.
  • Ahmad had a "floor game", contributing 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks.
  • Florida Memorial totaled 56 rebounds compared to 43 for the Conquistadors.
  • The Lions missed just four free throw attempts Wednesday – finishing 19-of-23 as a team.
  • Florida National shot 3-for-18 from the three-point line.
  • The Conquistadors were led in scoring by Natalie Laranaga's 12 points.
  • All 11 available FMU players logged minutes and 10 recorded points.
 
Analysis & Notes
  • Florida Memorial's 56 rebounds set a new season-high for total rebounds in a single game.
  • Barnett's 25 points Wednesday snapped a three-game streak of games that saw her score less than six points.
  • Leguizamon's has proven to be marksman from three-point range, shooting just below 47 percent from long range after her performance Tuesday and has knocked down at least one three-pointer in all but two games she's played in this season.
  • Lions guard Destiny Marin missed her second straight game with an undisclosed injury and freshman center Da'Marreya Johnson missed her third consecutive game with an upper extremity injury.
  • Florida Memorial snaps a two-game losing streak with its victory and improves to 9-6 overall.
  • The Conquistadors fall to 3-11 on the season.
 
Up Next
FMU will have a couple of days to recuperate and prepare for a big conference showdown this weekend when it hosts neighborhood rival St. Thomas University Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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