{"id":6013,"date":"2020-01-24T12:25:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2020-01-24T12:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:25:58","slug":"stellar-shooting-lifts-womens-basketball-over-night-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/01\/24\/stellar-shooting-lifts-womens-basketball-over-night-hawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Shooting Lifts Women\u2019s Basketball Over Night Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\nIt was almost as easy as shooting it into the ocean.

The Fire women’s basketball team shot 61% from the field, 68% from 3-point range, and 85% at the free throw line to cruise to a 107-43 win over Thomas Thursday night to move to 18-2 on the year and 10-0 in Sun Conference play.

Southeastern started hot, going 11-of-14 in the first quarter to lead 27-8 after 10 minutes of play. The Night Hawks (2-10, 1-9 TSC) didn’t get on the board until the 3:38 mark of the quarter after the Fire had built a 16-point lead.

Although the offense cooled in the second quarter to the tune of 7-of-18 from the field, the defense stifled Thomas to just two field goals in the second quarter and six total points to lead 46-14 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Fire only missed two shots and were an incredible 6-of-7 from 3-point range to outscore Thomas 38-20. In the first 4:56 of the quarter, Southeastern went on a 26-6 run to build a 47-point advantage, doing so on a Taylah Simmons<\/a> layup.

Simmons led all scorers with 27 points on 13-of-18 shooting, which included her second 3-pointer of the season. She also had two steals, two assists, and a rebound.  

Over the final 10 minutes, SEU outscored Thomas 23-9 and led by as many as 66.

Six players were in double figures with Marlena Schmidt<\/a> adding 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and had nine rebounds, four blocks, two steals, and an assist. Reagan Linster<\/a> connected on five of SEU’s 15 3-pointers for 15 points, and had seven rebounds, four steals, and two assists. M’caela Sellers<\/a> also had 15 points, and dished out five assists, and pulled down four rebounds.

Eliza West<\/a> had a big second half, finishing with 10 points, six assists, four rebounds, and four steals. Off the bench, Tricia Jacobs added 10 points, going a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, and 2-of-2 at the free throw line.

Haley Howarth<\/a> had five of the team’s 20 steals on the night, and Jade Odom<\/a> had a team-best nine assists, and added seven points and six rebounds.

The Fire return to action at The Furnace on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Coastal Georgia.
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