Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 3 Nova Southeastern women's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, 71-60 to Sunshine State Conference foe Tampa.
The Sharks (15-1, 6-1 SSC) trailed by as many as 15 in the first half, and were still down 11 with 6:42 to go (50-39). A 14-5 stretch over the next four-plus minutes allowed them to cut the Tampa deficit to two, 55-53, with 2:26 remaining.
However, the Spartans (12-5, 6-2 SSC) were able to score the next six points to lead 61-53 with 54 seconds left. A
Taylor Buie (So., Puyallup, Wash.) 3-pointer on the next possession cut it to five, but UT was 10-of-10 from the line as part of a 10-4 run to close it out.
Jasmine Wilkins (R-Jr., Miami) had a career game in the loss, going 11-of-14 from the field and making all four of her free throws for a new best of 26 points. At one point in the first half, she scored 10 straight and 12 of 13 points for the Sharks. Her seven rebounds were one off the team lead of eight by
Richelle Carach (Sr., Naples, Fla.).
NSU was held to season lows in points and assists and in all three shooting percentages (field goal, 3-point, free throw). Overall, they were at 36 percent (22-of-61) from the field while making just 4-of-26 from behind the arc.
Danielle Robinson (Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had two second-half 3's as part of a 10-point afternoon. Buie had 11 points, but was just 4-of-15 from the field and 1-of-8 from long range.
Tampa was led by Illyssa Vivo with 21 (on 6-of-8 shooting), and Shamika Williams, who had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Juliana Cavallaro added 16. The Spartans shot the same percentage overall (46.2 on 24-of-52 shooting) as they did behind the arc, going 6-for-13 from that range.
The Sharks are back in action at the NSU Arena on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, when they host Saint Leo. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m.
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