FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Not content with just one, Christen Prasse became the first player in Nova Southeastern women's basketball program history with multiple triple-doubles in her career, aiding the Sharks in their 82-61 Sunshine State Conference victory over the Embry-Riddle Eagles at the Rick Case Arena on Saturday afternoon.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 82, Embry-Riddle 61
Records: Nova Southeastern (11-7, 7-4 SSC), Embry-Riddle (11-7, 6-5 SSC)
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1ST QUARTER | After trading the first two buckets of the game, the Sharks went on a 7-0 run in under two minutes. They made five of their first six field goals of the game, while holding the Eagles to just one on their first 10 attempts, including a streak of six misses in a row that spanned 5:19. After the Eagles made their first shot, a three-pointer almost three minutes in, the Sharks then used an 8-1 run to take a double-digit lead (17-6) for the first time at the 3:42 mark. Maria Bardeeva scored the last seven points for the Sharks, part of 11 total in the quarter on 5-of-6 shooting, to give the team a 24-13 lead after 10 minutes. During the period, the Sharks shot 55.6% from the field to Embry-Riddle's 21.4%, while Prasse had the triple-double watch going early, already with five rebounds, four assists, two points and two steals.
 
2ND QUARTER | The Sharks never saw their lead drop back into single-digit territory for the rest of the game, as they shot even better in the next frame, making 9 of 13 field goals (69.2%), including each of their first five and three straight layups by Jordan Tully. They steadily built up their lead throughout the quarter, leading by as many as 19 points before taking a 46-28 lead into the locker room. The Sharks also benefitted from Embry-Riddle missing another six field goals in a row in the first half of the period, going 3:39 without a make, and another streak of four straight possessions with a turnover in the latter part of the quarter. Prasse added another three assists, a layup and a rebound before halftime, giving her a total of seven assists, six rebounds and four points.
 
3RD QUARTER | The Eagles made the first shot out of halftime, a three-pointer just under two minutes in. The Sharks responded, though, with back-to-back three-pointers of their own by Alison Hughes and Claire McMahon to take their first 20-point lead of the afternoon, at 52-31, and led by 20 or more for the last 4:22 of the quarter. Prasse picked up two more assists and a rebound, leaving her just one assist, three rebounds and six points away from completing the impressive feat for the second time in four days.
 
4TH QUARTER | With the game no longer in doubt, all eyes were on Prasse, and she delivered. A three-pointer about 1:30 in got her half of the remaining points she needed before corralling a rebound just 13 seconds later, then her ninth of the game at the 6:20 mark. She completed that part of the achievement first, as she collected another and immediately drew a foul just inside the 4:00 mark, hitting both of her free throws, and was just one assist and one point away. She fed Bardeeva for her 21^st and final point for the 10th assist a mere 20 second later, and hit a running jumper with 2:40 remaining to seal the deal.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Prasse led all players with 10 rebounds and 10 assists in addition to her 11 points to go along with three steals.
• Bardeeva recorded new career highs with 21 points and seven made free throws, while matching her career high of seven field goals made.
• Tully produced off the bench for the third game in a row, with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go along with three rebounds and two blocks. She is averaging 19.7 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last three games, while shooting 69.4% from the field.
• The Sharks outscored the Eagles 34-10 in the paint and 8-0 on fast breaks in the first half and also led 9-0 in second chance points and 24-3 in bench points through three quarters.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• Prasse now has two of the three triple-doubles in program history, and hers was also the first in the 13-year history of the Rick Case Arena on either the men's or women's side.
• She is just the fourth NCAA Division II women's basketball player since 2003 to record two or more triple-doubles in a row. She joins Sade Jackson of Adelphi, who had three straight between Nov. 14 and Nov. 25, 2013; Merrimack's Tia Scott (Jan. 6 and Jan. 9, 2016); and Jazmine Stubblefield of Montevallo (Jan. 11 and Jan. 14, 2017).

 
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will make the short trip down to Miami Shores on Wednesday to take on Barry (7-11, 5-6 SSC) at 5:30 p.m.
 
 
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