BOCA RATON, Fla. – Heading towards the end of their regular season road game schedule, the Nova Southeastern women's basketball team picked up a solid win over the host Lynn Fighting Knights on Wednesday evening in the de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 83-61
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern University Sharks (16-9, 12-6 SSC), Lynn University Fighting Knights (13-10, 7-10 SSC)
LOCATION: de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center | Boca Raton, Fla.    
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
1ST QUARTER | The Fighting Knights and the Sharks exchanged baskets to knot the game, 2-2, at the 8:51 mark, before a layup by Lynn's Kelsi Fizer gave the home team back the lead. The Sharks trailed the Fighting Knights for the remainder of the quarter before a three-pointer by Claire McMahon gave NSU its first lead of the game, 24-22.
 
2ND QUARTER | After a minute and a half of scoreless play, McMahon netterd the first basket of the quarter before a layup by LU's Janay Williams brought the deficit back down to two points, 26-24, at the 8:15 mark. The Sharks then started a 10-4 run over the next three and a half minutes, taking their largest lead of the game thus far at 36-28 with back-to-back three-pointers by Mikayla Thompson and Claire McMahon. A jumper by the Knights once again cut NSU's lead to just two points, 36-34, with three minutes left in the quarter, but another basket at the buzzer by the Sharks, this time a layup by Jordan Tully, kept Lynn at bay by five points, 41-36, heading into halftime.
 
3RD QUARTER | Returning to the court, the Sharks meant business for the first three minutes of play, taking off on a 10-0 run for a 51-36 edge. Besides a pair of free throws by McMahon, the Sharks were unable to make a field goal over the 2:16 as Maria Bardeeva ended their drought with a layup for a 55-43 lead. NSU continued to hold their double-digit lead throughout the rest of the frame, as a three-pointer by McMahon, her fourth of the game, gave the Sharks a 17-point lead (64-47).
 
4TH QUARTER | The two teams were back and forth with scoring to start the final quarter, before an and-one by Katie Barnard and a layup by Tully gave the Sharks their first 20-point lead of the game, 69-49 with 6:50 on the clock. Lynn used a 12-7 to bring Nova Southeastern's lead back down to 15 with 2:25 to go, but that would be as close as they would get as the Sharks used the remaining time to use a 7-0 run to close out the game on top, 83-61.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• McMahon led the way with her 20 points, shooting 7-of-16 from the field and 4-of-10 from beyond the arc. Her four three's ties her season high, which was set the last time the Sharks and the Knights faced off on Jan. 16.
• Alison Hughes and Tully each recorded 12 points, while Hughes contributed seven assists, a career-high. Tully also had four rebounds.
• Christen Prasse and Barnard put up 10 points apiece, with Prasse bringing down six boards and tallying a game-high eight assists and three steals.
• Thompson registered eight rebounds with seven points.

 
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• This is the second consecutive game the Sharks have recorded double-digit three-pointers. NSU netted a total of 10 tonight, and had 11 against Florida Tech last Saturday.
• NSU is currently ranked fourth in the league with their 34.7 3FG percentage, with Hughes leading the conference, shooting 45.2 percent from deep.  
• With tonight's win and a loss by Embry-Riddle, the Sharks jump back up to fourth in the conference standings.

 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Sharks will play their final regular season road game of the 2018-19 season this Saturday as they travel to Tampa to take on the host Spartans.
 
 
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