Walker Wins 300th, Raiders Improve to 6-0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Reneasha Payton scored 19 points and Laura Taylor knocked down four 3-pointers as No. 4 Northwest Florida downed College of Central Florida, 88-46, on Friday handing head coach Bart Walker his 300^th career victory in the Courtyard Downtown Capital Classic.

 Payton led all scorers with 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Taylor chalked up 12 of her 16 points from beyond the arc. Fapou Semebene scored 16 points on a 7-for-10 effort from the field and added eight rebounds.

Chanaya Pinto was solid for the Raiders as well turning in nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. NWF (6-0) shot 43.9 percent (29-66) as a team and outrebounded Central Florida 50-29. The Raiders also racked up 17 assists in the contest.

The win was the 300^th for Walker in his career and 94^th at the helm of the Northwest Florida program. Walker, in his 14^th season as a head coach, is 94-29 as a Raider.

Northwest Florida wraps up the Courtyard Downtown Capital Classic against Snow College at 11 a.m. (CT) Saturday.

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