NWF Improves to 12-0 Following a 91-39 Victory Over Southern Crescent
GRIFFIN, Georgia – Northwest Florida State women's basketball notched another victory in the win column today following another impressive performance over Southern Crescent Technical College – a team they beat a home eerier in the season – defeating the Tigers, 91-36, bringing their record to a perfect 12-0 on the season.
Following Tuesday's contest in Griffin, Georgia, the Raiders have outscored the Tigers 192-79 in their two meetings this season. Tonight, the Raiders dominated both ends of the floor despite playing without their second-leading scorer, Celia Riviere. NWF shot 59.1% from the floor as a team – a nearly identical percentage from their first meeting with the Tigers when the Raiders shot 59.7%. Adding to this, the Raiders connected with seven three-pointers, hitting a season-best 63.6% clip from behind the arc.
Conversely, the Tigers shot a grim 22.0% from the field, 20.0% from three and 56.0% from the charity stripe. NWF outgained SCTC on the glass, securing 18 more rebounds than the Tigers for the game. The Raiders also excelled in taking away possessions, combining for 17 steals, adding to the Tigers 24 turnovers for the night. Distributing the ball was no issue for Bart Walkers' team today as the NWF dished out 24 assists, leading to every Raider scoring at least once in the game.
Raiders leading scorer Destiney McPhaul put on a scoring clinic in Georgia tonight. The Philadelphia native scored a game-high 21 points – all coming in the first half – including four makes from behind the arc. This scoring outburst marks the third time McPhaul has eclipsed 20 points in a game this year.
In her sixth start of the season, Kyla McBride produced her fifth double-digit scoring performance with 14 points against the Tigers tonight. Neveah Scott and Deanasty Smith had solid nights off the bench for the Raiders, each contributing 11 points to the Raiders scoring line.
UP NEXT
The Raiders will have a week off before taking a trip down to Panama City for a neutral-site game against Columbia State College on Friday, December 15. From there, the Raiders will get a two-week break as NWF gears up to play Santa Fe College on December 30 in Gainesville, FL, for the Best Western Gateway Grand Classic II.