NWF Women Earn Top Seed, Face Eastern Florida in FCSAA Tourney
NICEVILLE, Fla. – The Northwest Florida State women's basketball team was rewarded for the one of the best seasons in program history with the top seed in the FCSAA/Region VIII State Tournament set for April 7-10 in Raider Arena.
The Raiders (19-1) will take on No. 8 Eastern Florida on Wednesday, April 7 at 6 p.m. in the first round of the tournament.
The game is a rematch from the FCSAA quarterfinals last season, in which Northwest Florida advanced after a 77-54 win over the Titans.
Eastern Florida enters the tournament after a 12-7 campaign and a third-place finish in the Central Conference. The Titans are led by Stephanie Torres, who is averaging 16.4 points per game.
As a team, the Titans rank 18th in the NJCAA averaging 7.8 three-pointer per contest. They have also been solid in the paint defensively posting 4.2 blocks per contest, 23rd-best in the nation.
Northwest Florida sports the nation's top defense allowing just 47.1 points per game. The Raiders have held opponents to under 65 points in 18 of 20 contests this season.
NWF will roll out five all-conference performers as Chanaya Pinto, Last-Tear Poa, and Masengo Mutanda were named All-Panhandle Conference First Team. Kynadi Kuykendoll and Inès Piper landed on the Second Team for the Raiders.
The FCSAA/Region VIII Tournament is set to begin April 7. For complete brackets, ticket information and more visit NWFRaiders.com/Region8Tourney.
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