Saturday, January 19, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – Stetson and FGCU each won to remain unbeaten and tied atop the A-Sun women's basketball standings, while North Florida, Mercer and ETSU also claimed victories on Saturday.

Stetson tied a school record with its 10th consecutive victory in its 92-51 defeat of Lipscomb in Deland. The Hatters also won their 13th home game in a row, setting a new school record for longest home winning streak.

Mercer's Precious Bridges poured in 23 points to led all scorers, while FGCU's Sarah Hansen grabbed 15 rebounds for the evening's high on the boards to go with her 18 points.

Women's Basketball Contests
• Stetson 92, Lipscomb 51
• North Florida 66, Jacksonville 63
• Mercer 72, USC Upstate 53
• ETSU 61, Kennesaw State 59
• FGCU 79, Northern Kentucky 50

Top-Three Points
1. Precious Bridges, Mercer – 23 points
2. Sasha Sims, Stetson – 22 points
3. Kristina Wells, KSU – 19 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Sarah Hansen, FGCU – 15 rebounds
2. Serena Clark, ETSU – 11 rebounds
3. Destiny Mitchell, ETSU – 10 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Sharnea Boykin, Mercer – 9 assists
T2. Kristina Wells, KSU – 6 assists
T2. Sarah Hansen, FGCU – 6 assists

Top-Three Steals
1. Fabiola Josil, UNF - 5 steals
T2. Chantel Kennedy, KSU - 4 steals
T2. Sharnea Boykin, Mercer - 4 steals

Top-Three Blocks
T1. Jama Sharp, Stetson - 2 blocks
T1. Teanna Robinson/Ry'Van Buchanan, Mercer - 2 blocks
T1. Briona Brown/Jade Cargil, Jacksonville – 2 blocks

Women's hoops continues with four games on the schedule for Monday, Jan. 21.

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