Raiders Improve to 7-0 After Defeating Southern Crescent on Monday
NICEVILLE, Florida – Northwest Florida State women's basketball cruised to their 11th straight win on Monday after going to work on Southern Crescent, defeating the Tigers, 101-40.
Mekhia Chase led the Raiders in scoring once again, producing back-to-back 18-point outings. Celia Riviere posted her third straight double-double – fourth of the season – after dropping 16 points and securing 10 rebounds in the contest. Deborah Daventport (12) and Nevaeh Scott (11) both had their hand in mix offensively, each reaching double-digits, combining for a solid 9-13 from the field. Raiders' leading scorer Destiney McPhaul didn't produce many points tonight, only coming away with six, but put on a passing clinic with 16 total assists for the game, getting the rest of her teammates involved.
NWF produced their best shooting performance so far on the year, hitting a near 60% clip from the field – their highest percentage on the season. The Tigers struggled to take care of the ball, giving up 27 possessions to the Raiders, with 16 of those coming as steals. The Raiders were all over the glass tonight, coming away with a plus 18 rebounding differentials over the Tigers after securing 49 total boards.
In all, another solid night for a team that has been Ranked No. 1 in the nation the entire year and should be going forward after another dominating performance.
FIRST QUARTER
- The Raiders grabbed a double-digit lead right out the gate, beginning the game on a 11-0 run through the first four and a half minutes of play.
- Southern Crescent finally got some points on the board after the tigers dropped a layup with 5:17 left in the opening quarter.
- A couple of successful trips to the line would help keep the Tigers within reasonable distance, as NWF tried to maintain a ten-point advantage.
- Allison Ferguson would layup a basket to end the Raiders first quarter scoring, sending them into the second period with a 13-point lead.
SECOND QUARTER
- Celia Riviere and Mekhia Chase scored back-to-back fast break layups to put the Raiders up 17 to begin the second quarter.
- Southern Crescent answered this with back-to-back three's, bringing them back to within 13.
- Mekhia Chase knocked down the Raiders' lone three of the game with 4:20 left in the half, capping off a 14-0 Raiders' scoring run.
- NWF would continue to take advantage of fast break opportunities throughout the half as they scored 25 of their 59 first half points in transition.
THIRD QUARTER
- Celia Riviere kicked off their second half with back-to-back layups, bringing the Raiders lead to 36.
- Mya Pier Fax knocked down her second shot of the game with a mid-range jumper, giving the Raiders 75 points for the game.
- Deborah Davenport would hit a layup over a couple of defenders to give NWF a 40-point advantage over Southern Crescent with just under a minute to go in the period.
FOURTH QUARTER
- The final frame got off to a slow start offensively for the Raiders as it took the them over four minutes to make their first basket from the floor.
- Allison Ferguson knocked down her second shot of the game with five-minutes to play, giving NWF an even 90 points for the game.
- Neveah Scott hit a running floater to close out the game, putting the Raiders above the century mark for the first time this season.
UP NEXT
The Raiders will travel to Athens, Texas this week for a pair of Thanksgiving matchups against South Plains College (Nov. 24) and Paris College (Nov. 25) before returning home to face Andrew College (Dec. 1) and Pearl River (Dec. 2).
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