Tampa, FL

Santa Fe (14-4) traveled to the Hillsborough Community College Hawks (10-8) and left victorious on Wednesday, January 21st.

A three by Alex Pierre-Louis gave the Saints a 13-8 lead. Palmer Walton converted a steal into a layup to maintain a 16-12 lead, and the Saints took a 27-24 lead into the half.

The Saints extended their lead to 37-31 with a steal by Jahari Simmons and a Tre Dubois layup. Dubois made another layup to extend the lead to 41-31, and a layup by Cornelius White put the Saints up 51-35. The Hawks cut their deficit to 58-50 with 2:08 left to play, but an emphatic dunk by Harvey Wilson gave the Saints a 63-54 lead with 1:09 remaining. The Saints held on to win 72-64.

"We overcame a rough shooting night to get a tough road win. We played well on the defensive end most of the night and made enough plays in the 2nd half to keep the lead around 10 most of the way." adds Head Coach John Ritzdorf. "Pierre-Louis and Dubois finished some tough plays at the basket late in the 2nd half to help secure the win."

The Saints will host Florida SouthWestern State College on Saturday, January 24th at 4:00pm.