Saints Beat FSCJ with Hot Shooting
Saints made 13 threes, Lorianys Castanon Cruz scored 25 points
Gainesville, FL
Santa Fe (6-12) hosted Florida State College at Jacksonville (10-12), picking up a 70-57 victory a week after winning at FSCJ last Tuesday.
The Saints started hot in the first quarter, making four threes to take a 19-12 lead. Zion McRae scored 11 of her 19 points in the quarter.
FSCJ outscored the Saints 21-18 in the second quarter to cut their deficit to 37-33 at halftime. FSCJ had a balanced attack with six players scoring in the quarter.
In the third, Santa Fe extended their lead to 52-44, and Lorianys Castanon Cruz scored 12 points in the fourth to lead the Saints to a 70-57 win.
Lorianys Castanon Cruz led all scorers with 25 points with five made threes. Zion McRae added 19 points, and Claudia Ordonez Cabello made five threes for 15 points.
Coach David Lowery thoughts: "Great overall team win. I thought we shot the ball well particularly Lorianys, Claudia, and Zion. Really proud of Isabella and Taylor stepping in to do whatever it took to put us in position when Zion went down. Great second half of defense allowed us to get some separation to extend the lead. Proud of everyone stepping in and contributing to the win."
The Saints will travel to Daytona State on Saturday, February at 2:00pm.
