WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Women’s Basketball team opened up SSC play with a thrilling victory over the Rollins Tars on Saturday afternoon from Warden Arena. Double digit efforts from Aubrey Stupp (13), and Kailyn Terrell (12) led the way for NSU.
SCORE: No. 20 Nova Southeastern 49, Rollins 47
RECORDS: No. 20 Nova Southeastern 4-1, 1-0 SSC, Rollins 3-3, 1-1 SSC
LOCATION: Warden Arena | Winter Park, Fla.
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First Half – Five minutes into the game, a three-pointer from Kailyn Terrell put the Sharks ahead 8-7. Shortly after, the Tars would go on to reclaim the lead heading into the second quarter. Terrell kicked off the quarter with her second three-pointer of the game to put NSU ahead 15-12. Both teams continued to battle throughout the quarter but Rollins would close the half on a 7-1 run to take a 24-19 advantage going into the break.
Second Half – Quick points from Payton Graber and Aubrey Stupp put the Sharks back on top, 26-24. Rollins answered with baskets of their own, going on an 11-0 run to put themselves ahead 35-26. With 2:15 left in the quarter, Mercedes Simmons jump started a 7-0 run, cutting NSU’s deficit to two points as they headed into the final frame. The fourth quarter featured a back-and-forth affair before six straight points from Jess Moors and Graber gave the Sharks a 45-40 lead with 4:06 left to play. The Tars would claw their way back but a clutch free throw from Terrell would go on to secure the 49-47 SSC victory for NSU.
Head Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry – We were able to pull out a defensive win today. Both teams had a hard time scoring and it wasn’t pretty. Any road win in the SSC is a good win, so we are happy about the outcome.
Kailyn Terrell – It was a good road win, even though we didn’t play the greatest our conference is tough and any win is a good win. We have to continue to get better as a team and improve in the areas that we need to.
Nova Southeastern will head to the Rick Case Arena for their home opener against Shaw University on Friday, November 29th. Tip off is set for 2:00 PM.
