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The FIU women’s basketball team
wasted no time in dispensing of Stony Brook, 96-44, en route to
winning the Stony Brook Tournament title on Sat., Dec. 7, in New
York.
The Golden Panthers raced out to a
29-8 lead in the first 10 minutes and never looked back. FIU had
three players in double figures in the first period and entered
the locker room at halftime with a 53-19 lead.
Anita Heller led all scorers with
a career-best 20 points while Mandy Shafer added 19 and Cormisha
Cotton chipped in 18.
Cotton was named the tourney’s
MVP while Shafer and Ivelina Vrancheva joined her on the all-tournament
team.
Stony Brook was led by Danyelle Ingram
with 15 points.
It was FIU’s biggest win since
a 98-35 victory over Iona on Nov. 16, 2001. The 96-point total
was the most since the Golden Panthers defeated Florida Atlantic,
91-64, on Dec. 18, 2001.
With the win, FIU moves to 4-2 on
the year. Stony Brook is now 1-5.
FIU returns home to face crosstown
rival Miami on Sat., Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at FIU-University Park’s
Golden Panther Arena.
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