Melbourne, FL- On Tuesday, the Saints traveled down to Eastern Florida State College to face the Titans (20-3) for another conference matchup.  The Titans who are ranked #8 in the NJCAA Division I National Poll, proved to be too much for the Saints today as they would go on to win 89-56.    

How It Happened

Santa Fe struck first with a strong move and finish to the basket by Khaleah Douglas.  Amelia Hassett followed that up with a triple from the key.  The Titans went on a 9-0 run forcing Santa Fe to take a timeout.   After the timeout the Saints went on a 5-0 run with Shakiria Chaney hitting a much needed basket follwed by a triple from Joey Delancey, cutting the score to 7-12 (Titians).  The Titans would go on to outscore the Saints 13-2 for the remainder of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, it was all Titans as they would go to score 20 points to the Saints 10 points.  Esra Sen lead the charge for the Titans.  She had 7 points in quarter.

The shooting woes continued in the second half for the Saints.  Two players for the Saints scored in double digits on the day.  Joey Delancey scored 13 points and Leyah Houston had 11 points.  Shakiria Chaney scored 9 points.

The Titans continued to shoot the well from the field, including from behind the arc. Their excellent shooting allowed them to continue to widen the scoring margin leading to a 33 point victory. 

Quote From Coach Jackson

"Unfortunately we chose tonight to not have our best defensive effort. We just seemed to be a step slow the entire night and our opponent was able to capitalize on it. We will get back to work tomorrow to attempt to fix some of the mistakes and get ready for our next game on Thursday."

Up Next

The Saints will face Florida Southwestern State College in Gainesville this Thursday February 15 @ 5PM.