TEMPLE TERRANCE, FL – The No. 17 Bethel Lady Wildcats opened the 2019 portion of their schedule in Temple Terrance, Florida against Florida College Thursday and came away with a 88-60 win over the Falcons.
The Wildcats moved to 11-3 overall and 3-1 in the SSAC. The Falcons dropped to 9-5 overall and 1-4 in the SSAC.
It was the first ever meeting between the two programs.
The Lady Wildcats used a 21-6 run in the second quarter to break open a tight game and led at halftime 45-28. Bethel maintained that same style of play and never relented in the second half.
Myah Taylor had a game high 22 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Jani Crawford had a career high 16 points. Brandi Goodman tossed in a season high 14 points. Millie Bryant led the second quarter charge and finished with 13 tallies. Bethel's Tasia Jones had a game high five assists. Ten different Wildcats scored in the contest. Kynese Davis led Florida College with 15 points.
Bethel shot 43 percent from the floor connecting on 32-of-73 attempts. The Cats hit 15 three's on 32 attempts. The Falcons shot 36 percent from the field and hit five three's. Both squads pulled down 42 rebounds.
Coach Chris Nelson was pleased with his team's play. "We are very pleased with tonight's results. This was a good road win to get the New Year off to a good start. It was a total team effort. We split time with our point guards and all three of our post. It was good to have more scoring options. Everyone knows who our scorers are but it makes it harder for people to defend us when Jani and Millie gives us more threats. We came back from the break with great practices and attitudes and it paid off for them tonight." He added, "We really liked what we saw from Brandi tonight and Jani works on her own time as much as any player we have ever had and deserves more time. That certainly paid off for her and us tonight. It also gives Morgan (Martin) and Millie some rest."
Bethel remains on the road traveling to Brewton-Parker Saturday with tip-off at 1 p.m. CST.
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