Pensacola State women knock off TCC

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 13, 2021) – A 14-4 second quarter advantage proved to be the difference for Pensacola State College, in a 61-47 win over Tallahassee Community College in women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at the Bill Hebrock Eagledome. 

Mel Feratovic opened an entertaining first quarter with a three-pointer to put the Eagles on the board first. She hit another basket to give Tallahassee a 9-3 lead midway through the quarter. After Tariah Bryant scored off an assist from Ana Nikulochkina, the Eagles had a 14-8 advantage, but the Pirates countered with an 8-0 run to grab their first lead of the game. 

Briana Chambers scored in the closing seconds to tie the game at 16 after one quarter. 

Pensacola State took control in the second, outscoring the Eagles, 14-4, to carry a 30-20 lead to the locker room. 

Tallahassee got as close as seven in the third after Kyra Smith's basketball made it a 37-30 game inside the final minute, but Pensacola State scored four points in the final 20 seconds to carry a 41-30 lead to the fourth. 

The Eagles got within nine points on four different occasions but could get no closer. 

Smith led the Eagles with 11 points. Chambers and Feratovic had nine each. Nikulochkina tossed in eight. 

Tallahassee will begin the final round of Panhandle Conference play when it hosts Gulf Coast State College next Saturday at 3 p.m.