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51
West Florida UWF 6-3
56
Winner Florida Gulf Coast FGCU 11-0
West Florida UWF
6-3
51
Final
56
Florida Gulf Coast FGCU
11-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Florida UWF 22 29 51
Florida Gulf Coast FGCU 32 24 56

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Women's Basketball Edges West Florida 56-51

FORT MYERS, Fla. '" Senior guard Ebonie Halliburton scored 18 points, junior forward Katie Schrader had 13 points and #24 Florida Gulf Coast played solid defense in beating West Florida 56-51 Thursday night at Alico Arena. With the game tied at 46-46 with 6:03 remaining, Schrader and Halliburton both hit a pair of free three throws to key a 10-5 run as FGCU (11-0 overall, 11-0 South Region) remained unbeaten. The Eagles held the Argonauts to just 10 points in the final 10:21 of the game. FGCU held UWF'â„¢s leading scorer Michelle Gibson to seven points. The Argos opened the second half with a 15-5 run to tie the game at 37-37 with 14:43 to play after the Eagles closed the first half on a 17-5 spurt to lead 32-22 at the break. But the Eagles, who were held to just five field goals in the second half, converted 23-of -32 free throws in the contest to pull out the win. Junior forward Alex Nelson added nine points for the Eagles, while Schrader pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Candy Myers had eight points to become FGCU'â„¢s all-time leading scorer with 729 points. UWF was led by Erin Vierling'â„¢s 13 points and 12 rebounds. FGCU hosts their 3rd Annual FGCU Classic on December 20-21 and will meet Christian Brothers on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Candy Myers

#5 Candy Myers

G
5' 5"
Senior
Alex Nelson

#33 Alex Nelson

F
5' 8"
Junior
Ebonie Halliburton

#21 Ebonie Halliburton

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Candy Myers

#5 Candy Myers

5' 5"
Senior
G
Alex Nelson

#33 Alex Nelson

5' 8"
Junior
F
Ebonie Halliburton

#21 Ebonie Halliburton

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
G