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Destiny Nguyen during media day 2026-27
49
New College of Florida NCF 3-2
70
Winner Florida National (FL) FNU 2-1
New College of Florida NCF
3-2
49
Final
70
Florida National (FL) FNU
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
New College of Florida NCF 12 13 14 10 49
Florida National (FL) FNU 13 22 22 13 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brenda Bogle

The Conquistador bench shines in 70-49 victory over NCF Tuesday

HIALEAH, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2026) — Conquistador women's basketball (2-1) continues its hot streak, posting a 70-49 rout of the New College of Florida Banyans (3-2) at home. FNU's bench recorded 29 points, while the team's stifling defense allowed just 35.1% shooting for NCF through four frames.

To get things started at Bucky Dent Park, Florida National ended the first quarter with a slight 13-12 lead after five quick points from Ziul Gonzalez. The sophomore was two-for-two from the field and knocked down the only three-pointer for FNU in the period. NCF relied on the long reach of Julia Pacheco, keeping things close thanks to six points from the lengthy forward. Alexa Titherington was also great attacking the rim with four points as each team moved on to the second quarter.

FNU broke the game open with an impressive 22-point, 10-minute run. Maria De Gracia Karamanites was the difference maker for the Conquistadors, scoring eight and collecting a pair of critical steals before halftime. Jaylyn Laguna helped out from the bench with six minutes of play, going a perfect three-for-three from the charity stripe en route to five easy points. The scoring bug did not seem to strike NCF, however, as the Banyans were contained to mostly a five-point frame by Pacheco and four from Titherington.

The third quarter started a bit sloppy, ending in seventeen total turnovers between both squads (10 from NCF and seven from FNU). The Conquistadors rose above these errors, however, recording 22 in the third behind eight more from De Gracia. NCF's Titherington was responsible for 10 of the Banyans' 14 in the frame, abandoning the long-range shot for a ton of success attacking the rim. What kept FNU in control in crunch time was nine combined points from reserves Valeria Cifuentes, Laguna and Destiny Nguyen. NCF's bench was held to no points, while FNU took a 57-39 lead into the final stretch of play.

Samantha Vales had a huge fourth, posting five of her seven points. FNU's defense held NCF to ten in the closing minutes, moving the Conquistadors to 4-0 against NCF since the 2023-24 season. Notably, De Gracia paced the team with 18 in 17 minutes of action while Cifuentes had eight points and was perfect from the free-throw line. De Gracia was also stout on defense with a block and a team-high six steals.

Up Next: Florida National has its first road game set for Nov. 14 against Webber International University at 2 p.m.


 
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