Florida Gators
Miami Suns Premier (Exh.)
Women?s Basketball Defeats Miami Suns Premier, 95-41
Friday, November 5, 2004 | Women's Basketball
The University of Florida women's basketball team used a 27-point performance from junior forward Bernice Mosby (Brooksville, Fla.) to defeat the Miami Suns Premier, 95-41, at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Thursday night in its first exhibition game of the 2004-05 season.
From the opening tip-off the Gators controlled the game, jumping out to a 16-6 lead just over four minutes into the contest. Four Gators scored in double figures, while UF senior Tashia Morehead (Panama City, Fla.) just missed a double-double, by chipping in nine points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Danielle Santos (Marietta, Ga.) scored all of her 16 points in the second half, when the Gators outscored the visitors 48-18. Brittany Davis (Gainesville, Fla.) added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting for UF, which shot a blistering 57.6 percent in the final period.
"This was a test of putting everything we have worked on in practice together and getting contributions from everyone on the team," head coach Carolyn Peck said. "The style we want to play this year will require depth. Being able to get contributions from several people tonight off the bench was very important."
The Gators opened the game on a 14-2 run, hitting a perfect six-for-six from the charity stripe. The scoring continued in bunches as Florida turned 19 Suns turnovers into 26 points in the opening period.
Mosby led all first-half scorers as she netted 14 points, pulled down four rebounds and picked off four passes. Mosby's four steals led a Gator defensive charge that held the Sun Premier to nine field goals on 27 attempts. The Florida defense also took two charges and hauled in 10 rebounds.
Florida maintained a double-digit lead almost the entire first half, as the Sun Premier would only climb within eight points after the opening run by the Gators.
The second half would open much like the first, as the Gators darted out on an 11-0 run in the first three minutes of play. The Gator defense turned up their play in the second half as they held, the Sun Premier without a field goal for the first 11 minutes of the deciding half.
Santos led the Gator offensive charge in the second half, as she netted all of her 16 points in the final half. Mosby added 13 of her game-high 27 points in the final period, while also grabbing three boards.
The Gators return to action on Monday, Nov. 15, as they host Mike White's Premier at the O'Connell Center. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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