Greta Carollo - Junior
Eckerd Tritons Women's Basketball
(15-4, 8-3 SSC)
Florida Southern College
(10-9, 5-7 SSC)
Last Time Out
Tritons Sailed By Panthers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd women's basketball team breezed by Florida Tech, 77-58 at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Eckerd was hot out the gates with a triple by Jaylen Ostenson in the opening minute. Eckerd and Tech swapped leads six times in the first quarter before the Tritons began to pull away at the 2:53 mark. Chance Bucher closed the quarter in emphatic fashion with a jumper at the buzzer off an offensive rebound for 20-12 lead after the first frame. A pair of free throws by Emma Egan gave Eckerd a double-digit advantage. Lisa Michaelsen and Ieva Korzane were both 2-for-2 from beyond the arc in the frame, with Korzane netting a three at the buzzer for a 49-25 lead at the intermission.
Eckerd kept the pressure on in the second half, maintaining at least a 20-point lead for the remainder of the game. In the fourth quarter, the Tritons worked all the way up to a 33-point advantage. Paloma Simon added seven points in the fourth quarter, closing the door on a dominant 77-58 victory.
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This season marks Carollo's first season with the Tritons. So far, Carollo has appeared in 19 games with 18 starts. She has registered 69 rebounds, 63 defensive. Carollo has tallied 112 points, averaging 5.9 per game. She's posted 48 assists, 9 blocks, and 11 steals so far in her first season at Eckerd.