2024-25 Florida SouthWestern Women's Basketball News
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Serrano Earns NJCAA All-American Honors
April 10, 2025Following a standout season for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, freshman guard Samantha Serrano has been named a Third Team NJCAA All-American as announced by the National office on Wednesday. -
Bucs Season Comes To A Close In Sweet 16
March 28, 2025The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers saw their 2024-2025 season come to a close Friday afternoon in the NJCAA National Tournament Sweet 16, battling to the end, but coming up just short against #3 New Mexico 62-56 to finish their campaign 25-6.
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Defense Propels Bucs to Opening Round Win at National Tournament
March 26, 2025The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers held the Itawamba Lady Indians to just 36 points in a 61-36 win at the NJCAA National Tournament in Casper, Wyoming Wednesday afternoon. It is the Bucs first win at the National Tournament since the 2019 season and pushes FSW on to the Sweet 16 where they will take on #3 New Mexico Friday.
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Tina Stephens Becomes First Bucs Basketball Player Elected to FCSAA WBB Hall of Fame
March 21, 2025While the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were in the midst of their postseason run last week in Niceville, one of their own was being honored, as two-time All-American Tina Stephens was elected to the FCSAA Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, making her the first Buccaneer Basketball player in program history to do so.
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Bucs Headed to the Big Dance
March 16, 2025For the first time since 2020, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are headed back to the NJCAA National Tournament after the Bucs earned one of eight at-large bids announced by the NJCAA on Sunday.
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Cold Shooting Dooms Bucs in FCSAA Semis
March 14, 2025The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers picked a bad time for their second worst shooting game of the season Friday afternoon in Niceville, hitting on just 32% from the field in a 66-54 loss to #4 Chipola to bring their run at the FCSAA Championships to an end in the round of four. FSW will now have to play the waiting game to see if they have earned an at large bid for the NJCAA National Tournament which will be announced on Sunday.
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Bucs Earn Opening Round Win at FCSAA Tournament
March 12, 2025The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers opened their 2025 postseason run with a victory Wednesday afternoon in Niceville, dominating from wire to wire in a 64-42 win over the Pensacola State Pirates in the first round of the FCSAA Tournament.
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Bucs Backcourt Duo Named to All-FCSAA Team
March 10, 2025The Citrus Conference Champion Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers had a pair of players named to the All-FCSAA Team on Monday as their backcourt duo of Samantha Serrano and Asiana Britt were both named to the squad after standout seasons for the Purple and Aqua.
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Citrus Champs Pick Up #3 Seed For FCSAA Championships
March 07, 2025After winning their final eight games of the regular season and pulling away with the Citrus Conference Championship, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have drawn the #3 seed for the upcoming FCSAA Championships in Niceville and will take on the red hot Pensacola State Pirates in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday.
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Bucs Starting Five Named All-Conference, Serrano Player of the Year
March 07, 2025After winning their first Citrus Conference Championship in three seasons, five Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored by the league on Friday as Georgi Buzzetti, Asiana Britt, Ivy Brown, and Sarah Owona were named to the All-Conference Team while Samantha Serrano was named the Citrus Conference Player of the Year and FSW Head Coach Jamie Fisher was named the Coach of the Year.
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Bucs Close Regular Season Ranked #12 In National Poll
March 03, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will head into the NJCAA postseason ranked #12 as the final National Rankings of the 2024-2025 season were released on Monday with the Bucs in the top dozen teams in the country.
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Bucs Win Eighth Straight to Close Regular Season
March 03, 2025No team will head to the 2025 FCSAA Tournament hotter than the #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers as FSW won their eighth straight game Monday night, going on the road and defeating the Daytona State Falcons 78-52 to close the regular season 23-4.
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Bucs Sophs Lead the Way in Final Home Game
February 26, 2025Showered with cheers before, during, and after Wednesday night's game against the Miami Dade Sharks, the Citrus Conference Champion #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers shined in their final home game of the 2025 season as Sarah Owona scored a career high 22 points, Georgi Buzzetti dished out a career best 10 assists, and Ivy Brown ripped down 14 rebounds as FSW avenged their only loss of conference play with a 74-60 win over the Sharks.
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Citrus Champs Remain #13 in National Poll
February 24, 2025After running their winning streak to six games last week, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers stayed solid at #13 in the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday.
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FSW Clinches Citrus Conference Championship
February 22, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are the 2025 Citrus Conference Champions! FSW went on the road and took care of business against the Santa Fe Saints 75-56, with five players scoring in double figures including Sarah Owona and Elina Briede who notched career highs as the Bucs improved to 15-1 in league play to clinch the title with two regular season games left to go.
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Bucs Earn Win Number 20 On the Road In St. Pete
February 19, 2025The #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers secured their 20th win of the season Wednesday night on the road in St. Petersburg, controlling the pace in a 65-50 win over the St. Petersburg Titans in Citrus Conference play to improve to 20-4 on the year.
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Britt's Big Game Earns Her FCSAA Player of the Week
February 18, 2025Leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a thrilling 66-65 win over Hillsborough on Wednesday, FSW sophomore Asiana Britt has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week as announced by the State on Tuesday.
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Lucky 13 For Bucs In Week 12 Poll
February 18, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their climb back up the NJCAA National Polls on Monday, moving up one spot back to #13 where they spend time earlier this season.
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Bucs/Manta Rays Date Saturday Canceled
February 13, 2025After adding the game last week to their schedule, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and Florida State College at Jacksonville Manta Rays will not play on Saturday after all as FSCJ has decided to pull out of the non-conference contest due to roster number concerns.
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Serrano's Buzzer Beater Lifts #14 FSW Over Hillsborough
February 12, 2025A wild game of runs came with an even wilder finish Wednesday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as the visiting Hillsborough Hawks took a two point lead with :01 remaining on the clock just to see Samantha Serrano nail a three pointer at the buzzer to give the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers a 66-65 win and keep FSW atop the Citrus Conference standings.
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Bucs Up One In Week 11 Poll
February 10, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved up one spot in the week 11 NJCAA National Rankings on Monday, checking in at #14 with their 18-4 record.
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Bucs Grind Out Key Road Win Over #19 Eastern Florida
February 05, 2025In a wild game of ups and downs, the #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers outlasted the #19 Eastern Florida State Titans 65-58 in a huge Citrus Conference matchup Wednesday night at Titan Field House in Melbourne.
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Bucs Move Back Into Top 15 of National Rankings
February 03, 2025A pair of decisive wins and some chaos in front of them was enough for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to jump up two spots to #15 in the week 10 NJCAA National Rankings released Monday by the National Office.
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Bucs Muscle Way to Win Over Daytona
February 01, 2025The outside shots weren't falling Saturday afternoon for the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, but that didn't matter as they used their size on the inside to score 46 points in the paint and a grinding defensive effort to run past the visiting Daytona State Falcons 76-51 to improve to 11-1 in Citrus Conference play this season.
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Serrano Ties Program Record as Bucs Hammer Saints
January 30, 2025Samantha Serrano tied an FSW single game record with seven three pointers made as the #17 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers blew past the visiting Santa Fe Saints 75-56 in Citrus Conference action Wednesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
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Bucs Slip Four Spots In National Poll After Streak Snapped
January 27, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers first loss in over two months cost them four spots in the week nine NJCAA National Rankings as FSW slid down to #17 as announced by the National Office on Monday.
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Bucs Streak Snapped By Sharks
January 25, 2025It was blood in the water for the Miami Dade Sharks Saturday afternoon as they jumped on the #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers early and never relented, taking a 21-2 lead to start the game in route to a 77-51 victory to bring FSW's 13 game winning streak to a screeching halt.
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Bucs/Saints Basketball Doubleheader Wednesday Postponed
January 21, 2025Wednesday’s Florida SouthWestern vs. Santa Fe Women’s & Men’s Basketball doubleheader has been postponed due to Santa Fe not being able to travel to Fort Myers for the contest with cold weather expected in the Gainesville area overnight and into the morning. The Women's game will be played January 29th at 5 PM while the Men's game will be played on February 17th at 5 PM, both at Suncoast Arena in Fort Myers. Fans with tickets to Wednesday’s game can hold onto those to use for the makeup games once they are scheduled.
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Bucs Continue Climb Up National Poll
January 21, 2025Two more wins gained the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers two more spots in the NJCAA National Rankings released on Tuesday as the Bucs continue their climb up the poll to #13, their highest ranking of the 2024-2025 season.
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Bucs Shake Off Slow Start For Home Win
January 18, 2025The #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, managing just 27 first half points against the St. Petersburg Titans, but they just about doubled that number in the third quarter and then again in the fourth to run away with a 75-50 win to remain unbeaten at 9-0 in Citrus Conference action.
