The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers saw their 2024 season come to a close Thursday afternoon on the road in Niceville as they fell behind early and never recovered in a 68-42 loss to the defending National Champion Northwest Florida State Raiders in the first round of the FCSAA State Tournament.
Following a 4th place finish in the conference standings, a quartet of Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have been named to the inaugural Citrus Conference All-Conference team as announced by the league Friday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers drew the #7 seed for next week’s FCSAA State/NJCAA Region VIII Tournament in Niceville, Florida and will take on the defending National Champion and host Northwest Florida State Raiders in the opening round Thursday at 2 PM (ET).
On a night that celebrated the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers' three sophomores playing their final home games in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, it was the Bucs freshmen that stole the show Monday night as Ivy Brown posted a 17 point, 11 rebound double-double and Roksana Sajdak scored a career high 16 as FSW pushed late to defeat Daytona State 78-66 and head to next week's FCSAA State Tournament in Niceville with a win.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put together their second best shooting night of the season Saturday on the road against the Indian River State Pioneers, hitting 56% of their shots from the field and 42% from the three point line, but they couldn't overcome their most turnovers since the opening game of the season as they fell 89-86 in overtime to give the Pioneers the season series between the two.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are headed back to the postseason after securing an 81-68 road win over the Miami Dade Sharks Wednesday night to punch their ticket to the FCSAA State Tournament in Niceville in two weeks.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers couldn't find any rhythm on the offensive end of the floor, shooting just 32% from the field and turning it over 20 times in a 72-63 loss to Santa Fe Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers posted new season highs in field goal percentage, three point percentage, and assists Wednesday night while blowing past the visiting St. Petersburg Titans 85-63 in Citrus Conference action in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
The Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers led the Daytona State Falcons by five midway through the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, but they managed just one field goal over the final five minutes of the game as Daytona erased the Bucs lead and went ahead for a 64-61 win to stun FSW in Citrus Conference action.
After a slow start, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers stepped on the gas late, putting up a 27 point fourth quarter for a 67-64 come from behind win over the Santa Fe Saints Thursday night in Gainesville.
Buckets were hard to come by for both sides Tuesday night as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took on the Hillsborough Hawks in Citrus Conference action in Tampa, but in the end, the Hawks made one more shot than the Bucs, outlasting FSW for a 54-51 win to leapfrog the Bucs for second place in the conference standings.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers gave it their best shot Wednesday night in front of their home crowd in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, but at the end of the day, the #9 Eastern Florida State Titans, winners of 17 games in a row, were just too much as the Titans edged out the Bucs late 75-67 to all but seal up the inaugural Citrus Conference Championship.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won their third straight game Saturday afternoon on the road in Daytona, jumping out to a big early lead and hanging on late for a 65-60 win over the Daytona State Falcons to improve to 8-4 in Citrus Conference play on the year.
Federica Lagana notched a career high 11 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers over the Indian River State Pioneers 65-58 to give the Bucs sole possession of second place in the Citrus Conference standings.
Trailing by 13 against Miami Dade midway through the third quarter, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers turned to freshman Makenna Shaffer Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena and the rookie delivered, pouring in 18 of her game high 21 points in the final 12 minutes to lead FSW to a 44-39 come from behind victory in Citrus Conference play.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers picked the wrong time to have an off night on Thursday as FSW was manhandled in the second half to the tune of a 74-38 loss to a red hot #15 Eastern Florida State team who earned their 15th consecutive win in the victory.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers couldn't hold onto a 13 point second half lead Tuesday night on the road in Gainesville, falling 56-55 to Santa Fe to drop to 9-7 on the year.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers turned up the screws on the defensive end Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, tying a program record for least points allowed in a conference game as they blew past the St. Petersburg Titans 67-33 in Citrus Conference action to improve to 5-2 in league play on the season.
Ashley Lester became the first Buccaneer to top the 30 point mark in nearly three seasons to lead Florida SouthWestern over Hillsborough 87-80 in Citrus Conference action Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
Not only did the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers student-athletes star on the court and in the field this Fall, but they were equally as good in the classroom where for the first time in Bucs Athletics history all five FSW teams posted a 3.0 or better team GPA while the Bucs 90 student-athletes combined for a school record 3.26 GPA.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers played toe to toe with the #22 Eastern Florida State Titans Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, but came up just short, dropping a 58-55 decision in Citrus Conference action.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began 2024 the exact same way they closed out 2023, grinding out a low scoring victory Wednesday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Despite shooting under 30% on the night, the Bucs dominated the glass, posting a +24 on the boards for a 58-48 win over the visiting Hillsborough Hawks to improve to 3-1 in Citrus Conference action.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers closed out 2023 with a win on Friday afternoon in Fort Pierce, grinding out a 48-42 win over Bishop State to improve to 6-5 on the year.
Saturday's Citrus Conference game between the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Hillsborough Hawks has been postponed due to impending weather in Southwest Florida.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got off to a good start Wednesday night in their 2023 Citrus Conference home opener, holding a one point lead at the end of the first quarter and a four point lead at the half against Indian River, but the second half was a different story as the Bucs shot just 30% from the field and were 2-13 from the three point line as they watched their lead evaporate and the Pioneers come from behind for a 66-60 win to drop FSW to 5-5 on the year.
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Addison Potts will be making a 2,500 mile journey cross country next season after the Bucs guard signed with Cal State Northridge on National Signing Day in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved to 2-0 in Citrus Conference play Monday night in St. Petersburg, using a grinding effort to beat the Titans 55-45 despite shooting just 30% from the field in the contest.
It wasn't pretty, but the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will take it as FSW overcame a dreadful first 30 minutes in their Citrus Conference opener against Miami Dade Saturday afternoon for a 59-48 come from behind win to even up their record at 4-4 on the year.
In what turned into a heavyweight slugfest at Suncoast Credit Union Arena Saturday afternoon between the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers and the Western Wyoming Mustangs, a hero emerged, as Ashley Lester nailed six three pointers and poured in nearly half her team's points as the Bucs pulled out a 52-48 win to wrap up the 2023 FSW Classic in Fort Myers.
Shaffer Nets FCSAA All-State Honors
March 29, 2024ollowing an outstanding freshman season for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, Makenna Shaffer has been named to the FCSAA All-State Team.
