2023-2024 Florida SouthWestern Women's Basketball News
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38 Bucs Earn NJCAA All-Academic Team Honors
July 19, 2024Following another strong season on the court and in the field for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, their accomplishments in the classroom once again matched that success as 38 Bucs were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Teams on Thursday for posting a 3.60 or better GPA for the 2023-2024 school year. -
Eight Bucs Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
June 26, 2024Following another outstanding year both in the classroom and in competition, eight Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have earned CSC Academic All-District honors for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Bucs eight student-athletes honored were the only junior college student-athletes in the state of Florida to earn the honors.
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Jamie Fisher Chosen to Lead FSW Women's Basketball Program
June 08, 2024Florida SouthWestern Director of Athletics George Sanders has announced that Jamie Fisher has been selected as the third Head Women's Basketball Coach in Buccaneers program history.
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Bucs Sharpshooter Headed to Little Rock
June 07, 2024Florida SouthWestern sharpshooter Ashley Lester will be taking her talents to the Natural State next season after signing her National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock next season.
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Bucs Allen Earns NJCAA Sports Information Director of the Year Honors
May 20, 2024Florida SouthWestern Sports Information Director Roy Allen was recently honored by the NJCAA at it's National Convention in Charlotte as he was named the 2024 NJCAA National Sports Information Director of the Year.
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Wilson Set to Join Jags in 24-25
May 17, 2024Florida SouthWestern guard Kiana Wilson has found a home for the 2024-2025 season as she has committed and signed on the dotted line to join the Southern University Jaguars next year.
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Shaffer Signs With Buffalo
May 16, 2024Following an All-State freshman season with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, Makenna Shaffer is taking her talents to the Division I level after signing at the University of Buffalo on National Signing Day in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
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Ellis Steps Down After Eight Seasons With Bucs
May 15, 2024After eight seasons on the bench for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, including the past four as the Head Coach, Dr. Jerald Ellis is stepping down from his post with the FSW Women's Basketball program.
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Bucs Fan Favorite Federica Lagana Signs With Railsplitters
May 01, 2024After two years with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, fan favorite Federica Lagana has signed to move on to the next level after inking her National Letter of Intent to play at Lincoln Memorial University next season.
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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.
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Defending Champs Too Much For Bucs in Season Ending Loss
March 14, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Slotted 7th For Region VIII Tournament, Open With Host Raiders
March 08, 2024The 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).
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Shaffer, Lester Lead Four Bucs On All-Conference Teams
March 08, 2024Following 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.
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Bucs Close Regular Season With Sophomore Night Win
March 05, 2024On 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.
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Turnovers Costly For Bucs In OT Loss To Indian River
March 02, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Punch Postseason Ticket With Win Over Sharks
February 28, 2024The 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.
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Shooting Woes Cost Bucs in Loss to Santa Fe
February 24, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Click On All Cylinders In Win Over Titans
February 21, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Go Cold Late, Fall at Home to Daytona
February 17, 2024The 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.
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Fourth Quarter Explosion Leads Bucs to Win at Santa Fe
February 15, 2024After 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.
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Bucs Come Up Short at Hillsborough
February 13, 2024Buckets 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.
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Bucs Go Toe to Toe With #9 Eastern, Fall Late 75-67
February 07, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Hang On Late For Road Win at Daytona
February 03, 2024The 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.
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Lagana, Bucs Earn Hard Fought Win to Take Over Second in Citrus
January 31, 2024Federica 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.
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Shaffer's Big Game Saves Bucs Against Miami Dade
January 27, 2024Trailing 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.
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Bucs Battered By Red Hot Titans
January 25, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Upended On The Road
January 23, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Clamp Down Titans For Road Win
January 21, 2024The 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.
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Lester's 32 Powers FSW Over Hillsborough
January 13, 2024Ashley 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.
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Bucs Shine In the Classroom This Fall
January 10, 2024Not 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.
