Za'Nautica Downs

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Za'Nautica Downs
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Hometown:
    Moultrie, Georgia
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Colquitt County HS
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    18.7
  • fg %
    37.2
  • 3pt %
    37.4
  • ft %
    83.8
  • reb/g
    4.6
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

As a Freshman (2018-19)

>> 1st Team All-Suncoast Conference 

>> 2019 NJCAA All Star Game Particpant 

Appeared in 31 games, starting all, but 1 game making 30 starts as a freshman ... Averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game ... Logged 24.6 minutes per game, including a career-best 38 minute night against Gulf Coast State, a game in which she also scored her career-high 29 points and added in five rebounds and four assists ... Collected nine steals against Trinity College of Florida on Jan. 12, 2019, the most ever in a single game in Bucs history ... Played in the 2019 NJCAA All Star Game 

High School
Scored 1,966 points for her prep career ... Averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 steals per contest as a senior ... Averaged 17.7 points for her prep career.

Personal
Born August 9, 2000 ... Daughter of Felicia Sanders.

 

CAREER HIGHS AT FSW
Points 41  vs. Hillsborough (Jan. 8, 2020)
Field Goals Made 16  vs. Hillsborough (Jan. 8, 2020)
3PT Made 7  2x,  Last vs. Eastern Florida (Feb. 5, 2020)
Free Throws Made 15  vs. St. Petersburg (Jan. 4, 2020)
Rebounds 13  vs. Broward (Dec. 18, 2019)
Assists 8  2x, Last vs. Eastern Florida (Jan. 18, 2020)
Blocks 2  at Eastern Florida State (Feb. 6, 2019)
Steals 9  vs. Trinity College of Florida (Jan. 12, 2019)
Minutes 40  vs. #24 Eastern Florida (Jan. 18, 2019)
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 9
Games started 28 8
Minutes 811 267
Minutes per game 26.2 29.7
FG 188-505 68-151
FG Pct 37.2 45.0
3PT 85-227 37-81
3PT Pct 37.4 45.7
FT 119-142 46-56
FT Pct 83.8 82.1
Off rebounds 51 10
Def rebounds 93 38
Total rebounds 144 48
Rebounds per game 4.6 5.3
Personal fouls 67 20
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 81 21
Turnovers 68 16
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.3
Steals 65 12
Blocks 8 2
Points 580 219
Points per game 18.7 24.3
Points per 40 min 28.6 32.8
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 5 at Albany Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Tallahassee Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at CB Hoops Jam by the Beach - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 FSW Scrimmages - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 College of Central Florida W, 107-60 1 11 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 2-5 40.0 9
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 39 10-24 41.7 5-13 38.5 7-9 77.8 32
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 24 12-23 52.2 4-6 66.7 3-5 60.0 31
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 35 3-10 30.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 30 7-22 31.8 2-8 25.0 9-11 81.8 25
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 27 6-10 60.0 1-4 25.0 5-6 83.3 18
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 27 3-18 16.7 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 37 10-31 32.3 5-16 31.3 2-2 100.0 27
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 27 3-21 14.3 0-6 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 14 1-8 12.5 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 - 15 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 - 26 3-9 33.3 3-5 60.0 7-8 87.5 16
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 21 4-14 28.6 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 30 8-22 36.4 4-8 50.0 8-8 100.0 28
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 17 4-22 18.2 2-8 25.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 20 3-15 20.0 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 9
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 30 6-14 42.9 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 14
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 - 25 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 15-17 88.2 26
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 25 16-24 66.7 7-11 63.6 2-4 50.0 41
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 37 12-31 38.7 4-15 26.7 6-6 100.0 34
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 14 5-8 62.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 40 7-18 38.9 6-12 50.0 7-9 77.8 27
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 26 7-16 43.8 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 17
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 28 9-19 47.4 5-10 50.0 1-2 50.0 24
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 15 5-10 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 37 11-25 44.0 7-13 53.8 1-1 100.0 30
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 30 8-19 42.1 4-9 44.4 4-4 100.0 24
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 22 4-12 33.3 3-9 33.3 5-6 83.3 16
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 1 18 8-12 66.7 4-7 57.1 3-3 100.0 23
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 34 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 11-13 84.6 14
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 30 4-15 26.7 4-10 40.0 4-5 80.0 16
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 5 at Albany Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Tallahassee Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at CB Hoops Jam by the Beach - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 FSW Scrimmages - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 College of Central Florida W, 107-60 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 39 0 4 4 5 3 1 0
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 24 1 2 3 3 2 5 0
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 35 1 0 1 1 2 1 0
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 30 2 2 4 6 1 5 1
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 27 1 3 4 1 6 4 0
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 27 3 3 6 0 3 4 0
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 37 1 3 4 3 5 1 0
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 27 5 3 8 5 0 1 0
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 14 0 2 2 2 2 2 0
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 - 15 7 2 9 2 3 1 0
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 - 26 1 2 3 3 4 2 0
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 21 0 2 2 4 3 5 0
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 30 2 6 8 8 3 4 1
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 17 7 6 13 5 5 1 0
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 20 2 1 3 1 0 6 1
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 30 1 1 2 1 2 0 1
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 - 25 1 7 8 3 2 1 0
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 25 3 5 8 1 4 3 0
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 37 4 1 5 4 1 2 1
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 14 0 4 4 3 0 3 0
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 40 0 5 5 8 3 0 0
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 26 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 28 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 15 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 37 0 7 7 0 0 1 1
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 30 3 1 4 2 1 2 1
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 22 1 4 5 4 1 2 0
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 1 18 1 3 4 1 2 1 0
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 34 0 4 4 1 3 2 0
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 30 1 3 4 1 3 2 0
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 5 at Albany Jamboree - - - -
Oct 12 at Tallahassee Jamboree - - - -
Oct 13 at CB Hoops Jam by the Beach - - - -
Oct 26 FSW Scrimmages - - - -
Nov 1 College of Central Florida W, 107-60 1 3 - 0.5
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 3 - 1.7
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 2 - 1.5
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 4 - 0.5
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 2 - 6.0
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 1 - 0.2
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 4 - 0.6
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 0 - -
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 - 0 - 0.7
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 - 2 - 0.8
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 2 - 1.3
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 2 - 2.7
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 3 - -
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 - 3 - 1.5
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 0 - 4.0
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 0 - -
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 3 - 2.7
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 5 1 2.0
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 3 - -
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 2 - -
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 3 - 4.0
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 1 1 - 0.5
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 2 - 0.3
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 3 - 0.3
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 31 24.6 5.4-13.6 2.0-6.3 2.6-3.5 15.4
2019-20 31 26.2 6.1-16.3 2.7-7.3 3.8-4.6 18.7
Total 62 25.4 5.7-15.0 2.4-6.8 3.2-4.0 17.0
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 31 30 764 167-423 39.5 61-196 31.1 82-109 75.2 477
2019-20 31 28 811 188-505 37.2 85-227 37.4 119-142 83.8 580
Total 62 58 1575 355-928 38.3 146-423 34.5 201-251 80.1 1057
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 31 764 24.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 31 811 26.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 62 1575 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 31 1.6 1.9 3.5 2.1 2.1 2.8 0.3
2019-20 31 1.6 3.0 4.6 2.6 2.2 2.1 0.3
Total 62 1.6 2.4 4.0 2.4 2.1 2.5 0.3
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 31 30 49 58 107 65 64 87 9
2019-20 31 28 51 93 144 81 68 65 8
Total 62 58 100 151 251 146 132 152 17
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 62 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 26.2 6.1-16.3 2.7-7.3 3.8-4.6 18.7
Conference 9 29.7 7.6-16.8 4.1-9.0 5.1-6.2 24.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 25.4 6.9-16.6 3.0-7.6 3.7-4.4 20.6
Away 11 27.9 5.7-17.3 2.8-8.2 3.8-4.6 18.1
Neutral 6 24.8 4.7-13.7 2.0-5.2 4.2-5.0 15.5
Result
Wins 24 24.1 6.3-16.1 2.8-7.0 3.9-4.6 19.2
Losses 7 33.1 5.3-16.9 2.7-8.6 3.7-4.4 17.0
Month
November 9 28.6 6.3-18.6 2.2-7.3 3.6-4.7 18.4
December 8 21.6 3.6-13.9 1.6-5.1 3.2-3.5 12.1
January 8 26.3 8.2-17.2 3.6-8.5 4.1-5.0 24.3
February 5 28.2 6.4-14.8 3.8-8.4 4.8-5.4 21.4
March 1 30.0 4.0-15.0 4.0-10.0 4.0-5.0 16.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 28 811 188-505 37.2 85-227 37.4 119-142 83.8 580
Conference 9 8 267 68-151 45.0 37-81 45.7 46-56 82.1 219
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 14 13 355 97-233 41.6 42-106 39.6 52-61 85.2 288
Away 11 11 307 63-190 33.2 31-90 34.4 42-51 82.4 199
Neutral 6 4 149 28-82 34.1 12-31 38.7 25-30 83.3 93
Result
Wins 24 21 579 151-387 39.0 66-167 39.5 93-111 83.8 461
Losses 7 7 232 37-118 31.4 19-60 31.7 26-31 83.9 119
Month
November 9 9 257 57-167 34.1 20-66 30.3 32-42 76.2 166
December 8 6 173 29-111 26.1 13-41 31.7 26-28 92.9 97
January 8 7 210 66-138 47.8 29-68 42.6 33-40 82.5 194
February 5 5 141 32-74 43.2 19-42 45.2 24-27 88.9 107
March 1 1 30 4-15 26.7 4-10 40.0 4-5 80.0 16
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 811 26.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 9 267 29.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 355 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 307 27.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 6 149 24.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 579 24.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 7 232 33.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 9 257 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 8 173 21.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 210 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 5 141 28.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 30 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 1.6 3.0 4.6 2.6 2.2 2.1 0.3
Conference 9 1.1 4.2 5.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.4 1.4 2.0 0.5
Away 11 1.9 3.3 5.2 3.5 2.5 1.7 0.1
Neutral 6 2.3 2.5 4.8 1.7 3.5 3.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 1.8 3.1 5.0 2.9 2.0 2.3 0.3
Losses 7 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.7 3.0 1.6 0.1
Month
November 9 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 0.2
December 8 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.3 2.8 2.6 0.4
January 8 1.4 3.6 5.0 2.6 1.5 1.4 0.1
February 5 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.6 1.4 1.6 0.4
March 1 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 28 51 93 144 81 68 65 8
Conference 9 8 10 38 48 21 16 12 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 13 16 42 58 33 20 28 7
Away 11 11 21 36 57 38 27 19 1
Neutral 6 4 14 15 29 10 21 18 0
Result
Wins 24 21 44 75 119 69 47 54 7
Losses 7 7 7 18 25 12 21 11 1
Month
November 9 9 14 20 34 25 24 23 2
December 8 6 20 22 42 26 22 21 3
January 8 7 11 29 40 21 12 11 1
February 5 5 5 19 24 8 7 8 2
March 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 2 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
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Photo by Brad Young (BradYoungPhoto.com)
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Lett Headed to South Alabama
Lett Headed to South Alabama

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Downs Inks With UNC-Wilmington
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Vargas-Reyes Set to Join America East Champs Stony Brook
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Za'Nautica Downs Named Second Team NJCAA All-American
Za'Nautica Downs Named Second Team NJCAA All-American

For the third straight season, the Florida SouthWestern State Women's Basketball team has an NJCAA All-American.  After Tina Stephens secured the honors in 2018 and 2019, sophomore guard Za'Nautica Downs followed suit on Tuesday as she was tabbed a Second Team selection to write the final chapter in her Buccaneer career.

Photo by Linwood Ferguson
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Downs Tabbed World Exposure Second Team All-American
Downs Tabbed World Exposure Second Team All-American

Florida SouthWestern State sophomore guard Za'Nautica Downs collected yet another award this week as she was named a 2020 World Exposure Second Team All-American as announced by the organization.  

Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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Downs Earns FCSAA All-State Honors
Downs Earns FCSAA All-State Honors

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Cabria Lewis (Photo by Christopher Wallace)
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Graphic by Jay Daubenberger
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Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Bucs Stunned in Regular Season Finale

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FSW Sophomores (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
#9 FSW Hits Century Mark in Sophomore Night Win

The #9 Florida SouthWestern State Women's Basketball team sent their sophomores out in style Wednesday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, hitting the century mark for the fifth time this season, in a 100-33 win over visiting Impact Academy in the Bucs final home game of 2020.  

Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Downs Eclipses 1,000 Point Mark in Bucs Win

Za'Nautica Downs became just the second player in Florida SouthWestern State Women's Basketball history to reach the 1,000 career point mark on Wednesday, scoring a team high 16 as the Buccaneers blew past Hillsborough 89-51 to remain unbeaten in Suncoast Conference play.

Back to Back to Back, FSW Downs St. Pete to Win Third Straight Suncoast Crown
Back to Back to Back, FSW Downs St. Pete to Win Third Straight Suncoast Crown

Needing one win in their final three Suncoast Conference games to claim their third straight outright conference title, the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Women’s Basketball team wasted little time on Saturday, jumping out to a big early lead before coasting to a 92-75 win over visiting St. Petersburg to take their spot on the podium for the third time in three seasons. 

Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
#14 FSW Wins Thriller Over #22 Eastern Florida

In one of the top NJCAA Women's Basketball matchups of the night, the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers outlasted the #22 Eastern Florida State Titans 77-76 Wednesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.  

Ta'Shonna Wright Gaskins (Photo by Roy Allen)
Bucs Win 20th in Blowout of Conqs

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers picked up their 20th win of the season Wednesday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, blowing away the visiting Florida National Conquistadors 94-40. 

Cabria Lewis (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Second Half Explosion Leads #14 FSW to Seventh Straight Win

For 20 minutes Saturday afternoon, the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers struggled to find the basket, managing just 33 points against the visiting Hillsborough Hawks.  That all changed as the second half got underway as the Bucs equaled their first half production in the third quarter alone and then packed on 29 more in the fourth to blow the Hawks away 95-66 for their seventh straight victory.  

Shekinah Guthrie (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
FSW Erases Big Second Half Deficit For Conference Road Win

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers looked like they were in big trouble Wednesday night on the road at St. Petersburg as they faced their largest deficit of the 2019-2020 season, trailing the Titans by 17 with just over 16 minutes left in the game.  But the Bucs didn't quit on this night, outscoring St. Pete 17-2 to close the third quarter before forcing overtime and coming out on top of an 88-86 nailbiter in the extra period for their sixth straight victory.

Downs Tabbed NJCAA National Player of the Week
Downs Tabbed NJCAA National Player of the Week

One day after being named the FCSAA State Player of the Week, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Za’Nautica Downs was rewarded by the NJCAA for her record breaking performances last week as she was tabbed the NJCAA National Player of the Week, the Bucs first since Tina Stephens in January of 2018. 

Zairea Hannah (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Bucs Dominate Elite Prep

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers led 44-4 after one quarter of play and 76-5 at halftime in route to a 107-15 win Wednesday night againts Elite Sports Prep Academy. 

Downs Named FCSAA Player of the Week
Downs Named FCSAA Player of the Week

Putting up two of the top three single game scoring marks in program history last week, it came as little surprise Tuesday as Florida SouthWestern State guard Za’Nautica Downs was named the FCSAA Player of the Week.

Shekinah Guthrie (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Bucs Bang the Boards For Win Over Daytona

If you just looked at the shooting percentage numbers from Saturday's Florida SouthWestern vs. Daytona State Women's Basketball game, you might have thought that it was a nip and tuck contest late in the game, as the Buccaneers shot 40.4% and the Falcons 40.6% in the matinee affair.  However, a dominating performance on the glass allowed #15 FSW to get off 25 more shots than the Falcons and they took advantage, putting up a 56 point second half to earn their 15th win of the season in a 94-78 victory. 

Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Downs Erupts For School Record 41 in Bucs Route

Za'Nautica Downs put on a show Wednesday night on the road at Hillsborough, shattering the FSW single game record with 41 points as the 15th ranked Bucs hit the century mark in a 100-67 win to improve to 2-0 in Suncoast Conference play.  

Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Downs, Defense Push Bucs Past Titans in Suncoast Opener

The defending Suncoast Conference Champion Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got their 2020 defense campaign off to a good start Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as they kicked off conference play against the upstart St. Petersburg Titans with a 64-56 victory behind a big 26 point effort from sophomore Za'Nautica Downs. 

Zairea Hannah & Cabria Lewis (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Bucs Survive Late Scare to Win Eighth Straight

The #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers didn't make things easy on themselves Saturday night in their second half opener against the visiting Santa Fe Saints, taking a 23 point lead before having to come from behind late in the second half for a 72-67 win to earn their eighth straight win to improve to 12-4 on the year. 

L-R, Simone Lett, Za'Nautica Downs, Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
Defense Propels Bucs to Seventh Straight Win

While the usually high powered Florida SouthWestern State offense couldn't find its rhythm Wednesday night in the Buccaneers' first half finale, their defense did, holding the opposing Broward Seahawks to just 31% shooting while forcing 22 turnovers to come away with their seventh straight victory in a 72-56 triumph to send them to the break 11-4 on the year.  

Photo by Linwood Ferguson
#13 FSW Races Past Miami Dade For Season Sweep

Za'Nautica Downs flirted with a triple-double and four other Bucs reached double figures in scoring as the #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers blew past the visiting Miami Dade Sharks 100-72 to earn their tenth win of the 2019-2020 season Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. 

Shekinah Guthrie (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Big Third Quarter Boosts Bucs to Fourth Straight Win

For the first time this season, the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers faced a halftime deficit Saturday night against #21 Pensacola State in the Florida Juco Shootout.  It didn’t phase the Bucs however as they stormed out of the gates in the second half by scoring the first nine points, retaking the lead and never looking back as they knocked off the Pirates 61-54 for their fourth consecutive victory. 

Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
#14 FSW Survives Late Scare at Miami Dade

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers led wire to wire Wednesday night on the road at Miami Dade, but the game was not without drama as they saw a 24 point lead shrink to 1 before hanging on late to win 64-60 to improve to 6-4 on the year. 

Adonne' Tillman (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Bucs Finish Fourth at WNIT

For the fifth time in eight early season games the #9 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers opposed a top 25 foe Saturday in the 3rd place game at the WNIT in Midland, Texas as they battled the 13th ranked hosts, the Midland Lady Chaparrals.  The Bucs led most of the first half and had a 13 point advantage in the second half, but again couldn’t hold on late, falling 81-77 to settle for a 4th place finish at the showcase event.

Sheslanie Laureano (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Bucs Fall Late in Top 10 Battle with Trinity Valley

The #9 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went toe to toe with the program with more National Championships than any other program in the country, #3 Trinity Valley, Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the WNIT Tournament in Midland, Texas. However, despite leading most of the game and into the closing moments of the contest, the Bucs couldn’t hold on, dropping a 66-59 decision to the Cardinals and will are now forced to settle for the tournament’s third place game Saturday night against the host #13 Midland Chaparrals. 

Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
#9 Bucs Blowout Hill in WNIT Opener

The #9 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were the new kids on the block Thursday at the 2019 Women’s National Invitational Tournament in Midland, Texas as they took on the 7-0 Hill Rebels. The Bucs, in just their fourth year of existence, were participating in the 10th annual tournament for the first time with the likes of perennial national powers Trinity Valley, Seward County, Salt Lake, and Midland. It didn’t take long for FSW to let the rest of the field know they belonged though as the Bucs raced out to a 24-7 lead after one quarter and never looked back, handing the Rebels their first loss of the season with a 75-54 blowout to advance to the tournament semifinals on Friday. 

Geovana Rios (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Strong Finish Propels Bucs to Win at Daytona

A nip and tuck battle through three quarters, the #11 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers broke away in the final period Wednesday night to knock off Daytona State 86-73 and improve to 3-2 on the year.

Sheslanie Laureano (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
Bucs Thump #21 Georgia Highlands, Drop Another Heartbreaker to #1 Gulf Coast

The #8 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their challenging early season schedule this weekend as they took part in the Visit Panama City Classic Tournament in the Florida Panhandle. The Bucs came out like gangbusters on Friday, putting it to #21 Georgia Highlands to the tune of a 97-68 victory to advance to the tournament championship game. Saturday they got what they wanted, a rematch against #1 ranked Gulf Coast State and in a near mirror image of their contest a week ago against the Commodores, FSW controlled the pace most of the game before falling late 64-62 to drop to 2-2 on the year.

Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Roy Allen)
Bucs Come Up Just Short Against Top Ranked Gulf Coast

The #8 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were the best team on the floor for nearly all of the 40 minutes of regulation in their top 10 matchup with the #1 ranked and defending National Champion Gulf Coast State Commodores Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The Bucs led for 37:30 of regulation and were tied for a total of 2:30, but a late desperation three for Gulf Coast banked in to send the game to overtime where the Commodores dominated, outscoring FSW 16-8 in the extra period to capture a 97-89 victory.

Bucs Ranked 8th in NJCAA Preseason Poll
Bucs Ranked 8th in NJCAA Preseason Poll

Following their first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament last Spring, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will start the 2019-2020 season ranked #8 in the nation, as released by the NJCAA National Office on Monday.