Sheslanie Laureano

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Sheslanie Laureano
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Hometown:
    Bayamon, Puerto Rico
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    RS Freshman
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    15.3
  • fg %
    49.7
  • 3pt %
    33.6
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    6.3
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

Redshirt (2018-19): Laureano spent the Spring of 2019 with the Bucs as a redshirt.  

High School: Laureano joins Nairimar Vargas-Reyes as one of two Puerto Ricans on the FSW roster after prepping at John A. Ferguson High School in Miami.  During her final season at Ferguson, Laureano averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game, earning All-Dade County First Team honors. 

Personal: Born November 4, 2000, Laureano is the daughter of Omayra Calderon. She has two brothers, Kenneth (15) and Jean (10).  

 

CAREER HIGHS AT FSW
Points 27  2x, Last vs. St. Petersburg (Jan. 22, 2020)
Field Goals Made 11  2x, Last vs. St. Petersburg (Jan. 22, 2020)
3PT Made 4  2x, Last vs. Miami Dade (Dec. 14, 2019)
Free Throws Made 4  3x, Last vs. St. Petersburg (Dec. 22, 2020)
Rebounds 15  vs. Miami Dade (Dec. 4, 2019)
Assists 7  vs. St. Petersburg (Jan. 22, 2020)
Blocks 2  3x, Last vs. St. Peterburg (Jan. 22, 2020)
Steals 6  vs. Florida National (Jan. 29, 2020)
Minutes 43  vs. #1 Gulf Coast State (Nov. 2, 2019)

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 9
Games started 30 9
Minutes 839 257
Minutes per game 27.1 28.6
FG 196-394 63-123
FG Pct 49.7 51.2
3PT 40-119 8-29
3PT Pct 33.6 27.6
FT 42-63 7-13
FT Pct 66.7 53.8
Off rebounds 73 21
Def rebounds 121 34
Total rebounds 194 55
Rebounds per game 6.3 6.1
Personal fouls 76 20
Disqualifications - -
Assists 72 23
Turnovers 90 34
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.7
Steals 71 21
Blocks 8 2
Points 474 141
Points per game 15.3 15.7
Points per 40 min 22.6 21.9
Recent results
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
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 26 10-15 66.7 2-5 40.0 4-6 66.7 26
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 43 6-15 40.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 15
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 28 9-16 56.3 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 22
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 32 7-14 50.0 2-6 33.3 3-3 100.0 19
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 25 6-10 60.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 17
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 24 8-11 72.7 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 39 11-23 47.8 4-9 44.4 1-1 100.0 27
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 19 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 28 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 15
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 38 8-20 40.0 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 17
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 1 18 7-11 63.6 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 18
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 1 36 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 13
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 9 4-9 44.4 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 28 4-13 30.8 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 22 6-15 40.0 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 12
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 34 6-11 54.5 3-6 50.0 4-8 50.0 19
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 39 4-12 33.3 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 1 23 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 23 8-13 61.5 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 18
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 16 4-12 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 14 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 38 5-13 38.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 42 11-21 52.4 1-6 16.7 4-8 50.0 27
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 20 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 21 6-10 60.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 33 7-19 36.8 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 16
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 26 11-15 73.3 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 27
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 25 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 - 16 5-7 71.4 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 27 7-17 41.2 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 14
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 27 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 9
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - - - - - - -
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 26 2 3 5 1 3 3 0
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 43 5 2 7 1 1 1 0
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 28 8 3 11 2 1 2 0
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 32 6 3 9 2 3 3 0
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 25 0 5 5 2 0 1 0
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 24 1 8 9 2 1 1 0
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 39 1 4 5 3 6 3 0
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 19 1 5 6 1 1 1 0
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 28 4 5 9 5 4 4 2
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 38 3 12 15 2 6 1 2
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 1 18 0 2 2 2 1 0 1
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 1 36 5 4 9 1 7 1 0
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 9 1 1 2 0 3 2 1
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 28 2 6 8 0 3 4 0
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 22 3 5 8 2 2 2 0
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 34 2 3 5 3 2 3 0
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 39 2 12 14 6 7 2 0
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 1 23 1 2 3 0 3 3 0
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 23 3 2 5 2 5 0 0
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 16 2 0 2 3 1 3 0
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 14 3 1 4 3 0 2 0
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 38 1 2 3 4 5 5 0
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 42 6 3 9 7 5 5 2
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 20 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 21 1 2 3 4 2 6 0
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 33 4 6 10 2 6 0 0
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 26 1 7 8 0 5 4 0
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 25 2 5 7 6 1 2 0
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 - 16 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 27 2 4 6 1 3 2 0
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 27 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - - - - - - -
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 - 0.3
Nov 2 #1 Gulf Coast State L, 97-89 1 4 - 1.0
Nov 8 vs. #21 Georgia Highlands W, 97-68 1 4 - 2.0
Nov 9 at #1 Gulf Coast St. L, 64-62 1 4 - 0.7
Nov 13 at Daytona State College W, 86-73 1 4 - -
Nov 21 vs. Hill College W, 75-54 1 4 - 2.0
Nov 22 vs. #3 Trinity Valley L, 66-59 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 23 at #13 MIdland L, 81-77 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 26 at ASA College (Miami) W, 74-51 1 1 - 1.3
Dec 4 at Miami Dade College W, 64-60 1 1 - 0.3
Dec 6 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 78-50 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 7 vs. #21 Pensacola State W, 61-54 1 3 - 0.1
Dec 13 Broward College W, 91-50 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 14 Miami Dade College W, 100-72 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 18 at Broward College W, 72-56 1 0 - 1.0
Dec 28 Santa Fe College W, 72-67 1 4 - 1.5
Dec 29 #6 Chipola L, 69-63 1 3 - 0.9
Jan 4 St. Petersburg College W, 64-56 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 8 at Hillsborough Community College W, 100-67 1 2 - 0.4
Jan 11 Daytona State College W, 94-78 1 4 - 3.0
Jan 15 Elite Prep Academy W, 107-15 1 1 - -
Jan 18 at #24 Eastern Florida State W, 93-86 1 4 - 0.8
Jan 22 at St. Petersburg College W, 88-86 1 1 - 1.4
Jan 25 Hillsborough Community College W, 95-66 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 29 Florida National W, 94-40 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 5 #22 Eastern Florida St. W, 77-76 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 8 St. Petersburg College W, 92-75 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 12 at Hillsborough Community College W, 89-51 1 2 - 6.0
Feb 19 Impact Academy W, 100-33 - 1 - -
Feb 22 at #22 Eastern Florida St. L, 81-69 1 4 - 0.3
Mar 5 vs. #6 Gulf Coast. St. L, 73-64 1 2 - 0.5
Mar 17 vs. Murray State College - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 31 27.1 6.3-12.7 1.3-3.8 1.4-2.0 15.3
2020-21 18 27.9 6.1-14.0 1.8-6.3 1.9-2.9 15.8
Total 49 27.4 6.2-13.2 1.5-4.8 1.6-2.3 15.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 31 30 839 196-394 49.7 40-119 33.6 42-63 66.7 474
2020-21 18 17 502 109-252 43.3 32-114 28.1 35-52 67.3 285
Total 49 47 1341 305-646 47.2 72-233 30.9 77-115 67.0 759
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 31 839 27.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 18 502 27.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 49 1341 27.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 31 2.4 3.9 6.3 2.3 2.9 2.3 0.3
2020-21 18 1.3 3.8 5.1 3.2 2.7 3.6 0.7
Total 49 2.0 3.9 5.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 0.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 31 30 73 121 194 72 90 71 8
2020-21 18 17 23 69 92 57 49 64 13
Total 49 47 96 190 286 129 139 135 21
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 49 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 27.1 6.3-12.7 1.3-3.8 1.4-2.0 15.3
Conference 9 28.6 7.0-13.7 0.9-3.2 0.8-1.4 15.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 24.9 5.6-11.2 1.3-3.4 1.3-2.0 13.7
Away 11 29.0 6.7-14.1 1.0-4.0 1.4-2.0 15.8
Neutral 6 28.7 7.3-13.7 1.8-4.5 1.5-2.2 18.0
Result
Wins 24 25.5 6.4-12.2 1.1-3.4 1.5-2.3 15.3
Losses 7 32.3 6.1-14.4 1.9-5.3 1.0-1.1 15.1
Month
November 9 29.3 7.4-13.9 2.0-4.8 2.2-2.7 19.1
December 8 28.0 5.5-12.8 1.5-4.4 1.5-2.9 14.0
January 8 24.6 5.6-11.0 0.5-2.5 0.6-1.1 12.4
February 5 25.4 7.2-13.8 1.0-3.4 1.0-1.4 16.4
March 1 27.0 4.0-10.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 9.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 30 839 196-394 49.7 40-119 33.6 42-63 66.7 474
Conference 9 9 257 63-123 51.2 8-29 27.6 7-13 53.8 141
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 14 13 348 78-157 49.7 18-48 37.5 18-28 64.3 192
Away 11 11 319 74-155 47.7 11-44 25.0 15-22 68.2 174
Neutral 6 6 172 44-82 53.7 11-27 40.7 9-13 69.2 108
Result
Wins 24 23 613 153-293 52.2 27-82 32.9 35-55 63.6 368
Losses 7 7 226 43-101 42.6 13-37 35.1 7-8 87.5 106
Month
November 9 9 264 67-125 53.6 18-43 41.9 20-24 83.3 172
December 8 8 224 44-102 43.1 12-35 34.3 12-23 52.2 112
January 8 8 197 45-88 51.1 4-20 20.0 5-9 55.6 99
February 5 4 127 36-69 52.2 5-17 29.4 5-7 71.4 82
March 1 1 27 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 9
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 839 27.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 9 257 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 348 24.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 319 29.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 6 172 28.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 613 25.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 7 226 32.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 9 264 29.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 8 224 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 197 24.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 5 127 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 27 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 2.4 3.9 6.3 2.3 2.9 2.3 0.3
Conference 9 2.3 3.8 6.1 2.6 3.8 2.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 1.9 3.4 5.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 0.1
Away 11 2.8 4.6 7.5 3.1 3.2 2.4 0.5
Neutral 6 2.5 3.7 6.2 1.8 3.0 1.2 0.2
Result
Wins 24 2.3 3.8 6.1 2.4 2.8 2.5 0.3
Losses 7 2.4 4.4 6.9 2.1 3.3 1.7 0.0
Month
November 9 3.1 4.2 7.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 0.2
December 8 2.3 5.6 7.9 2.0 3.9 1.9 0.5
January 8 2.3 1.9 4.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 0.3
February 5 1.8 4.4 6.2 2.4 3.0 2.6 0.0
March 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 30 73 121 194 72 90 71 8
Conference 9 9 21 34 55 23 34 21 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 13 27 48 75 27 37 38 1
Away 11 11 31 51 82 34 35 26 6
Neutral 6 6 15 22 37 11 18 7 1
Result
Wins 24 23 56 90 146 57 67 59 8
Losses 7 7 17 31 48 15 23 12 0
Month
November 9 9 28 38 66 19 20 19 2
December 8 8 18 45 63 16 31 15 4
January 8 8 18 15 33 24 22 24 2
February 5 4 9 22 31 12 15 13 0
March 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
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
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Photo by Brad Young (BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • June 24, 2020
Laureano Named to NJCAA All-Star Team

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  • March 31, 2020
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  • March 17, 2020
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  • March 17, 2020
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  • March 05, 2020
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  • March 05, 2020
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  • February 25, 2020
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  • February 25, 2020
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  • February 22, 2020
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  • February 22, 2020
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  • February 19, 2020
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  • February 12, 2020
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  • February 12, 2020
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  • February 08, 2020
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  • January 18, 2020
Bucs Outduel Titans in Top 25 Battle

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers came from eight down at the half Saturday afternoon to defeat #24 Eastern Florida State 93-86 in a key Suncoast Conference road battle to close the first round of conference play.  

  • January 18, 2020
Shekinah Guthrie (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • January 11, 2020
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. 

  • January 11, 2020
Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • January 09, 2020
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.  

  • January 09, 2020
Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • December 29, 2019
FSW Drops Top 15 Battle with Chipola

For the fourth time this season the #13 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers opposed a top 10 ranked opponent Sunday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as they took on the #6 Chipola Indians in non-conference action.  After the first 20 minutes of action, the two were deadlocked at 32, but the Bucs struggled in the third quarter and it eventually ended up being their undoing as Chipola came away with a 69-63 to snap FSW's eight game winning streak. 

  • December 29, 2019
Zairea Hannah & Cabria Lewis (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • December 28, 2019
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. 

  • December 28, 2019
L-R, Simone Lett, Za'Nautica Downs, Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • December 19, 2019
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.  

  • December 19, 2019
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  • December 14, 2019
#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. 

  • December 14, 2019
Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • December 13, 2019
Bucs Roll in Return Home

After watching their Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers open their 2019-2020 season at home in early November, Bucs fans had to get reacquainted with this year's roster Friday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as FSW returned from a six week absence from Fort Myers to take on Broward. The 13th ranked Bucs got off to a slow start, but quickly picked things up and never looked back from there, running away with a 91-50 win to improve to 9-4 on the year.  

  • December 13, 2019
Shekinah Guthrie (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • December 07, 2019
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. 

  • December 07, 2019
Za'Nautica Downs
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  • December 06, 2019
#14 FSW Opens Shootout With Victory

The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers led wire to wire Friday afternoon in their opening game of the 2019 Florida Juco Shootout hosted by Northwest Florida State College.  The Bucs jumped in front of Florida State College at Jacksonville right away and never let off the gas, running away with their third straight win in a 78-50 victory. 

  • December 06, 2019
Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • December 04, 2019
#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. 

  • December 04, 2019
Za'Nautica Downs
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  • November 27, 2019
Bucs Weather the Silver Storm in Miami

The #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers bounced back from their first back to back losses of the 2019-2020 season with a 74-51 win over ASA Miami on the road Tuesday night to improve to 5-4 on the year.  

  • November 27, 2019
Adonne' Tillman (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • November 23, 2019
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.

  • November 23, 2019
Sheslanie Laureano (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • November 22, 2019
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. 

  • November 22, 2019
Nairimar Vargas-Reyes (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • November 21, 2019
#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. 

  • November 21, 2019
Sheslanie Laureano (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • November 10, 2019
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.

  • November 10, 2019
Za'Nautica Downs (Photo by Roy Allen)
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  • November 02, 2019
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.

  • November 02, 2019
Cabria Lewis (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • November 01, 2019
FSW Tops Century Mark in Season Opening Win

A year ago the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers topped the 100 point mark 12 different times in route to a program record 30 win campaign.  Friday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena, they notched their first 100 point effort of the 2019-2020 season, blowing away visiting Central Florida 107-60 in the two teams’ season openers. 

  • November 01, 2019