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Live Blog: UCF vs. Stetson, Round 1

The University of Central Florida hosts Stetson University in the Knights' first-ever Women's National Invitation Tournament appearance.

Victor Tan

March 16, 2017

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Aliyah Gregory 1 — University of Central Florida guard Aliyah Gregory prepares to shoot a free throw during an 85-59 win over the University of Houston at CFE Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

Recap coming soon. Sitting in the post-game press conference room now.

FINAL: @UCF_WBB 73, @StetsonWBB 53. @_TheAnswer22 had a game-high 23 points.#UCF #MissionInSight pic.twitter.com/fQbe3EiOy9

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#UCF‘s gonna come away with this one. Less than a minute left, and the #Knights lead 73-51.#MissionInSight

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.@jmass_knight21 comes FLYING in for the offensive rebound, and #UCF runs some more time off the clock.#MissionInSight

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“Another one!” – @UCF_WBB bench before @TeamZy23 made her 5th 3. She has a game-high 22 points.#UCF #MissionInSight pic.twitter.com/Pcw4TMbdhn

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16-point game right now. Last time it was a 16-point game, #Stetson hit consecutive 3s.#UCF #MissionInSight

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7-2 run for #Stetson to start the 4th. #UCF still leads 58-41.#MissionInSight

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Q3: @UCF_WBB 56, @StetsonWBB 34. @_TheAnswer22 has a game-high 21 points. No #Stetson players are in double-figures scoring.#UCF

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.@lulubayy keeps getting to the line. She’s 2-for-6 from the FT line w/ 8 points. #UCF leads 54-31.#MissionInSight

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#Stetson retaliates with a layup, but @TeamZy23 drains a 3 from the right corner to make it a 22-point game.#UCF #MissionInSight

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.@x3_iHoop makes it a 21-point game after completing the and-1 layup. #UCF leads 50-29.#MissionInSight

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.@TeamZy23 gets the very kind bounce to get her 2nd 3 of the game. #UCF leads 45-29.#MissionInSight

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On the other end, Zykira Lewis has shot all eight of UCF’s three-pointers. She’s 1-for-8 from deep so far.

#Stetson‘s Brianti Saunders knocks down back-to-back 3s to cut #UCF‘s lead to 10. #Knights lead 38-28.#MissionInSight

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.@_TheAnswer22 knocks down both free throws for a 38-22 #UCF lead.#MissionInSight

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Can’t stop @lulubayy in the paint even with 2 defenders draped over her. She has 7 points so far tonight.#UCF #MissionInSight

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.@_TheAnswer22‘s defender beats the screen, but she takes it all the way to the rack anyway. 2 more for AG.#UCF #MissionInSight

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.@_TheAnswer22 wastes no time in the 2nd half. She gets a steal and takes it to the hoop for 2 right away. #Knights lead 29-20.#UCF

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Zykira Lewis is shooting 4-for-11 from the field, 1-for-6 from three-point range at halftime.

HALFTIME: @UCF_WBB 27, @StetsonWBB 20. #Stetson closes the half with a steal and a layup. @TeamZy23 has a game-high 10 points.#UCF

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Another offensive board. This time by Fifi Ndour. She gets the put-back for a 23-14 #UCF lead.#MissionInSight

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Tolulope Omokore gets big down low, gathering the offensive board and puts the layup in. #UCF leads 21-14.#MissionInSight

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#Stetson scores its 1st bucket almost 3 minutes into the 2nd to end an 8-0 #UCF run. #Knights lead 16-10.#MissionInSight

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2 quick buckets by @TeamZy23 to start the half. She scores on a jumper and then a layup off her own steal.#UCF #MissionInSight

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At the end of one, UCF is shooting 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from the field, and Stetson is shooting 28.6 percent (4-for-14).

Q1: @UCF_WBB 8, @StetsonWBB 8. Defensive matchup b/w both teams.#UCF #MissionInSight

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#Stetson finds a hole in the zone and scores its 5th and 6th points with a layup on the left block. #UCF leads 8-6.#MissionInSight

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#UCF‘s defense is swarming the #Hatters. Going to a half-court trap now. #Knights lead 8-4 w/ 1:43 left.#MissionInSight

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Kayla Thigpen loses her defender and hits the pull-up jumper a la @_TheAnswer22. #UCF leads 6-4 w/ 3:45 left in the 1st.#MissionInSight

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#UCF giving #Stetson fits on defense, but an offensive board lets the #Hatters tie the game at 4-4.#MissionInSight

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We’re off here at CFE Arena for @UCF_WBB‘s 1st-ever #WNIT game.#UCF #MissionInSight pic.twitter.com/rPMaxRMWnk

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Tonight’s starting lineup for @UCF_WBB in the #Knights‘ 1st-ever #WNIT appearance.#MissionInSight pic.twitter.com/OeKckrd04z

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