No. 1 Ranked Chipola Defeats Eastern Florida 63-47

Titans to play College of Central Florida tuesday

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA –  Eastern Florida’s women’s basketball team played nationally No. 1-ranked Chipola College close for most of the game on Saturday before falling 63-47 in Marianna.

Eastern Florida trailed 24-20 at halftime and led 25-24 early in the second half before the Indians pressuring defense threw the Titans off stride.

Eastern Florida, ranked eighth in Florida, fell to 7-5. Chipola improved to 12-0.

Nene Johnson
Nene Johnson

Freshman Nene Johnson led EFSC with 18 points, four assists and three steals. Sophomore Rachelle Aupont added 13 points and nine rebounds.

Eastern Florida wraps up its pre-holiday schedule by hosting the College of Central Florida at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

College of Central Florida earlier beat the Titans 78-57. Eastern Florida is then off until hosting Niagara Community College at 6 p.m. Dec. 30.

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