Eastern Florida State College Has Banner Season in Athletics, Eight Programs Reach National Tournaments

11 Eastern Florida State Teams made state tournament competition

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Eastern Florida State College had another banner season in athletics, with eight of the 13 sports reaching the national tournament and 11 making the state tournament.

The women’s soccer and women’s basketball teams each reach the national tournament semifinals this season, and the men’s tennis team placed third overall, with the women’s tennis team also placing in the top 10 in the nation.

The fall season saw three teams reach the national tournament as the women’s soccer team reached the national tournament for the 13th straight season and reached the semifinals for the sixth straight year. The women’s soccer team finished 12-3 and was 20th in the nation in goals scored, with 56 in 15 games.

Both cross-country teams had good inaugural seasons, reaching the national tournament.

The women’s cross country team placed 19th in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament, which was held in Tallahassee. The team won the Region VIII Championships in order to qualify for the national tournament.

The men’s cross country team also won the Region VIII Tournament and went to the national tournament where they finished 15th in their first season. Freshman Dayton Law won the individual title, finishing first in the Division I race with a time of 26 minutes, 38.30 seconds in the 8K race.

The winter season saw another historic season for the women’s basketball team as they broke the season wins mark with 33 wins.

The team went unbeaten in conference play for the second straight season and became the first team outside of the Panhandle to win the Region VIII Championship. It was their first Region VIII and South Atlantic titles.

The title gave them an automatic bid to the national tournament and the No. 2 seed, which was the first time the program has been seeded in the top eight and received a bye in the first round.

At the national tournament, Eastern Florida State College won its first two games for the second straight season, advancing to the national tournament semifinals for the first time.

They would lose in a tight game to Trinity Valley Community College in the semifinals, just the second loss all season for the Titans.
In the spring, four teams made the national tournament and both golf teams as well as tennis teams qualified for the tournament.

EFSC TENNIS TEAM UNDEFEATED DURING REGULAR SEASON

The men’s tennis team was unbeaten in the regular season and made history with a third-place finish at the national tournament in Texas. Eastern Florida State College had four singles players and three doubles teams make the semifinals which are the most in program history.

The women’s tennis team finished 10th overall at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Tyler, Texas.

The Titans had two consolation bracket champions and Luisa Renovales became just the fourth EFSC women’s tennis player to make it to the semifinals in singles as the freshman lost to Cowley College’s Camila Neyra in the semifinals.

Simona Karlsson Hantzis won the consolation bracket final at No. 2 singles, while the doubles team of Emma Sanchez and Gloria Barcaro won the consolation final at No. 2 doubles.

EFSC GOLF, VOLLEYBALL TEAMS SHINE

The women’s golf team placed eighth overall at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Garden City, Kansas Friday.

Freshman Sarah Knitter shot an even-par 72 in the final round and placed seventh overall in the tournament, making the all-tournament team.

The men’s golf team cruised to the Southeast District Championship title, winning for the first time this spring season. It was the 10th time in the past 20 seasons that the Titans have won the district title.

The team advanced to the national tournament for the 20th straight season and finished 13th in Newton, Kansas.

The women’s volleyball team finished third in the FCSAA/NJCAA Division I Southeast District Tournament this season which marked the program’s highest finish in the state tournament in the past two decades.

The men’s basketball team also reached the semifinals of the Region VIII Tournament this season, coming in as a No. 7 seed but reaching the semifinals for the fourth time in the past five seasons. The men’s basketball team finished the season 22-10.

The eight teams reaching the national tournament are the most in Eastern Florida State College history.

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