Eastern Florida State College Women’s Basketball Team Continues on in Citrus Conference
By Space Coast Daily // January 2, 2026
Titans return to Citrus Conference play on Saturday
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team stormed back to pick up a win in the first game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic in Georgia on Monday.
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Alayna Lherisse hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to tie the game 64-64 and the Titans would defeat Cleveland Community College 77-69 in overtime.
The Titans were down 46-28 when Bruna DaSilva would score seven straight points as the Titans would finish the third quarter on a 16-5 run.
Eastern Florida State College would continue to cut into the lead as Grace Strickland and DaSilva each hit 3-pointers to cut the lead to one point, 62-61. After a couple of free throws, the Titans had one last chance. As the clock was winding down, Lherisse took a pass from Strickland, turned and hit the 3-pointer to tie the game. It was her only basket of the game.
In overtime DaSilva hit another 3-pointer to give Eastern Florida State College their first lead since the first quarter. Angela Mirkovic made a couple of big baskets to give the Titans a five-point lead and they went on to post the victory.
DaSilva finished with a career-high 31 points while Strickland had a season-high 15 points and Shadia Lara Santacruz finished with 12.
Eastern Florida State College, who is now 5-7 on the season, fell to host South Georgia Tech on Tuesday and No. 11 Shelton State on Wednesday.
Eastern Florida State College will return to Citrus Conference play on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Daytona State College for a 2 p.m. game against the 24th ranked Falcons.
