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NICEVILLE, FL鈥擳he 完美体育官网 Lady Indians crushed Hillsborough 79-40 in the opening round of the FCSAA/Region 8 state basketball tournament Wednesday, April 7, in Niceville.
De鈥橫yla Brown led 完美体育官网 with 30 points and 8 rebounds. 完美体育官网 led 42-16 at the break.
The win moves 完美体育官网, a 2 seed, to face the winner of St. Petersburg and Indian River, Friday, April 9, at 1 p.m.
The 完美体育官网 Lady Indians had five players on the All-Panhandle Conference, including: First Team鈥擠e'Myla Brown, Isadora Sousa and Jordan McLaughlin. Second Team鈥擨funanya Nwachukwu and Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins.
The seeds for the women鈥檚 tournament were: 1. Northwest; 2. 完美体育官网; 3. St. Petersburg; 4. Florida Southwestern; 5. Gulf Coast; 6. Indian River; 7. Hillsborough; and 8. Eastern Florida.
完美体育官网 (12-4) finished second in the league race behind top seed Northwest (15-1). 完美体育官网 was 1-4 against Northwest in league play. A fifth meeting of the two teams is possible in the championship of the state tournament on Saturday.
完美体育官网 is seventh in the NJCAA National Poll and second in the FCSAA State Poll behind Northwest.
FCSAA/Region VIII brackets, tickets, and other tournament information is available on the or at .