New Port Richey, FL—Our Lady Eagles Basketball team traveled to face Trinity College of Florida in their first conference game of the year. Despite a hostile environment, they were able to secure a hard-fought 64-44 road victory to move to 1-0 in NCCAA South Region play.

Tonight, our Lady Eagles faced a familiar opponent in Trinity College of Florida. The Tigers came in hot after a close 79-76 loss against the current #4 ranked Bob Jones University Bruins. Our Lady Eagles had one goal. Put together a statement conference win after a shaky start to the 2nd half of their season!

Despite the added motivation, our Lady Eagles would again start off tonight's ball game slowly. A physical battle between two NCCAA heavyweights took its toll on the Lady Eagles in the early going of tonight's game. Despite their early struggles, the Lady Eagles were able to stay disciplined in a difficult environment. "We were able to keep our composure really well tonight," Head Coach Jared Sellars would say after the game. "Things weren't going our way early on, but these girls did not give up."

The 2nd quarter was when things began to change for the Lady Eagles. Shots that they had missed in the 1st quarter slowly began to fall for the team. On offense, the flow that the Lady Eagles had been searching for slowly started to come together. In the 2nd quarter, the Lady Eagles would go on to outscore Trinity College of Florida 18-6 and opened up an 11-point halftime advantage.

The 3rd quarter was when things really started to click for the Lady Eagles. Led by Jessica Boyd and Joy Smith, the Lady Eagles were able to hold Trinity College of Florida to just 13 points while scoring 20 points of their own. Jessica Boyd would go on to score 17 points in the ball game to lead the Lady Eagles in scoring.

Heading into the 4th quarter, the Lady Eagles were looking to finish off a statement victory. They were able to calmly secure a crucial road victory by again holding Trinity College of Florida to under 10 points in the final quarter. Asked after tonight's game about his teams performance, Jared Sellars glowing responded, "We're getting closer. Our shots were falling. We executed our game plan to perfection. Our girls came in here and took care of business."

In the ball game, Jessica Boyd would lead the Lady Eagles with 17 points and 8 rebounds, nearly missing a double-double. Senior guard Joy Smith stepped up for the Lady Eagles as well by adding 15 points of her own. Freshman Grace Imdieke led the team with 8 rebounds in the game while Marlee Moore chipped in 3 emphatic blocks throughout the game. The Lady Eagles, who have struggled with cold shooting, were able to shoot just over 35% in the contest.

With tonight's victory, the Lady Eagles now sit at 8-8 on the season with important matchups against Florida College and Bob Jones University awaiting them. The Lady Eagles next game will be tomorrow at 5:00 pm CT against Florida College in Temple Terrace, FL.