Women's Basketball Heads to FCSAA/REGION VIII State Tournament-All State Team Selected
The Daytona State Women's Basketball Team will take on Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in the last State Tournament Quarterfinals game on March 8 at 8pm. Following a 7-2 Mid-Florida Conference season, the Falcons claimed the conference title and the Mid-Florida Conference #1 seed for the state tournament. Tallahassee finished the regular season 4-0 to force a one game playoff against Northwest Florida State College. TCC completed the regular season with a record of 23-5. The FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII State Tournament is hosted by the College of Central Florida at their campus in Ocala, FL.
FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII Quarterfinals Schedule:
Quarterfinal 1: Santa Fe vs Florida Southwestern 1pm
Quarterfinal 2: Broward vs Gulf Coast 3pm
Quarterfinal 3: Eastern Florida vs Miami Dade 6pm
Quarterfinal 4: Tallahassee vs Daytona 8pm
Watch the Falcons: https://youtu.be/HFdsYxPgGyA
FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII All State Team
Destiny Arvinger has been selected to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII All State team for her performance during the 2017-18 season. The Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year led the Daytona State Women's Basketball team in nearly all offensive statistical catergories, as well as ranked highly in state and national statistics. The sophomore from Orange Park, FL was a unanimous pick for Player of the Year, after leading the conference scoring (16.7PPG), 3-point field goals made (79) and free throw percentage (82.9). Arvinger reached double figures in 27 of the Falcons' 29 games. She scored over 20 points in seven contests this season.
(listed in alphabetical order)
Destiny Arvinger, Daytona State
LaToya Ashman, Florida SouthWestern
Shayla Bennett, Gulf Coast State
Edley Drawhorn, Indian River State
Jhileiya Dunlap, Gulf Coast State
Stephanie Jackson, Santa Fe
Japonica James, Tallahassee
Marcella Lamark Dos Santos, Central Florida
Alexandrine Obouh-Fegue, Eastern Florida State
Margarita Pleskevich, Broward
Cheah Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade
Tina Stephens, Florida SouthWestern