Chipola Opens State Tournament with Miami-Dade

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The Chipola Lady Indians won the Panhandle Conference title with a 70-61 win over the Lady Raiders on Feb. 21. Sueterrica Key and Auteaonna Gilmore each scored 20 points to lead Chipola.

Evelyn Akhator had 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Rosemarie Julien had 15 points. Akhator is this week's NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. A sophomore from Lagos, Nigeria, she averaged 24.5 points, 18.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 5.0 blocks in two games during the voting period. She recorded double-doubles in wins against two nationally-ranked opponents. Against Tallahassee on Feb. 17, she shot 14-of-19 from the floor en route to a 34-point, 20-rebound effort. Four nights later, her 15 points and 16 rebounds helped Chipola to a 70-61 win at Northwest and the Indians' second straight Conference Championship. For the week, Akhator shot 74.1 percent (20-of-27) from the floor and 64.3 percent (9-of-14) from the free throw line.

Chipola plays Miami-Dade in the FCSAA State Tournament, Wednesday, March 4, at noon (CST).

Chipola finished the regular season at 11-1 in the league and 27-1 overall. Northwest (9-3) is the second place team from the Panhandle in the state tournament. Gulf Coast (6-7) beat Tallahassee in a one-game playoff to earn the third place berth in the State Tournament.

The Lady Indians have held on to the top spot in the FCSAA State Poll all season and recently moved up to second in the NJCAA National Poll.

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