GAMEDAY: Indians travel to Gulf Coast for start of second half of Panhandle season

Posted: Feb 01, 2023

MARIANNA, Fla. – Both the Chipola men and women will be looking to win the season series against the Commodores from Gulf Coast State College tonight at the Billy Harrison Fieldhouse in Panama City. The women get the evening started at 5:30 followed by the men with a scheduled tip at 7:30.

Live Stream for both games

The Gulf Coast teams are coming off wins on the road at Pensacola in their last games. The #7 Lady Commodores defeated Pensacola, 58-48, on Saturday to move one-half game ahead of the Lady Indians for second place in the Panhandle standings. The Gulf Coast men won a high-scoring game against the Pirates, 93-88.

The Chipola teams will be looking to rebound following losses on the road at Northwest Florida last Saturday.

In other Panhandle action tonight, Tallahassee makes the long trip to Pensacola State for a 5:30 women's game and 7:30 men's game.

Panhandle Conference in the Rankings

Women's Basketball

Northwest Florida (#3 NJCAA; #1 FCSAA)

Gulf Coast (#7 NJCAA; #3 FCSAA)

Chipola (#6T FCSAA)

Pensacola State (#6T FCSAA)

Men's Basketball

Tallahassee (#6 NJCAA; #1 FCSAA)

Chipola (#9 NJCAA; #2 FCSAA)

Northwest Florida (#22 NJCAA: #4 FCSAA)

Today's Matchups

Chipola Lady Indians (9-10; 3-3 PC)

Top Scorer: Ashley Baez (SO), 22.6 ppg

Top Rebounder: Brenda McKinney (SO), 8.0 rpg

Team PPG: 76.5

Team FG%: 42.8

Points Allowed: 63.5

#7 Gulf Coast Lady Commodores (18-2; 3-2 PC)

Top Scorer: Imani Smith (SO), 15.7 ppg

Top Rebounder: Victoria Woods (SO), 8.1 rpg

Team PPG: 82.0

Team FG%: 43.3

Points Allowed: 53.7

Games Notes

Chipola upset an undefeated and number one ranked Gulf Coast in the teams' first meeting this season.
Five Lady Indians scored in double digits in the 83-76 win over the Lady Commodores. Ashley Baez had 19 followed by Brenda McKinney and Ivi Nikolova with 17. Tahnyjia Purifoy added 14 points and Kaitlyn Bryant had 12.
Chipola had its best three-point shooting night of the year in the previous meeting between the two teams. Chipola shot 13-of-25 (52.0 percent) while holding the Lady Commodores to just 4-of-10 from long-range.
This is the Lady Indians' sixth ranked opponent in their last seven games.

#9 Chipola Indians (22-2; 4-2 PC)

Top Scorer: Derrick Butler (SO), 12.1

Top Rebounder: Paul Greene (SO), 6.3 rpg

Team PPG: 79.8

Team FG%: 45.5

Points Allowed: 62.3

Gulf Coast Commodores (13-9; 2-3 PC)

Top Scorer: Chase Forte (SO), 19.6 ppg

Top Rebounder: Tay Hall (SO), 7.3 rpg

Team PPG: 83.7

Team FG%: 47.6

Points Allowed: 76.5

Notes

The Indians defeated the Commodores earlier this season, 70-61, at the Milton H. Johnson Center. The two teams will meet again at The Milt on February 18.
Under head coach Donnie Tyndall, the Indians are 7-2 against the Commodores with both losses coming on the road.
Chipola has already won two games at Billy Harrison Fieldhouse this season. The Indians defeated State College of Florida, 81-74, and North Florida Prep, 117-39, during the PCB Convention and Visitor's Tournament on December 30-31.

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