Women's basketball team beats Santa Fe in conference home opener

Women's basketball team beats Santa Fe in conference home opener

The Eastern Florida State College women's basketball team cruised past Santa Fe College to win their fifth straight game on Monday night.

The 22nd-ranked Titans improved to 2-0 in the Citrus Conference with the 97-52 victory at Titan Field House.

Eastern Florida State College did not waste any time on Monday, jumping out to a 12-0 lead and led the Saints 28-6 after the first quarter as the duo of Amelia Hassett and Kristiana Kulackovska combined for 14 of the 28 points.

The lead would extend to 55-19 at halftime as the Titans would end the second quarter on a 11-2 run as Hassett had 18 points in the first half. The lead would reach 50 in the third quarter and would stay there for most of the quarter before the bench hit a cold streak shooting.

Hassett, a sophomore forward, would finish with 26 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. Hassett went 5-for-5 from 3-point range and the 26 points was the fourth time this season she has scored at least 20 points in a game.

Kulackovska finished with 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, marking the second straight game the sophomore has scored at least 16 points. Teammate Jaidyn Koerdt made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points while Lynn Reith had 10 points in the win. 11 players scored in the contest for Eastern Florida State College.

The Titans (6-3, 2-0) will travel to Hillsborough Community College for a conference game on Wednesday night before returning home Saturday for a conference game against Miami Dade College. Saturday's game will begin at 2 p.m. at Titan Field House.

WATCH: Amelia Hassett talks about the win