{"id":104837,"date":"2026-01-04T01:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/104837\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T01:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:28:12","slug":"comeback-cats-rattle-off-swac-opening-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/104837\/","title":{"rendered":"Comeback Cats Rattle Off SWAC-Opening Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Moore Madness started early as the Wildcats erased a 12-point deficit, capped off by a dramatic Daimoni Dorsey<\/a> layup with two seconds remaining to take the SWAC-opener over Florida A&M, 57-56, Saturday afternoon at Moore Gymnasium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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1st Quarter

\nFlorida A&M (1-11, 0-1 SWAC) took a six-point lead over\u00a0Bethune-Cookman (3-11, 1-0 SWAC) through a quarter of play, with FAMU’s Tahnyjia Purifoy responsible for 11 of the Rattler’s 16 points in the frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter

\nThe Rattlers took their largest lead of the game at 29-17 midway through the frame on a Breazia Robinson layup, but the Wildcats held their own, trimming the deficit down to as low as 29-23 on a pair of Keiara Gregory<\/a> free throws. A pair from the charity stripe by Dorsey sent the teams into the half with the Wildcats trailing, 33-25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter

\nThe Wildcats surged back in the third, connecting on 6-13 from the floor including a pair of threes while holding the Rattlers to only 11 on 4-14. Madison Holden<\/a> nailed a contested jumper before Gregory got to the line again to make it just a one-point game through three quarters of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4th Quarter

\nB-CU took its first lead of the game at 47-46 with just under eight to play on two more from the line by Dorsey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rattlers retook that lead, pushing it to four on a tip-in layup by Miya Giles-Jones with four to play. With only 13 to play, Sanai Tyler<\/a> forced her way to the line, connecting on both free throws. A steal by Keiara Gregory<\/a> gave the Cats the ball under 10, and Dorsey capped off the comeback with a layup underneath with two seconds remaining to give the cats the dramatic 57-56 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tDaimoni Dorsey<\/a> led all scores with 22 – two shy of her career-high – on 8-14 shooting and a pair of threes. She also added three rebounds.\u00a0
\n\tKailyn Peters<\/a> was the only other Wildcat in double figures – she scored 10.\u00a0
\n\tSanai Tyler<\/a> added seven rebounds.
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The Wildcats return to the floor on Thursday, January 8, as they host Southern at Moore Gymnasium. s<\/p>\n

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