{"id":147607,"date":"2026-02-08T00:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/147607\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:07:10","slug":"williams-leads-jacksonville-to-historic-win-over-fgcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/147607\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams Leads Jacksonville To Historic Win Over FGCU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stetson_2018_200x200.png\" alt=\"Stetson University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Stetson University<\/p>\n<p>2\/12\/2026 | 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 12 (Thu) \/ 6:30 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stetson_2018_200x200.png\" alt=\"Stetson University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Stetson University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    FORT MYERS, Fla. &#8212; The third quarter was winding to a close, seconds ticking away. Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/makiya-miller\/8584\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8584\" target=\"_blank\">Makiya Miller<\/a> looked to cash in a coast-to-coast steal. Her shot hit off the front iron, but freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tatum-brown\/8578\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8578\" target=\"_blank\">Tatum Brown<\/a> cooly swooped in for the put back board and bucket at the buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>It was that kind of night for the Dolphins as they completed another undefeated weekend in ASUN play.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville (16-7, 8-4 ASUN) defeated the FGCU Eagles 81-70 Saturday. The win was JU&#8217;s first over the Eagles since Feb. 4, 2017 and Jacksonville&#8217;s fifth-straight win.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins were led by graduate student guard <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/priscilla-williams\/6777\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6777\" target=\"_blank\">Priscilla Williams<\/a>. The second-year &#8216;Phin had one of the best games of her career, scoring 30 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. This is her second game this year with at least 30 points.<\/p>\n<p>The first half played as close as it could, nary a point separating the two teams through two quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/carmaya-bowman\/8580\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8580\" target=\"_blank\">Carmaya Bowman<\/a> got the Dolphins rolling, scoring three times before the first quarter media timeout. Brown buried a jumper to tie the game at 10, then sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/comari-mitchell\/6778\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6778\" target=\"_blank\">Comari Mitchell<\/a> rolled into the paint for a layup to put Jacksonville up 12-10.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles had an answer late in the quarter, hitting a 3-pointer with six seconds left in the first. FGCU took its biggest lead of the first half, going up nine with 5:51 in the first half. It took less than a minute for JU to tie the game back up, though.<\/p>\n<p>WIllliams started the run, dishing the ball to junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/bailey-burns\/6774\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6774\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Burns<\/a> for triple. The Dolphins forced a turnovers and Williams took it herself for two more, drawing a foul to add an extra from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville forced another turnover, and freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/aniah-smith\/8585\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8585\" target=\"_blank\">Aniah Smith<\/a> buried a 3-pointer, tying the game at 25 all. The run wasn&#8217;t done yet, though, as Brown stole the ball and got it to Miller for two more and Smith picked a pocket to dish it off to sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/mychal-white\/8577\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8577\" target=\"_blank\">Mychal White<\/a> for another bucket.<\/p>\n<p>In all, the Dolphins turned a nine-point deficit into a four-point lead in under three minutes. The sides traded late shots, tying the game at 35 into the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>From halftime on, Jacksonville found a new gear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FGCU struck first, taking a four-point lead. WIlliams answered with a 3-pointer to cut the lead back to one. She put the Dolphins back in front, getting to the rack for a layup and another and-one opportunity.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWilliams was unstoppable in the third quarter, scoring 13 points on her own. Jacksonville shot 50% from the field in the period, and a 10-0 run late in the quarter pushed the Dolphins ahead double figures heading into the final quarter of play.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville was in command in the fourth quarter, with Miller hitting a triple and Bowman finishing a layup to give the Dolphins a game-high 15-point lead. The Eagles would chip away, but the Dolphins kept them at arms reach, securing an 81-70 win.<\/p>\n<p>Game Notes&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tWilliams is one of two ASUN players with multiple 30-plus point games. She&#8217;s the only player in the league with three 16-plus rebound games.&#13;<br \/>\n\tJacksonville&#8217;s five-game ASUN winning streak is the longest since 2018.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Dolphins scored over 80 points for the seventh time this season.&#13;<br \/>\n\tJU is currently tied for second in the ASUN standings with the second-best overall record in the league.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/special-jennings\/1128\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1128\" target=\"_blank\">Special Jennings<\/a><br \/>\nOn JU&#8217;s five-game winning streak<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;re playing team basketball. Everyone&#8217;s contributing. I want young ladies that are stat sheet stuffers and that doesn&#8217;t just mean scoring points. When we show up and play the way we&#8217;re supposed to, we have a chance to win every game. We won&#8217;t win every time, but if we play the way we should, we will give ourselves a chance every time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On beating FGCU and becoming a top team in the ASUN<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#8220;That&#8217;s the reason I cam to Jacksonville, to get this program back to the top half of the league and competing and hopefully winning championships. Gulf coast, coach Raina Harmon, that&#8217;s my home girl, and I enjoy getting to play against her. Today was fun. Both teams can make shots, which we certainly did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Dolphins will return to Swisher Gymnasium Thursday to face the Stetson Hatters for the first time this season. 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