MELBOURNE, Fla. – Santa Fe College women's basketball had its three-game winning streak snapped by No, 3 Eastern Florida State College (21-1, 5-0 Central), 76-52.

The game between the two sides was very similar to the last meeting, with the Titans pulling away in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Santa Fe played a high-level opening half.

The Saints led 25-20 at the end of the first quarter, shooting 53.3 percent from the field and paced by 11 points from Malea Brown. SF went on a 10-0 spurt towards the end of the frame to seize the advantage.

The lead would hold until midway through the second quarter when the Titans' Amelia Hassett found a basket in the paint, but SF responded quickly with a triple from Selah Reddick to regain the lead and bring the score to 34-32.

The Saints stayed in front all the way until the halftime whistle and led 41-40. SF was 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point arc and was shooting 45.2 percent. Brown had 16 points and Isabella Reynolds had 10, giving the Saints some hope in handing the Titans a first Central Conference loss.

That was not to be, however, as the Titans put the clamps down defensively in the third quarter. SF was outscored 18-2 in the third, with the only two points coming from the free-throw line.

With baskets seemingly impossible to come by (SF was 0-of-18 in the third quarter), the Titans opened up a 58-43 lead.

It wasn't until the 4:37 mark of the fourth quarter that Brown scored the team's first second half basket, and by that point, the game was out of reach.

The No. 3 Titans went on for the 76-52 result inside the Titans Fieldhouse, remaining unbeaten in Central Conference play.

KEY STATISTICS

Eastern Florida outscored SF 36-11 in the second half, as the Saints' offense came to a halt.

SF went just 27.7 percent from the field, and the Titans dominated in the rebounding category, often limiting SF to one shot.

Brown had 20 points and Reynolds finished with ten. Irene Kabassubabo led on the glass with seven rebounds, while Reddick and Brown each dished out three assists.

UP NEXT

The Saints (10-12, 2-4 Central) will host St. Petersburg (17-7, 5-1 Central) on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m.