Author: rraposo
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FNU Baseball Sweeps Trinity Baptist in Home Opener
DAVIE, Fla. (January 26, 2021) – The Florida National baseball team (2-2) used 35 runs on 34 hits in two games to sweep a doubleheader with the Trinity Baptist Eagles (0-2) in the team’s 2021 home opener on Tuesday. FNU took Game One, 21-3 (7 innings), scoring four runs in first, nine in the third,…
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Baseball Drops Doubleheader at No. 15-Ranked Keiser
BOX SCORES (GAME ONE l GAME TWO) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2021) – The Florida National baseball team (0-2) opened the 2021 season with a doubleheader at the No. 15-ranked Keiser Seahawks on Saturday. The Conquistadors were unable to pull off the upset, dropping both games, 7-3, and 16-1 (7), from Silvester Field…
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Conquistadors Unable to Hold Off Royals, 60-52
BOX SCORE LAKE WALES, Fla. (December 22, 2020) – Despite holding a 29-22 lead at the half, the Florida National women’s basketball team (1-6) fell to the Warner Royals (5-6), 60-52, on Tuesday. The Conquistadors used a strong second quarter, shooting 46.7 percent during the second stanza while holding WU to just 23.1 percent shooting…
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Conquistadors Knock off Bobcats for J.J. Thatcher’s 100th Win
BOX SCORE MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2020) – Junior Jeffrey Hernandez scored a team-high 29 points but none more important than the final two with time winding down as Florida National (1-2) knocked off St. Thomas (0-1), 89-87, on Saturday evening. In the final seconds of regulation, Hernandez laid-up the go-ahead bucket – his…
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Three Conquistadors Reach Double-Figures in Loss at Webber Int’l
BOX SCORE BABSON PARK, Fla. (November 3, 2020) – Despite double-figure scoring by seniors Adria Stewart, Deandra Akins, and Breyuna Walker, the Florida National women’s basketball team (1-2) fell to the Webber International Warriors (1-0), 83-56, on Tuesday evening. Walker led all Conquistadors with 12 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor and 5-of-5 shooting…
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Conquistadors Rout Eagles, 6-1
BOX SCORE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 29, 2020) – In the team’s final game of the Fall, the Florida National men’s soccer team (2-1-0) defeated the Trinity Baptist Eagles (3-9-0), 6-1, in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday. FNU was led by freshman Blas Alfredo Barrancos, who recorded the first hat trick of his collegiate career. The native…
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Conquistadors Bid to Upset No. 7 Southeastern Comes Up Short
BOX SCORE LAKELAND, Fla. (October 28, 2020) – The Florida National women’s basketball team (1-1) came into to Tuesday, looking to upset the No. 7-ranked team in the nation. That upset bid fell short as the Conquistadors lost to the Southeastern Fire (1-0), 96-51, from the Furnace in Lakeland, Florida. Thirteen turnovers in the first…
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Men’s Basketball Falls at Warner, 75-56
LAKE WALES, Fla. (October 28, 2020) – Led by senior Jose Benitez (12 points) and junior Pride George (12 points), the Florida National men’s basketball team (0-2) were unable to knock off the Warner Royals (2-0), 75-56, on Tuesday evening. The Conquistadors had three players score in double-figures. Along with Benitez and George, Hirotaka Ohashi…
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Conquistadors Fall to Suns in Season-Opening Double-Overtime Thriller, 113-110
BOX SCORE MIAMI, Fla. (October 23, 2020) – With a game-tying four-point play for the Conquistadors and no time on the clock at the end of the first overtime, most folks in the Miami Christian School Gym believed it was FNU’s night to claim a season-opening victory. Unfortunately, the Johnson (Fla.) Suns (1-1) felt like…
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Women’s Basketball Opens Season with 68-65 Win over Johnson (Fla.)
BOX SCORE MIAMI, Fla. (October 23, 2020) – Led by seniors Deandra Akins and Adria Stewart, the Florida National women’s basketball team (1-0) defeated the Johnson (Fla.) Suns (0-1), 68-65, on Friday evening. Florida National held off the Suns in the final 1:31 of the game, outscoring the team from Kissimmee, Florida, 8-5. The Conquistadors…
