This past weekend, the Conquistadors of Florida National University Men’s Basketball team celebrated another team-win in the 6TH ANNUAL BEACH BASH INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT in Hialeah, FL.
Game 1- The Conquistadors faced in the first game of the Tournament Paul Smith College and left the court with an outstanding result of 117-67
GAME STATS:
- FNU shot 47.7% from the field on 41-of-86 shooting overall but was hot from the field in the Second half, hitting 61.7%.
- FNU shot 39.1% from downtown on 18-of-46 shooting.
- Paul Smith College hit 45.8% of its shots from the paint and 47.8% from the long range.
- Applying the pressure on the defensive side, the Conquistadors forced 24 turnovers and recorded 16 steals.
- Thomas Dillion scored a team high 22 points, and added a team high 10 Rebounds, and two steals.
- Kenneth Santos noted 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assists, going 6-of-15 from the field and 3-for-9 from Downtown. Jaquan Robertson also scored 15 points and he got 5 rebounds.
- Jeffrey Hernandez came off the bench with 16 points, shooting 5-of-11 from the field, 2-for-8 from Downtown and got 5 rebounds.
Highlights! ?? Player: Jeffrey Hernandez Number: 23 Classification: FR Game: Florida National University x Paul Smith College #FNU #GoConquistadors
Posted by Florida National University Athletics on Friday, January 4, 2019
Game 2- The second round matchup was against North American University, and the Conquistadors beats the Stallions 113-65
FNU 61 x 23 North American University
Posted by Florida National University Athletics on Friday, January 4, 2019
GAME STATS:
- FNU shot 57.1% from the field on 48-of-84 shooting overall but was hot from the field in the Second half, hitting 59.7%.
- FNU shot 40.7% from downtown on 11-of-27 shooting.
- North American University (TX) hit 33.8% of its shots from the paint and 30% from the long range.
- Applying the pressure on the defensive side, the Conquistadors forced 14 turnovers and recorded 8 steals.
- Kenneth Santos scored a team high 21 points, and added 11 assists, and two steals.
- Terrell Rogers noted 17 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, going 80 percent from the paint with 8-of-10 from the field.
- Thomas Dillionl ed the Conquistadors on the boards with 12 rebounds and he also scored 17 points and recorded one assist.
- Jeffrey Hernandez came off the bench with incredible 20 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, 2-for-6 from Downtown and got 3 rebounds.
FNU 113 x 65 North American University
Posted by Florida National University Athletics on Friday, January 4, 2019
Game 3- The third and last game of the tournament, FNU faced Trinity Baptist College on the championship game with both teams stepping in the court with the record 2-0 in the Beach bash Invitational, and the Conquistadors beats the Eagles 77-57.
FNU X TBC
Posted by Florida National University Athletics on Saturday, January 5, 2019
GAME STATS:
- FNU shot 50.5% from the field on 29-of-58 shooting overall but was hot from the field in the Second half, hitting 56.3%.
- FNU shot 29.2% from downtown on 7-of-24 shooting.
- Trinity Baptist College hit 42.9% of its shots from the paint and 25.3% from the long range.
- Applying the pressure on the defensive side, the Conquistadors forced 16 turnovers and recorded 10 steals.
- Kenneth Santos scored a team high 21 points, and added 5 Rebounds, and 4 steals.
- Antonio Sims noted 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists, going on 6-of-7 from the field.
- Thomas Dillion led the Conquistadors on the boards with 8 rebounds and he also scored 9 points and recorded 2 assists.
- Jose Benitez noted 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, going on 4-of-7 from the field.
- Matteo BaggioScored 8 important points on 6-of-7 from the field and played 25 minutes.
- Jeffrey Hernandez came off the bench with incredible 20 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, 2-for-6 from Downtown and got 3 rebounds.
FNU Player Kenneth Santos Was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player, while Thomas Dillion was named all-tournament team.
Kenneth Santos Recorded 57 points, 19 rebounds and 7 steals in 3 games at the tournament. He average 19 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.33 steals in the tournament.
Thomas Dillion Recorded 48 points and incredible 30 rebounds in the last 3 games.
Chandler Rivers and Steven Branch from Trinity Baptist College named All-Tournament team.
Up Next
The Conquistadors will face Florida Memorial University on Wednesday January 16th, at Florida Memorial University with a tip-off at 8:00 p.m.
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