Hegarty, Nakic-Vojnovic Lead FC Over MGSU

TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - The Florida College Falcons (10-7, 4-5 SSAC) held on to defeat the Middle Georgia State University Knights (9-5, 4-5 SSAC) 79-74 on Thursday night in Conn Gymnasium.

The Falcons were led in scoring by Kent Hegarty with 23. Hegarty was a blistering 7-for-9 from three in the first half alone! Stefan Nakic-Vojnovic followed right behind, pouring in 20 points of his own. Nakic-Vojnovic shot 7-of-13 from the field and grabbed 6 rebounds.

Andrew Voss tallied a 13 point and 10 rebound double-double. Matt Simpson added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the win.

The Falcons trailed 12 to 15 with 12:07 remaining in the first half. Over the next 5 minutes, they'd use a 17-4 run to take a 10-point lead with 7 minutes left in the first half.

The Falcons led by 4 at the half, 43-39. FC had 13 first-half turnovers compared to just 2 from MGSU. The Knights also had ten offensive rebounds in the first stanza.

The Falcons pushed their lead out to 13 (53-40) after using a 10-1 run to start the second half.

MGSU would not go down without a fight. They regained the lead with 1:55 left in the game on a shot made by Tyrone Young. They would only hold the lead for six seconds, as a Matt Simpson layup would give FC back the lead for good.

The game was tied twice. FC's largest lead was 13. MGSU's largest lead was 3.

"Good bounce back win for our ball club," stated Pat Todd. "Middle Georgia is not an easy team to play. Coach Moe does a really good job. They have beaten some of the best teams in our league already. I'm proud of our players for getting it done tonight although it wasn't always pretty."

FC returns to the hardwood on Saturday. They'll host Faulkner University (Ala.) at 4 PM (ET). Faulkner is also 4-5 in the SSAC. FC is currently in a 5-way tie for 6th place in the SSAC. The top 10 teams make the SSAC tournament after the regular season. There are 12 teams in the league.

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