Falcons Win Both in Arkansas at CAC Classic

PARAGOULD, Ark. - The Florida College Falcons went 2-0 at Crowley's Ridge College this past weekend against the pair of CAC opponents.

Versus Iowa Wesleyan, February 4

The Falcons showed no signs of tired legs from the long travel. They started the game off on a 21-3 run. The halftime score was 44-20 FC's lead.

The game would be a wire-to-wire victory for the Falcons. The final score was 99-69. FC had tremendously spread out scoring. They had 6 in double figures. The leading scorer was Anthony Bittar with just 13 points. Bittar also grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. Matt Simpson followed with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phat Cleveland had 11 points and 8 assists. Bryan Chong tallied 11 points and a season-high 7 rebounds. Chinedu Okonkwo put up another double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. DJ Doakes continued his strong play with 10 points. The only four players not in double figures were not far behind. Ray Cao put up 9 points on 3-for-3 from distance in just 14 minutes. Drew Kramer and Jashavius Perdue chipped in 8 apiece. EJ Wynn contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Versus Crowley's Ridge, February 5

The Falcons started hot again, this time leading 23-3 to start the game. The Pioneers would rally, holding the Falcons to just 11 points over the next 14 minutes, and scoring 28 of their own. They trailed FC by just 3 points at halftime.

The second half would see CRC cut the FC lead to just one point on a couple of occasions. FC never relinquished it, however, leading wire-to-wire for the win, 79-68.

The Falcons got destroyed on the offensive glass, allowing 23 offensive boards to the Pioneers. This led to 19 more shot attempts by the home team. Florida College cannot continue to allow opponents to do that moving forward.

Matt Simpson led the Falcons in scoring with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phat Cleveland continued his strong play, filling the stat sheet with 15 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. Chinedu Okonkwo had his third straight double-double, pouring in 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. DJ Doakes had his third straight double-digit scoring effort with 12 points of his own.

"Friday night was one of our best offensive performances of the year," said Teichmann. "We had a lot of excuses we could have used to come out and play poorly. They really came out and executed, shared the ball, and played the right way, it was really fun to watch."

"Saturday we got pushed around and almost paid for it dearly. We can't have lapses like that. It's disappointing for sure. We are excited about the two conference wins, but we have to eliminate those mistakes going forward for us to keep this thing going."

The win puts the RV Falcons at 23-3 (8-0 CAC) on the year with just four games remaining in the regular season. The 23 wins passed the school record for wins in a season as a four-year institution, going all the way back to 1996.

Up next for FC is Homecoming against Keiser University on February 11, in Conn Gymnasium at 7:30 PM! Come support the Falcons!