TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– With the No. 20/19 Florida State Women’s Basketball team being down in numbers, sophomore Leticia Romero and freshman Shakayla Thomas rose to the occasion to lead FSU to a 58-43 conference win over Pitt on Thursday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Romero, making her first career start and her fifth appearance, recorded FSU career highs of 19 points (8-of-12) and eight field goals made. The natural point guard tied her career best with seven rebounds and dished out three assists to just two turnovers in 30 minutes.
Helping alleviate the undermanned Noles was Thomas’ presence in the paint. The athletic freshman from Sylacauga, Ala., notched her second career double-double with 13 points (6-of-10) and a career-high tying 10 rebounds. Thomas was also a force defensively with a career-high four blocked shots, as FSU blocked an impressive seven shots considering 53.5 percent (38 blocks) of its production was taken away with the injury to Bulgak. FSU’s seven blocks are its most in conference play this year.
Florida State prepares for its fifth conference game as it travels to face Virginia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m.
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