LAKE WALES - FLA. This evening the Warner University Women's Basketball Team played in their second home game of the season. Strong defense and persistent offense were key for the Royals in their 80-69 point victory.

The Lady Royals are 2 games for 2 when it comes to having 3 players score double digit points.

#1 Daijah Turner scored 19 points and had 9 assists.
#15 Ericka Pratt scored 12 points and had 4 rebounds.
#4 Valeria Merlos had 22 points with 4 assists.

Warner was able to end each quarter ahead of Florida National (26-18, 20-19, and 23-16), except for the 2^nd quarter when they were down 16-11.

The largest lead produced by Florida National was 10 points in the 3^rd quarter, and the largest lead produced by Warner was 11 points in the 4^th that would finish out the game. The score also remained tied for a total of 2 minutes and 17 seconds.

Collectively, The Royals grabbed the ball for rebounds 37 times, had 14 total steals, and were able to put the ball through the net for 3 points 9 times out of 22 chances.

Watch out for this momentum to carry into the end of the week as Warner will be on the road to Georgia where they will play Friday against Brewton-Parker College at 6:00 PM., and again on Saturday afternoon against Middle Georgia State University.