PANAMA CITY, Fla. — No. 5 Northwest Florida State women’s basketball delivered a dominant offensive performance Friday afternoon, cruising past Central Georgia Tech, 113–68. The 113-point outburst marks the program’s second-highest scoring total in a single game and the most since 2014, when the Raiders posted 117 against LSU–Eunice.
The Raiders’ explosive showing was fueled by a balanced attack, with six players finishing in double figures and three topping the 20-point mark. Jadah White and Carrington Jones led the way with 22 points each. White notched her first collegiate double-double, adding 11 assists and six rebounds, while Jones turned in her most efficient outing of the season. Nafi Harz also recorded a season-best performance, dropping 20 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
Khoudia Diagne once again showcased her all-around brilliance, coming just shy of a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists, plus three blocks and two steals. Aurora Toyomasu and Niylia Wilkins added 12 points apiece to round out the Raiders’ scoring surge.
As a team, Northwest Florida put together one of its best shooting nights of the season, finishing at 64.2% from the field (43–67), including an impressive 52.4% from beyond the arc (11–21) and an 80% mark at the free-throw line (16–20). The Raiders dominated the boards as well, collecting 44 rebounds — 10 of them on the offensive end.
The win marks the Raiders’ fourth victory this season by a margin of 40 points or more. Across their six wins, they are outscoring opponents by an average of 30 points per game.
UP NEXT
Northwest Florida heads back on the road next week for the PSC Thanksgiving Classic in Pensacola (Nov. 28–29), where they will take on Eastern Florida — led by longtime former Raider assistant Zach Banks — on Friday, followed by St. Petersburg on Saturday. The Raiders will return home Dec. 5–6 to host No. 19 Florida Southwestern and Daytona State in their own home classic.
