No. 23 Florida women use 23-2 4th quarter to win 67-38
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Brooke Copeland scored 13 points and No. 23 Florida, without leading scorer Eleanna Christinaki, outscored North Carolina A&T 23-2 in the fourth quarter to roll to a 67-38 win on Sunday, ending a two-game losing streak.
After the game, Florida coach Amanda Butler said Christinaki, a sophomore from Greece who averaged 17.6 in the Gators’ first nine games, “quit on her team.”
Christinaki and freshman Delicia Washington, were suspended for the first half of the game for what Butler said was “behavior that is not becoming of a Gator nor part of our culture.” Butler said Christinaki , who was named to the All-Southeastern Conference freshman team last season, had refused to accept the suspension and had left the team.