BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball player Sean Register Jr. was named the FCSAA Division I Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Register averaged 25 points and seven rebounds in the three games as the Titans took third place in the Battle for the Boot Tournament hosted by the College of Southern Idaho.

In the first game against McCook College, the freshman scored 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Titans win. They would fall in the semifinals to North Idaho to go to the third-place game.

Register had 31 points to lead the Titans past Clarendon College to finish in third place.

Register is averaging 24.8 points and 8.3 rebounds after four games this season. The Titans, who are 3-1, received votes in the latest NJCAA Division I National Poll.

The Titans will host the Eastern Florida Classic on Friday and Saturday at Titan Field House. Games Friday begin at 4 p.m. and admission is free.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College cross country teams traveled to compete at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa this weekend. Both men’s and women’s teams placed in the championships.

The Eastern Florida State College women’s cross country team placed 16th overall at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday afternoon.

It was a cold afternoon in Iowa with snow on the ground and the Titans finished among the top 20 teams in the meet for the third time in program history.

Sophomore Rori Pandolfini finished 56th overall in the race crossing the finish line of the 5K race in 21 minutes and 13.2 seconds.

Teammate Malinda Underwood finished in 21:59.1 and finished 90th overall while teammate Aubrey Orcutt crossed in 22:35.9. Ember Michaels was right behind Orcutt, finishing in 22:42.1 while Maddison Lusk finished in 24:04.7. Abigail Derisme finished in 24:51.1 and Kyla Waymire crossed in 26:25.5.

Mesa Community College won the team title ahead of Paradise Valley. Paradise Valley’s Arianna Mason won the individual title in 18:43.9.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country team placed 26th overall at the NJCAA Division II National Championships in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday.

In cold conditions and snow on the ground, freshman Jaiden McKee finished 37th overall in the 8K race with a time of 28 minutes, 01.1 seconds. It was the top finish by a Titan at a national championship.

McKee went out fast and was in the top 16 for the first 2K of the race and stayed around there for much of the race.

Teammate Morgan Vici rebounded from a slow start, moving steadily up the field throughout the 8K race. The sophomore finished 127th overall with a time of 29:40.5. Brandon Faris and Noah McMann finished together as Faris crossed in 30:43.7 and McMann finished in 30:43.8. Wyatt Pittman finished the race right behind them, crossing in 30:51.5.

Joshua Torres ran the race in 31:25.6 and Toby Grissom finished in 34:00.1.

Lansing Community College repeated as the NJCAA Division II National Champion and Cowley College’s Esteban Boisseau won the individual title, finishing in 26:15.8.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team overcame a slow start to pick up a win on the road Sunday afternoon.

The Titans missed their first eight shots and trailed 14-5 after the first quarter but won each of the final three quarters to defeat Tallahassee State College 68-60.

Milica Lazarevic made her debut and came up big early for the Titans. The freshman hit her first 3-pointer to put the Titans on the board but Eastern Florida State College would trail by nine after one quarter. The Tallahassee lead would reach 10 points in the second half but the Titans responded as Angela Mirkovic scored six straight to get the Titans back into the game.

Lazarevic had 11 of the team’s 26 in the first half as the Titans cut the Eagles lead to one at halftime.

Ofir Parpara gave the Titans its first lead toward the end of the third quarter as Parpara scored six in the quarter. A couple of free throws with 29 seconds left gave the Titans a 47-44 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

It was a one-point game with two minutes left but the Titans would finish on a 7-0 run to win the game.

Lazarevic finished with 14 points and six rebounds while Shadia Lara Santacruz had 13 points and Mirkovic had 11 for the Titans. Bruna DaSilva had eight points, nine assists and five rebounds for the 2-1 Titans.

Leanna Pabst had 17 points for Tallahassee.

Eastern Florida State College will be home for the first time this season on Friday, Nov. 21 when they will host South Georgia Tech at 5:30 p.m. at Titan Field House.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team won the third-place game at the Battle for the Boot Tournament at the College of Southern Idaho on Saturday evening.

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The Titans defeated Clarendon College 107-94 to finish the tournament 2-1 and are now 3-1 on the season.

Sean Register had another big night for the Titans, scoring a game-high 31 points in the win. Register also grabbed six rebounds and had three assists. Five Titans finished with at least 12 points as the Titans eclipsed the 100-point mark for the second time in the first four games.

Eastern Florida State College jumped out to a quick start behind Register as he had eight of the team’s first 15 points. The lead would reach double digits late in the first half and one final run gave them a 50-34 lead at halftime.

Joviel Acevedo-Arroyo had 14 points in the second half including a couple of key 3-pointers to stop runs by Clarendon. The Bulldogs cut the lead to under 10 with 2:49 left but Acevedo-Arroyo hit two free throws, then Tyson Wilson and Register hit shots to build the lead back up.

Nick Oliver hit six 3-pointers off the bench for the Titans to finish with 22 points while Acevedo-Arroyo finished with 20. Wilson had 16 and Djiby Ly scored 12 in the victory.

Eastern Florida State College will be home for the home opener this weekend, hosting the Eastern Florida Classic beginning Friday.

The Titans will play South Georgia State College at 4 p.m. of Friday with Indian River State College facing South Georgia Tech in the second game.

Then on Saturday, the Titans will play South Georgia Tech at 2 p.m. with Indian River State College playing South Georgia State College in the second game. Admission is free and the games will be shown live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team finished strong to pick up an opening-round win at the Battle for the Boot Tournament at the College of Southern Idaho on Thursday.

The Titans scored 111 points and defeated McCook Community College 111-101 to advance to the semifinals in the tournament.

Eastern Florida State College held a two-point lead with eight minutes to go but would go on an 8-0 run and go on to post the win to improve to 2-0.

The first half saw McCook take as much as a six-point lead but Sean Register and Nick Oliver hit some big shots in the final four minutes and Register hit a shot with eight seconds left to give the Titans a one-point lead, 49-48. But McCook Community College would hit a 3-pointer to take a two-point lead at halftime.

Register led the way with 12 points in the first half and finished with his second straight double-double. The freshman from Cleveland, Ohio finished with a team-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Oliver finished with a season-high 18 points off the bench for the Titans. Tyson Wilson also had 18 points to go with 11 assists for his first double-double while Joviel Acevedo-Arroyo finished with 16 points. Eby Ogoh had 12 points and seven rebounds in the win.

The Titans will play in one of the semifinals on Saturday in the tournament, facing the winner of the Casper College and North Idaho game.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – Three Eastern Florida State College women’s volleyball players were named to the Division I All-FCSAA Volleyball team on Thursday.

Diara Gaye, Emma Cook and Sophia Iglesias were all honored during Thursday night’s FCSAA Division I Volleyball Championship banquet in Fort Myers.

Gaye and Cook were both named to the first team with Iglesias being named to the second team.

Gaye, a freshman middle hitter from Turin, Italy, recorded 147 kills and averaged 1.67 kills per set. Gaye had 72 total blocks this season.

Cook, a sophomore middle hitter from Fernandina Beach, finished the regular season with 158 kills and 56 total blocks in 25 matches.

Iglesias, a sophomore setter from Oviedo, finished with over 600 assists for the second straight season and averaged 7.85 assists per set in 26 matches. She also had 69 kills and 39 service aces. It is the second straight season that Iglesias has made the all-Region 8 team.

The trio will lead the Titans into the tournament Friday morning against No. 4 seed Hillsborough Community College. Eastern Florida State College is the No. 5 seed in the tournament. The two teams split the two meetings this season with both teams winning at home.

The match will tip off at 10 a.m. at Suncoast Credit Union Stadium on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College. Fans can watch the match live online.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s and women’s cross country teams travel this week to compete in the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country team will compete for a national title on Saturday in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

The Titans will compete in the NJCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Golf Course in Iowa on Saturday.

Eastern Florida State Colege qualified after a fifth-place finish at the FCSAA Championships in Tallahassee.

“I want a better outcome from our guys than we had in Regional meet,” Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country coach Doug Butler said. “We tapered this week after some good practices, I am excited to see what we can do.”

Freshman Jaiden McKee is coming off a season-best run at the championships, finishing in 27 minutes and 16.4 seconds. Teammate Morgan Vici also had one if his better finishes at the championships with his run of 28:17.7 and will be running his final 8K as a Titan.

“Jaiden is more confident, he didn’t have a superb race but he had a good race and knows he can go faster,” Butler said. “They are all pretty healthy, so there is no reason they can’t run better and put together a good day.”

It will be the fourth straight season that the Titans will be running in the national championships and first year competing in the NJCAA Division II race.

The Eastern Florida State College women’s cross country team will compete in the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Saturday in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

The Titans are coming off a solid third-place showing in the FCSAA Championships and look to be even better at the Lakeside Golf Course in Iowa on Saturday.

“I am shooting for a top 15 finish for the ladies, I think they can do that,” Eastern Florida State College women’s cross country coach Doug Butler said.

Sophomore Rori Pandolfini leads a talented group of experienced runners as Pandolfini finished 10th overall in the FCSAA Division II Championships with a season-best time of 20 minutes, 34.7 seconds. She believes she can do even better in the national championships.

“I think I did pretty good last year in the race and getting to run in a new environment is exciting,” Pandolfini said. “We have all gotten better throughout the season and we see what we are capable of. I hope I can break 20 minutes, I think I can do so much better and I believe I can get into the 19s.”

Malinda Underwood finished the 5K race in 21 minutes while Maddison Lusk was 22nd at 21:50.7 while Aubrey Orcutt (21:56.6) and Ember Michaels (21:59.5) right behind them.

“It has been a very dedicated group as far as working. Overall, the whole group has been phenomenal,” Butler said. “The big thing this week, you have to sleep. If you can’t get nine hours of sleep this week it isn’t enough. Proper rest is really key.”

The women’s team is looking to beat its best finish of 15th place, which they accomplished two seasons ago. It will be the fourth straight season that the Titans will be running in the national championships and the first year competing in the NJCAA Division II race.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s golf team finished the fall season with a second-place finish at the Dan York Memorial Invite in Cullman, Alabama.

The Titans shot a 289 in the final round of the tournament at Terri Pines Country Club. The 1-over par was the best round of the day but could not catch Central Alabama Community College who won the tournament.

Blake Hodges shot 3-under 69 to finish the tournament 1-over and tie for second place overall. Hodges shot 1-under on the front nine and 2-under on the back nine, finishing with five birdies and two bogeys in the round.

Teammate Sean Jacoby also shot under par in the final round, shooting 1-under 71 to finish tied for seventh overall. He would birdie 17 and 18 to finish the round strong after starting with a birdie and a couple of bogeys.

Jamie Smith finished with a 1-over 73 to move up into a tie for 11th place overall. After starting the round with a double bogey, Smith would finish with three straight birdies to finish the round strong.

Josh Bibby finished 16th overall, shooting a 76 in the final round.

“Good job by the team today hanging in there,” Eastern Florida State College men’s golf coach Jamie Howell said. “Losing Danny (Byers) to the injury leaves no wiggle room for dropping a score but the guys were all solid today.”

Eastern Florida State College will now turn their attention to the spring championship season.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team capped off a strong postseason run, advancing to the Region 8 Tournament Final after defeating Miami Dade College 2-1 in double overtime.

However, their bid for back-to-back championships ended with a 2-1 loss to No. 3 Daytona State College in the final on Saturday night.

Against Miami Dade, the No. 7 Titans battled through a tense semifinal that was decided in the second overtime.

Joao Victor Loureiro centered a ball that led to a rebound off the Miami Dade goalkeeper, allowing Tarik Ferraz Freire to send home the game-winner, his second of the season, and propel the Titans to the championship match.

Jacopo Caprile also scored for the Titans, tying the game just before halftime after Mario Bardi had given the Sharks a first-half lead.

In the final, the Titans struck first when Alvin Ssekamate intercepted a pass and set up Loureiro, who headed the ball into the net just over a minute into the second half.

Daytona State quickly responded with goals from Ashenafi Jarre and Daniel Adzah to take a 2-1 lead. Despite several late chances, the Titans were unable to equalize, as Daytona goalkeeper Matthew McCall made key saves down the stretch.

Eastern Florida State finished the season 11-3-1 and as Region 8 runner-up for the first time in program history. The Titans will now wait to see if they earn an at-large berth to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament, which begins November 16 at Daytona State College.

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BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team opened the regular season with a victory against USC Salkehatchie Friday morning in Jacksonville.

The Titans hit some big shots down the stretch to pick up the 63-56 win. It marked the first college win for head coach Zack Banks.

Eastern Florida State College came out fast, winning the tip and scoring on a break and held a 7-0 lead in the game. The lead would reach 10 in the first quarter, 20-10 as four players had at least four points in the first quarter, led by Angela Mirkovic who had seven.

USC Salkehatchie cut the lead to four with a 7-2 run to finish the quarter down 24-20.

Both teams struggled in the second quarter and went to halftime with the Titans holding onto a 32-28 lead.

The Titans came out in the third quarter and scored 20 points as Shadia Lara Santacruz came up big after the game was tied 40-40. Santacruz scored, then scored again and was fouled. She hit the free throw and then had a steal and a basket and the lead was back to seven. The Titans would head to the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead.

It would once again get close as USC Salkehatchie hit some big 3-pointers but an 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter was the difference.

Bruna DaSilva and Santacruz each scored 13 points in the win while Ofir Parpara finished with 12 and Mirkovic had 10.

The Titans went on to play Chatahoochee Valley Community College at 2 p.m. Saturday in Jacksonville.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team tipped off the regular season Friday at Indian River State College.

The Titans are starting a new era as Zach Ferrell takes over the program from Thomas Gray who led Eastern Florida State College to a 23-7 record last season.

Eastern Florida State College will have a new look this season as Joviel Acevedo-Arroyo is the only returning player that played last season, averaging 5.2 points in 28 games. The team does have three players coming in as transfers from other colleges that bring experience to the squad.

“I am really excited, we have a great group of kids. A lot of talent, they have just been a blast to coach and really thankful for them,” Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball coach Zach Ferrell said. “We are really young and a lot are new to college basketball so we have a lot of learning to do but we had a great preseason for that, we grew a lot and learned and I am excited to be heading into the first game.”

Indian River State College also has plenty of new faces after a 10-20 season and, like the Titans, has one player back that played last season. Brandon Noythanongsay averaged 4.5 points in 27 games last season for The River.

“We get to open up against a really good NJCAA Division I team that we will get to see multiple times this season and is not too far away,” Ferrell said. “They are much improved, have heard a lot of good things about them. They are very talented and much improved. It will be a great first test for us to open up the year. It will give us a good gauge on where we are at.”

Friday’s season opener tipped off at 5 p.m. at Indian River State College. Fans can watch the game live online on hudl.

The Titans will be home November 14 and 15 for the Eastern Florida Classic.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team picked up a win in the season opener at Indian River State College Friday evening.

The Titans went on a couple of big runs to defeat The River 97-80 in a non-conference match between the Citrus Conference foes.

“I am so excited for our guys to be able to start off the year with a win at a conference opponent. I loved the response from our guys on some of their runs and we did a lot of great things, it was a great start for us to the year and heading into Idaho,” said Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball coach Zach Ferrell who picked up his first win at Eastern Florida State College. “There were definitely some nerves today, I am excited but to be able to get that first win today feels great.”

The Titans took the lead three minutes into the contest on back-to-back dunks from Lana Agbelese gave the Titans a 6-3 lead. It remained close until the final eight minutes of the contest when the Titans finished the half with an 18-0 run. Sean Register led the attack with 15 points in the first half.

“Sean is going to be a huge part of this team, he missed some of the preseason and I am thankful to have him back at full strength for the opener,” Ferrell said. “He was great for us defensively, on the glass and scoring the ball, he is a huge asset.”

Eastern Florida State College started the second half leading 45-24 but Indian River State College took advantage of the Titans slow start to cut the lead to 10, 49-39 in the first five minutes of the second half.

Djiby Ly started the run for Eastern Florida State College with a 3-pointer, then Joviel Acevedo-Arroyo hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 74-51. He would hit another 3-pointer later in the half and finished with 21 points.

“Joviel is in his third year with us, he has worked really hard and deserves this. He has had three coaches now in his three years and I am really proud of him,” Ferrell said.

Register finished with team-high 23 points in the win while Ly had 22 and Tyson Wilson had 10 points.

Eastern Florida State College will go to Twin Falls, Idaho for the Battle of the Boot. The Titans will play McCook Community College on Thursday.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team defeated Miami Dade College 2-1 in double overtime to advance to the Region 8 Tournament Final.

The Titans will face Daytona State College in the Region 8 title game, set to begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $6. Fans can also watch the game live online at hudl.

It will be the fifth time the Titans have played for the Region 8 title, and the first time since 2017 that the two teams will meet in the final.

In the win over Miami Dade College, the seventh-ranked Titans scored in the second minute of the second overtime as Joao Victor Loureiro centered a ball, Lars Bekman hit it, and the Miami Dade goalkeeper made the save. Still, it came out to Tarik Ferraz Freire, who sent it into the back of the net.

It was the second game-winner for Freire and sent the Titans to Saturday’s final at No. 3 Daytona State College.

Miami Dade College got on the board first as Mario Bardi scored on a nice cross to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead with 13 minutes left in the first half.

The Titans would tie the game just before halftime as Jacopo Caprile took a pass and chipped it into the top of the net with under two minutes left.

From there, the game would go back and forth but remained tied throughout the second half.

Eastern Florida State College had some chances in the first half, but Miami Dade kept things tied, forcing a second overtime.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Three members of the Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team were named to the All-Region 8 Team on Wednesday.

The trio was honored before the Region 8 Semifinal against Miami Dade College on Thursday night at Orlando Health Stadium.

Forward Joao Victor Loureiro and midfielders Henry Crosthwaite and Ocira Lazarus were all recognized for their play this season for the 10-2-1 Titans.

Loureiro has had a good season for the Titans as the sophomore from Brazil has scored six goals and assisted on two others this season. Loureiro has two game-winning goals.

Crosthwaite has played in the midfield for most of the season for the Titans and has excelled with a team-leading nine assists to go with his four goals. The freshman from Frankfurt, Germany, has started 12 games for Eastern Florida State College.

Lazarus has started 12 games for the Titans this season and has been an integral part of the team’s success, solidifying the middle of the field as the holding midfielder has helped a defensive group hold teams to 1.10 goals per game this season.

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