Conquistadors rally for first trip to CAC Championship

(Box Score) LAWRENCE, KS. (March 2, 2024) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball team (15-10) made program history after defeating the Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes (8-13) 88-76 in the 2024 Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Women’s Basketball Championship tournament’s semifinal. FNU erased an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to extend its current win streak to…

FNU secures 60-49 win in regular-season finale

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2023) – For the third time this season, Florida National University’s women’s basketball team secured a win over the Eagles of the University of Fort Lauderdale. FNU (10-10) came into this game off a 19-day break following a win over the Jonhson University of Florida Suns on Feb. 3.…

Tigers romp FNU in CAC Classic

(Box Score) TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2023) – For the third time this season, Florida National University’s men’s basketball fell to a worthy Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) foe. The Tigers of Voorhees University (9-8) handed the Conquistadors (4-11) a 56-74 loss in Temple Terrace, Fla.  In the first half, FNU shot a respectable 45.8%…

Women’s Basketball Falls to Trinity Baptist in Overtime

BOX SCORE MIAMI, Fla. (November 14, 2020) – The Florida National women’s basketball team (1-3) dropped a hard-fought battle the with Trinity Baptist Eagles (2-1), 72-67 (OT), on Saturday from Miami Christian School. Freshman Adalis Arroyo led all Conquistadors with 16 points in her FNU debut. Arroyo shot 6-of-12 for the floor and was 4-of-6…

Florida National Cruises Past Trinity Baptist, 92-67

BOX SCORE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (November 19, 2020) – Led by Jose Benitez’ 29 points and Jeffery Hernandez’ 24 points, the Florida National men’s basketball team (2-3) cruised past the Trinity Baptist Eagles (1-2), 92-67, on Thursday night. Benitez shot a blistering 10-of-13 from the floor, including three 3-pointers and a 6-of-6 night from the free-throw…

Santos and Hernandez Combine for 51 Points in Loss to No. 9 Arizona Christian

BOX SCORE MIAMI, Fla. (November 22, 2020) – Senior Kenneth Santos and junior Jeffery Hernandez combine for 51 points in a 103-90 loss to the No. 9-ranked Arizona Christian Firestorm (4-0) on Sunday evening. The Conquistadors (2-4) were unable to overcome a 22-point, first-half deficit despite outplaying the nationally-ranked Firestorm in the final 20 minutes.…

Four Conquistadors Score in Double-Figures as Short-Handed FNU Falls to St Thomas, 95-86

BOX SCORE MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 1, 2020) – Using just eight players, the Florida National Conquistadors (2-7) fell to the St. Thomas Bobcats (3-2), 95-86, despite four student-athletes scoring in double figures. Senior Jose Benitez led all Conquistadors with 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting. The native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, grabbed five rebounds…

Florida National Downed by Florida Atlantic

BOX SCORE BOCA RATON, Fla. (December 3, 2020) – The Florida National Conquistadors (2-8) fell to NCAA Division I Florida Atlantic (2-2), 128-64, on Thursday evening. The Conquistadors were led by Jeffrey Hernandez, who scored 25 points on 10-of-26 shooting from the floor, including four treys. The junior forward also led the team in rebounding,…

FNU Battles Bethel (Ind.) with Limited Bench

BOX SCORE MIAMI, Fla. (December 15, 2020) – Despite playing with only six players, the Florida National men’s basketball team gave Bethel (Ind.) (9-2) all it could handle in a 117-98 loss on Tuesday evening. Four Conquistadors reached double-figures in scoring, including Kenneth Santos, who scored a game-high 33 points on 13-of-31 shooting. The native…

Women’s Basketball Can’t Over Rough First Quarter; Falls to KU, 71-51

BOX SCORE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (December 20, 2020) – The Florida National women’s basketball team (1-5) could not overcome a poor-shooting first quarter, suffering a 71-51, loss at Keiser (5-5) on Sunday afternoon. Shooting just 17.6 percent in the first 10 minutes (3-of-17), the Conquistadors fell behind, 28-5. For the remainder of the contest,…

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