DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Moore Madness started early as the Wildcats erased a 12-point deficit, capped off by a dramatic Daimoni Dorsey layup with two seconds remaining to take the SWAC-opener over Florida A&M, 57-56, Saturday afternoon at Moore Gymnasium. 

 

1^st Quarter
Florida A&M (1-11, 0-1 SWAC) took a six-point lead over Bethune-Cookman (3-11, 1-0 SWAC) through a quarter of play, with FAMU's Tahnyjia Purifoy responsible for 11 of the Rattler's 16 points in the frame. 

2nd Quarter
The Rattlers took their largest lead of the game at 29-17 midway through the frame on a Breazia Robinson layup, but the Wildcats held their own, trimming the deficit down to as low as 29-23 on a pair of Keiara Gregory free throws. A pair from the charity stripe by Dorsey sent the teams into the half with the Wildcats trailing, 33-25. 

3rd Quarter
The Wildcats surged back in the third, connecting on 6-13 from the floor including a pair of threes while holding the Rattlers to only 11 on 4-14. Madison Holden nailed a contested jumper before Gregory got to the line again to make it just a one-point game through three quarters of play. 

4th Quarter
B-CU took its first lead of the game at 47-46 with just under eight to play on two more from the line by Dorsey. 

The Rattlers retook that lead, pushing it to four on a tip-in layup by Miya Giles-Jones with four to play. With only 13 to play, Sanai Tyler forced her way to the line, connecting on both free throws. A steal by Keiara Gregory gave the Cats the ball under 10, and Dorsey capped off the comeback with a layup underneath with two seconds remaining to give the cats the dramatic 57-56 win. 

• Daimoni Dorsey led all scores with 22 - two shy of her career-high - on 8-14 shooting and a pair of threes. She also added three rebounds. 
• Kailyn Peters was the only other Wildcat in double figures - she scored 10. 
• Sanai Tyler added seven rebounds.
• 15 B-CU points were scored off of turnovers.

The Wildcats return to the floor on Thursday, January 8, as they host Southern at Moore Gymnasium. s

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