Macarena Retamales

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Macarena Retamales
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Hometown:
    Santiago, Chile
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    Sophomore*
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    16.6
  • fg %
    40.6
  • 3pt %
    30.7
  • ft %
    78.9
  • reb/g
    4.7
  • a/g
    3.4
Bio

*First Team FCSAA All-State (2022)

*First Team All-Southern Conference (2022)

Freshman (2021-2022): Retamales started all 27 games for the Southern Conference Champion Buccaneers last season, averaging 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game en route to earning First Team All-Conference and First Team All-State accolades. She scored in double figures 20 times last season including a career high 26 against #13 South Georgia Tech in late January.  Two weeks later she posted her lone double-double of the season when she went for 15 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Santa Fe.  

Freshman (2020-2021): Retamales played in all 19 games for the Bucs as a freshman in 2020-2021, averaging 6.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.  Retamales started heating up as the season went along, scoring in double figures four times in the final month of the season including a season high 23 in a key Southern Conference win over Indian River.  

High School: Retamales came to Fort Myers from the capital of Chile, Santiago, where she attended Liceo San Pedro Poveda High School.  During her senior season, she averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds per game for her team.  

Personal: Born October 4, 2001, she is the daughter of Leiva Retamales.  She has a sister, Mariela (32).  

CAREER HIGHS AT FSW
Points 26  vs. #13 South Georgia Tech (Jan. 20, 2022)
Field Goals Made 10  vs. #13 South Georgia Tech (Jan. 20, 2022)
3PT Made 6  2x, Last vs. Bishop State CC (Dec. 17, 2022)
Free Throws Made 9  vs. Chipola (Dec. 9, 2022)
Rebounds 14  vs. Pensacola State (Nov. 13, 2022)
Assists 8  vs. Denmark Tech (Dec. 10, 2022)
Blocks 4  vs. Pensacola State (Nov. 13, 2022)
Steals 7  vs. Daytona State (Dec. 3, 2021)
Minutes 40  3x, Last vs. Bishop State CC (Dec. 17, 2022)

Updated 1/4/23

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 9
Games started 29 9
Minutes 911 292
Minutes per game 31.4 32.4
FG 176-433 60-141
FG Pct 40.6 42.6
3PT 54-176 19-60
3PT Pct 30.7 31.7
FT 75-95 23-32
FT Pct 78.9 71.9
Off rebounds 41 14
Def rebounds 95 31
Total rebounds 136 45
Rebounds per game 4.7 5.0
Personal fouls 34 9
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 98 34
Turnovers 97 35
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 55 12
Blocks 22 3
Points 481 162
Points per game 16.6 18.0
Points per 40 min 21.1 22.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at Miami Dade College W, 76-58
Feb 15 at Palm Beach State College W, 69-60
Feb 25 at Hillsborough Community College L, 88-82
Mar 3 at Palm Beach State College W, 76-58
Mar 8 vs. #9 Gulf Coast St. W, 71-65
Mar 10 at #6 Northwest Florida St. L, 69-60
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 8 at Albany Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Nova Southeastern University - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Lynn University - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eckerd College - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Georgia Highlands College W, 69-43 1 21 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-5 80.0 13
Nov 5 vs. #2 Shelton State W, 58-48 1 34 4-10 40.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 11 John A. Logan College W, 72-53 1 28 6-17 35.3 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 15
Nov 12 #6 Southern Idaho L, 60-56 1 40 8-25 32.0 1-9 11.1 2-4 50.0 19
Nov 13 Pensacola State College W, 77-67 1 37 9-22 40.9 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 23
Nov 18 vs. #13 Eastern Florida L, 74-54 1 38 3-10 30.0 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 8
Nov 19 at Santa Fe College W, 67-63 1 37 6-14 42.9 1-4 25.0 3-3 100.0 16
Nov 29 St. Petersburg College L, 71-70 1 34 9-21 42.9 2-7 28.6 4-4 100.0 24
Dec 2 vs. #5 Gulf Coast State L, 72-65 1 39 6-16 37.5 2-7 28.6 4-4 100.0 18
Dec 3 vs. #9 Eastern Florida L, 71-63 1 35 9-18 50.0 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 23
Dec 9 Chipola W, 90-84 1 21 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 9-10 90.0 13
Dec 10 Denmark Technical College W, 73-32 1 27 4-12 33.3 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 11 Daytona State College W, 73-53 1 27 7-14 50.0 2-3 66.7 5-6 83.3 21
Dec 16 vs. Wayne County Community College W, 118-46 1 18 4-10 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 9
Dec 17 vs. Bishop State Community College W, 87-70 1 40 8-16 50.0 6-11 54.5 2-2 100.0 24
Jan 7 #15 Indian River L, 70-53 1 36 5-21 23.8 2-9 22.2 4-6 66.7 16
Jan 11 at Miami Dade College W, 73-51 1 34 8-16 50.0 4-10 40.0 2-2 100.0 22
Jan 13 at Palm Beach State College W, 75-62 1 29 5-12 41.7 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 14
Jan 16 Hillsborough Community College W, 85-67 1 33 6-16 37.5 3-6 50.0 5-9 55.6 20
Jan 25 at #16 Indian River L, 71-65 1 35 4-18 22.2 0-6 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Jan 28 Miami Dade College W, 90-62 1 24 9-13 69.2 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 20
Feb 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 79-63 1 30 7-12 58.3 4-7 57.1 3-3 100.0 21
Feb 9 #15 Indian River W, 78-75 1 40 8-17 47.1 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 21
Feb 13 at Miami Dade College W, 76-58 1 22 3-9 33.3 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 15 at Palm Beach State College W, 69-60 1 29 6-14 42.9 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 25 at Hillsborough Community College L, 88-82 1 38 10-19 52.6 0-5 0.0 5-6 83.3 25
Mar 3 at Palm Beach State College W, 76-58 1 19 5-12 41.7 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Mar 8 vs. #9 Gulf Coast St. W, 71-65 1 40 6-19 31.6 1-7 14.3 5-7 71.4 18
Mar 10 at #6 Northwest Florida St. L, 69-60 1 26 5-14 35.7 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 15
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 8 at Albany Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Nova Southeastern University - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Lynn University - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eckerd College - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Georgia Highlands College W, 69-43 1 21 1 1 2 5 4 5 1
Nov 5 vs. #2 Shelton State W, 58-48 1 34 0 2 2 4 3 3 0
Nov 11 John A. Logan College W, 72-53 1 28 4 2 6 3 1 2 0
Nov 12 #6 Southern Idaho L, 60-56 1 40 1 7 8 0 3 3 1
Nov 13 Pensacola State College W, 77-67 1 37 5 9 14 2 7 5 4
Nov 18 vs. #13 Eastern Florida L, 74-54 1 38 1 2 3 4 3 1 1
Nov 19 at Santa Fe College W, 67-63 1 37 0 1 1 5 2 0 0
Nov 29 St. Petersburg College L, 71-70 1 34 3 1 4 2 7 3 1
Dec 2 vs. #5 Gulf Coast State L, 72-65 1 39 0 5 5 0 5 2 0
Dec 3 vs. #9 Eastern Florida L, 71-63 1 35 1 3 4 1 6 3 0
Dec 9 Chipola W, 90-84 1 21 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
Dec 10 Denmark Technical College W, 73-32 1 27 0 6 6 8 0 1 2
Dec 11 Daytona State College W, 73-53 1 27 1 4 5 1 2 2 0
Dec 16 vs. Wayne County Community College W, 118-46 1 18 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Dec 17 vs. Bishop State Community College W, 87-70 1 40 0 4 4 6 2 1 3
Jan 7 #15 Indian River L, 70-53 1 36 2 4 6 2 1 0 1
Jan 11 at Miami Dade College W, 73-51 1 34 2 6 8 3 5 2 0
Jan 13 at Palm Beach State College W, 75-62 1 29 1 2 3 6 3 2 1
Jan 16 Hillsborough Community College W, 85-67 1 33 2 5 7 4 4 3 1
Jan 25 at #16 Indian River L, 71-65 1 35 1 7 8 5 5 0 0
Jan 28 Miami Dade College W, 90-62 1 24 2 2 4 4 1 2 1
Feb 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 79-63 1 30 1 1 2 3 7 0 0
Feb 9 #15 Indian River W, 78-75 1 40 2 2 4 4 7 3 0
Feb 13 at Miami Dade College W, 76-58 1 22 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Feb 15 at Palm Beach State College W, 69-60 1 29 4 4 8 3 3 1 2
Feb 25 at Hillsborough Community College L, 88-82 1 38 2 3 5 7 4 1 0
Mar 3 at Palm Beach State College W, 76-58 1 19 0 3 3 4 0 1 1
Mar 8 vs. #9 Gulf Coast St. W, 71-65 1 40 2 5 7 6 4 3 1
Mar 10 at #6 Northwest Florida St. L, 69-60 1 26 2 0 2 3 6 3 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 8 at Albany Jamboree - - - -
Oct 21 at Nova Southeastern University - - - -
Oct 26 at Lynn University - - - -
Oct 29 at Eckerd College - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Georgia Highlands College W, 69-43 1 1 - 1.3
Nov 5 vs. #2 Shelton State W, 58-48 1 0 - 1.3
Nov 11 John A. Logan College W, 72-53 1 1 - 3.0
Nov 12 #6 Southern Idaho L, 60-56 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 13 Pensacola State College W, 77-67 1 3 - 0.3
Nov 18 vs. #13 Eastern Florida L, 74-54 1 0 - 1.3
Nov 19 at Santa Fe College W, 67-63 1 0 - 2.5
Nov 29 St. Petersburg College L, 71-70 1 1 - 0.3
Dec 2 vs. #5 Gulf Coast State L, 72-65 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 3 vs. #9 Eastern Florida L, 71-63 1 2 - 0.2
Dec 9 Chipola W, 90-84 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 10 Denmark Technical College W, 73-32 1 1 - -
Dec 11 Daytona State College W, 73-53 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 16 vs. Wayne County Community College W, 118-46 1 1 - -
Dec 17 vs. Bishop State Community College W, 87-70 1 0 - 3.0
Jan 7 #15 Indian River L, 70-53 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 11 at Miami Dade College W, 73-51 1 1 - 0.6
Jan 13 at Palm Beach State College W, 75-62 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 16 Hillsborough Community College W, 85-67 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 25 at #16 Indian River L, 71-65 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 28 Miami Dade College W, 90-62 1 0 - 4.0
Feb 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 79-63 1 1 - 0.4
Feb 9 #15 Indian River W, 78-75 1 1 - 0.6
Feb 13 at Miami Dade College W, 76-58 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 15 at Palm Beach State College W, 69-60 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 25 at Hillsborough Community College L, 88-82 1 2 - 1.8
Mar 3 at Palm Beach State College W, 76-58 1 0 - -
Mar 8 vs. #9 Gulf Coast St. W, 71-65 1 0 0 1.5
Mar 10 at #6 Northwest Florida St. L, 69-60 1 4 0 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 19 20.1 2.5-7.0 0.5-2.6 0.7-1.3 6.2
2021-22 27 31.3 5.1-10.7 1.4-3.7 1.4-1.9 13.1
2022-23 29 31.4 6.1-14.9 1.9-6.1 2.6-3.3 16.6
Total 75 28.5 4.8-11.4 1.3-4.3 1.7-2.3 12.7
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 19 4 382 47-133 35.3 10-49 20.4 13-25 52.0 117
2021-22 27 27 844 139-289 48.1 37-100 37.0 38-50 76.0 353
2022-23 29 29 911 176-433 40.6 54-176 30.7 75-95 78.9 481
Total 75 60 2137 362-855 42.3 101-325 31.1 126-170 74.1 951
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 19 382 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 27 844 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 911 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 75 2137 28.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 19 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.6
2021-22 27 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.6 3.6 1.9 0.7
2022-23 29 1.4 3.3 4.7 3.4 3.3 1.9 0.8
Total 75 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.2 3.1 1.6 0.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 19 4 7 38 45 43 36 17 12
2021-22 27 27 30 99 129 97 98 50 20
2022-23 29 29 41 95 136 98 97 55 22
Total 75 60 78 232 310 238 231 122 54
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 31.4 6.1-14.9 1.9-6.1 2.6-3.3 16.6
Conference 9 32.4 6.7-15.7 2.1-6.7 2.6-3.6 18.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 31.5 6.6-16.9 1.9-6.4 3.2-4.2 18.4
Away 10 29.9 5.9-14.0 1.5-5.7 2.2-2.5 15.5
Neutral 8 33.1 5.5-13.4 2.2-6.1 2.2-3.0 15.5
Result
Wins 20 29.5 5.8-13.6 2.0-5.7 2.5-3.2 16.2
Losses 9 35.7 6.6-18.0 1.6-6.9 2.8-3.4 17.4
Month
November 8 33.6 6.1-15.9 1.4-5.1 2.5-3.0 16.1
December 7 29.6 5.7-13.4 2.6-6.9 2.9-3.4 16.9
January 6 31.8 6.2-16.0 2.5-7.3 2.0-3.2 16.8
February 5 31.8 6.8-14.2 1.6-5.8 2.6-3.0 17.8
March 3 28.3 5.3-15.0 0.7-4.7 3.3-4.3 14.7
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 29 911 176-433 40.6 54-176 30.7 75-95 78.9 481
Conference 9 9 292 60-141 42.6 19-60 31.7 23-32 71.9 162
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 11 347 73-186 39.2 21-70 30.0 35-46 76.1 202
Away 10 10 299 59-140 42.1 15-57 26.3 22-25 88.0 155
Neutral 8 8 265 44-107 41.1 18-49 36.7 18-24 75.0 124
Result
Wins 20 20 590 117-271 43.2 40-114 35.1 50-64 78.1 324
Losses 9 9 321 59-162 36.4 14-62 22.6 25-31 80.6 157
Month
November 8 8 269 49-127 38.6 11-41 26.8 20-24 83.3 129
December 7 7 207 40-94 42.6 18-48 37.5 20-24 83.3 118
January 6 6 191 37-96 38.5 15-44 34.1 12-19 63.2 101
February 5 5 159 34-71 47.9 8-29 27.6 13-15 86.7 89
March 3 3 85 16-45 35.6 2-14 14.3 10-13 76.9 44
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 911 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 9 292 32.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 347 31.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 299 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 8 265 33.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 20 590 29.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 321 35.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 22.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 269 33.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 207 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 6 191 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 5 159 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 3 85 28.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 1.4 3.3 4.7 3.4 3.3 1.9 0.8
Conference 9 1.6 3.4 5.0 3.8 3.9 1.3 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.7 3.1 2.3 1.0
Away 10 1.3 2.8 4.1 4.1 3.6 1.1 0.4
Neutral 8 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.4 0.9
Result
Wins 20 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.7 2.9 1.9 0.9
Losses 9 1.4 3.6 5.0 2.7 4.4 1.8 0.4
Month
November 8 1.9 3.1 5.0 3.1 3.8 2.8 1.0
December 7 0.4 3.6 4.0 2.4 2.3 1.6 0.9
January 6 1.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 3.2 1.5 0.7
February 5 1.8 2.2 4.0 3.8 4.4 1.2 0.4
March 3 1.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.3 0.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 29 41 95 136 98 97 55 22
Conference 9 9 14 31 45 34 35 12 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 23 44 67 30 34 25 11
Away 10 10 13 28 41 41 36 11 4
Neutral 8 8 5 23 28 27 27 19 7
Result
Wins 20 20 28 63 91 74 57 39 18
Losses 9 9 13 32 45 24 40 16 4
Month
November 8 8 15 25 40 25 30 22 8
December 7 7 3 25 28 17 16 11 6
January 6 6 10 26 36 24 19 9 4
February 5 5 9 11 20 19 22 6 2
March 3 3 4 8 12 13 10 7 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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  • February 06, 2023
Hot Shooting Bucs Fly Past Hawks

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers shot 56% from the field Monday night, flying past the Hillsborough Hawks 79-63 to earn their 15th win of the 2022-2023 season.  

  • February 06, 2023
Aaliyah Williams (Photo by Rick DePaiva)
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  • January 28, 2023
Five In Double Figures As Bucs Run Past Sharks

The Miami Dade Sharks had no answer for the multifaceted Florida SouthWestern attack that came at them Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as the Bucs shot 56% from the field and put up 90 points in a 90-62 win in their best offensive effort in Southern Conference play this season. 

  • January 28, 2023
Macarena Retamales (Photo by Roy Allen)
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  • January 25, 2023
Second Chance Points Foil Bucs Upset Bid Against Pioneers

For the first 15 minutes of Florida SouthWestern's Southern Conference matchup with the #16 Indian River Pioneers on Wednesday in Fort Pierce, the Bucs controlled the pace, but a relentless Pioneers group crushed FSW on the glass from that point on with 24 second chance points to down the Bucs 71-65 and take control of the race for the conference crown with five games to go. 

  • January 25, 2023
Blessing King (Photo by Jontavious Timmons)
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  • January 16, 2023
FSW Flies Past Hawks in Southern Conference Action

Blessing King and Macarena Retamales combined for 40 points and Natalia Tondi and Shaniya Rose each posted career highs as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers cruised past the Hillsborough Hawks 85-67 in Southern Conference play Monday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. 

  • January 16, 2023
Kiana Wilson (Photo by Rick DePaiva)
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  • January 13, 2023
Bucs Collect Second Straight Road Win

For the second time in three days, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers traveled to Florida's East Coast and collected a road win Friday night as the Bucs used a big third quarter and a second straight double-double from Blessing King for a 75-62 victory over Palm Beach State to improve to 12-6 on the year.  

  • January 13, 2023
Blessing King (Photo by Rick DePaiva)
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  • January 11, 2023
FSW Gets Past Sharks in Miami

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got back on the winning track on Wednesday night in Miami, knocking off the Miami Dade Sharks 73-51 behind 22 points from Macarena Retamales and a 12 point, 11 rebound double-double from Blessing King.  

  • January 11, 2023
Aaliyah Williams (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • December 17, 2022
Bucs Cruise Into The Break With Fifth Straight Win

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers finished the first half of their 2022-2023 season in style on Saturday, winning their fifth straight game in an 87-70 victory over Bishop State.  

  • December 17, 2022
Natalia Tondi (Photo by Rick DePaiva)
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  • December 11, 2022
Bucs Thump Falcons For Third Straight Win

Macarena Retamales and Aaliyah Williams combined for 43 points and Blessing King broke a program single game record with 21 rebounds as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers raced past the Daytona State Falcons 73-53 Sunday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. 

  • December 11, 2022
Kiana Wilson (Photo by Rick DePaiva)
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  • December 10, 2022
Big Second Half Leads FSW Past Denmark Tech

After suffering a bit of a hangover early in Saturday's game against Denmark Tech following their big win over Chipola on Friday, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put together a huge second half to blow away the Panthers 73-32 to win their second straight in Rudolph's Roundup Tournament at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. 

  • December 10, 2022
Retamales Signs With FGCU
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  • December 08, 2022
Retamales Signs With FGCU

Florida SouthWestern fans who have come to know and love Macarena Retamales the past three seasons won’t have to go far to watch her compete next year as the Buccaneers’ sophomore guard has signed at Florida Gulf Coast University for the 2023-2024 season.

  • December 08, 2022
Macarena Retamales (Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
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  • December 03, 2022
FSW Drops Game of Runs to #9 Eastern Florida

It was a wild game of runs in Daytona on Saturday as the #19 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers hooked up with the #9 Eastern Florida State Titans for the second time this season. After going back and forth to  a three point game at the half, Eastern pulled away in the second to come away with a 71-63 win to hand FSW their third consecutive loss for just the second time in program history.  

  • December 03, 2022
Aaliyah Williams (Photo by William Parmeter)
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  • December 02, 2022
Bucs Falter Late In Loss to #5 Gulf Coast

For 28 minutes, the #19 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went toe to toe with the #5 Gulf Coast State Commodores Friday afternoon in Daytona Beach.  Unfortunately for the Bucs, a six minute stretch after that did them in as Gulf Coast went on a 23-4 run that FSW could never recover from as the Commodores went on to win 72-65.  

  • December 02, 2022
Juliana Gomez (Photo by Roy Allen)
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  • November 29, 2022
Bucs Stunned By Titans

The #19 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were stunned by the St. Petersburg Titans in the closing seconds of their contest Tuesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena, dropping a 71-70 decision after multiple close in shots to win it at the final horn missed their marks. 

  • November 29, 2022
Natalia Tondi (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • November 19, 2022
Sophomore Trio Leads Bucs Past Saints

The three headed monster of Jayla Murray, Macarena Retamales, and Aaliyah Williams combined for 50 of the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers' 67 points Saturday afternoon on the road at Santa Fe, leading the Bucs to a tight 67-63 win to push FSW to 5-2 on the early season.

  • November 19, 2022
Shaniya Rose (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • November 13, 2022
Big Second Half Propels Bucs Past Pirates

As the old saying goes, it's not how you start, it's how you finish, and thankfully for the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, that saying came true on Sunday in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as after a slow start, the Bucs dug themselves out of an early hole with a big second half to defeat the Pensacola State Pirates 77-67 to conclude their action in the Bucs Club Classic. 

  • November 13, 2022
Aaliyah Williams (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • November 12, 2022
Williams Career High 21 Not Enough In Bucs Loss to #6 CSI

Aaliyah Williams scored a career high 21 points, but it wasn't enough as the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers fell 60-56 to the #6 College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles Saturday night at Suncoast Arena in Fort Myers for their first loss of the 2022-2023 season. 

  • November 12, 2022
Kiana Wilson (Photo by Roy Allen)
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  • November 11, 2022
Defense Lifts #17 FSW Over John A. Logan In Home Opener

It wasn't always pretty for the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Friday night in their 2022-2023 home opener in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, but they got it done, taking down the visiting John A. Logan Lady Vols 72-53 to remain unbeaten on the early season.  

  • November 11, 2022
Jayla Murray (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • November 06, 2022
Bucs Earn Early Season Statement Win

To say the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers felt slighted when they weren't announced as part of the preseason NJCAA Top 25 Rankings may be a bit of an understatement. The Bucs certainly made their case to be part of the next rankings on Saturday, holding #2 Shelton State to just 28% shooting in a 58-48 victory, the highest ranked opponent the FSW program has ever defeated. 

  • November 06, 2022
Natalia Tondi (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
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  • November 04, 2022
Bucs Cruise Past Chargers In Season Opener

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers tipped off their 2022-2023 season on the road in Morristown, Tennessee on Friday, shellacking the defending NJCAA National Tournament runners-up, Georgia Highlands by a count of 69-43 to get their campaign started off with a bang.  

  • November 04, 2022