{
  "id": 15547195,
  "title": "Florida State defeated Tampa 72-44 in first season exhibition game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/florida-state-defeated-tampa-72-44-in-first-season-exhibition-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:43:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-state-defeated-tampa-72-024342435.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Florida State's women's basketball team opened their season with a convincing 72-44 exhibition win over the University of Tampa Spartans on Sunday, Oct. 18. Head coach Brooke Wyckoff praised her team's defensive performance, which saw them hold Tampa to just five points in the first quarter. The Seminoles forced 17 turnovers, leading to 19 points and 11 steals, turning Tampa's 17 turnovers into 19 points. Sophomore guard Jasmine Nivar led the scoring with 14 points, and freshman forward Missy Odom contributed nine rebounds and seven points off the bench. The Seminoles also outrebounded Tampa 43-19 and grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. Before their next game on Thursday, Wyckoff wants to improve on defensive rotations and offensive execution.",
  "summary": "The Florida State Seminoles defeated the University of Tampa Spartans 72-44 after setting the tone in the first quarter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}