OVIEDO, Fla. (Interstat) — The UCF Knights used a strong second half to defeat the Florida International Golden Panthers 79-61 in a non-conference women’s basketball game Tuesday at CFE Arena.

UCF led 32-27 at halftime but broke the game open by outscoring FIU 22-10 in the third quarter. Jacorriah Bracey led the Knights with 17 points, while Leah Harmon added 15 points and five assists. Samari Bankhead chipped in 13 points for UCF.

Parris Atkins scored a game-high 20 points for Florida International in the losing effort. Claudia Marina Gonzalez added 12 points for the Golden Panthers.

UCF improved its season record to 2-1, while Florida International fell to 1-2. An announced crowd of 1,357 attended the game.