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GAINESVILLE — Jennifer Mossor scored a team-high 14 points off the bench to lead Florida to a 60-55 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Monday night in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

The win ends Florida’s three-game postseason losing streak. The Gators (19-13) advance to the third round to face N.C. State Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack (19-12) beat South Carolina 72-69 Monday night

FGCU fought back from an early deficit to take a 22-15 lead midway through the first half, but the Gators came back to tie at 24-24. The Gators outscored the Eagles 11-1 over the last 5:40 of the half to take a 36-27 lead at the break

“We had lapses in play that were too long to win the game tonight, and Florida is a team that will take advantage of your mistakes,” Eagles coach Carl Smesko said.

Senior forward Delia De La Torre scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Eagles (20-9).Senior Chelsea Dermyer chipped in with 10 points.