Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Florida Atlantic
Kennesaw State
Owls Sweep Road Trip with Win Over KSU
1/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 14, 2006
Kennesaw, GA - The road trip ended in victory for Florida Atlantic University, topping Kennesaw State, 71-58, at the KSU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon. The Owls remain tied for first-place in the Atlantic Sun as they improve to 5-1 in the conference and 6-7 overall.
"It was great for us to go out and get two wins on this trip," head coach Chancellor Dugan said. "Our team played very well and we need to carry that over into the home-stand this week."
The Owls of FAU never trailed as they led, 32-24, at the break. Shontavia Williams scored 10 points in the opening frame as she was 2-2 from long distance. Missy Glaser connected on 3-4 attempts for seven points in the stanza.
Florida Atlantic dialed in on 40.7% (11-27) of its field goal attempts in the half, including a 5-8 effort from beyond the arc.
The Owls' defense limited the conference's top scorer, Shavonder Clarke, to just four first half points. She entered the afternoon averaging 21.2 points per game and finished with 16 points.
FAU cashed in 13 points off 14 KSU turnovers in the first session.
Shuteamia Brayboy converted a layup inside to give FAU its largest lead, 46-32, at the 13:00 minute mark of the second half.
KSU cut the lead to three, 55-52, with 4:30 remaining after Nikki Gurely knocked down a three-pointer.
Williams pushed the lead back to six, 58-52, as she converted a three-point play the old fashion way with 4:07 to play. Kennesaw State never got any closer as they fell to 2-10 on the year and 2-4 in the conference.
Williams led all scorers with 23 points on 8-14 shooting to go along with eight boards. Glaser scored in double figures for the seventh time in the last eight games, as she ended with 14 points, and Demina Anderson added 10 for the Owls.
FAU will return to Boca Raton on Jan. 19 to host Belmont University at 7:00 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
