Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Owls To Play Three Road Games Before Holiday Break
12/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2006
Boca Raton, FL - The Florida Atlantic women's basketball team will be heading back on the road this week for three games. Two will take place in Birmingham Alabama, as the Owls face UAB on Monday and either Hampton or Alabama State on Tuesday in the Blazer Invitational. On Thursday they'll return to action in South Florida to match-up with local opponent FIU on the road in Miami.
"Its been tough the last few games trying to keep everyone focused," said Head Coach Chancellor Dugan. "By going on the road for three games we hope to get some good wins and get back on track."
This past Thursday FAU (1-9, 0-2) fell to Troy University (7-3, 1-0), 78-63. Trailing by only one with 3:51 to play, the Trojans closed out the contest with a 20-6 run. FAU allowed a season-high 55 free-throw attempts on 32 fouls. The Owls out rebounded their opponent 38-35.
Mistoria Brown recorded the team's first double-double of the season, scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds. She now has three double-doubles in her career. Brittney Crenshaw shot a perfect five-of-five from the field in a 10-point effort.
Cristal Randolph needs just two three-pointers to capture second-place all-time in three-pointers made at FAU. The senior is fifth in the Sun Belt with 1.90 three-point field goals per game.
UAB (1-6) hasn't played a game since a 76-70 victory over Mississippi State on December 3rd. The Conference USA team has two players averaging at least 15 points-per-game in Carmen Guzman (21.6 PPG) and Diamond Rogers (16.3 PPG). The Blazers are 60th in the country in scoring with an average offensive output of 72 points. All-time UAB leads the series between the squads 1-0.
Hampton (3-4) and Alabama State (3-3) come from the Colonial Athletic Association and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Hampton Lady Pirates are coming off a 54-45 loss to James Madison on December 9th, while the Alabama State Hornets fell to Kentucky on December 8th, 75-46. Hampton owns a 2-0 series advantage over the Owls. Alabama State has never played FAU.
Florida International (4-3, 0-0) defeated Miami, 83-78 on December 5th. They will have a game with Sun Belt opponent Troy on Sunday night before taking on FAU at home on Thursday. The Golden Panthers have one of the conferences most potent scorers in Laquetta Ferguson (19.6 PPG) and have the Sun Belts top rebounder in Lasma Jekabsone (10.9 RPG). Iva Ciglar is the team's point-guard and boasts the top assist-per-game ratio (6.43) in the conference. All-Time FIU holds a staggering series advantage of 18-1.
On Monday the Owls game with UAB will tip at 7 p.m. Eastern at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The winners of that game and the 5 p.m. Alabama State-Hampton match-up will meet in the Blazer Invitational championship at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The consolation game will take at 5 p.m. before the championship. On Thursday the Owls will take on FIU at 7p.m. at Pharmed Arena in Miami, FL. All FAU games this season can be heard for free on fausports.com.
