FAU Women Fall to Middle Tennessee 90-64

Wednesday, January 7

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

8:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

4-10,1-3SBC

Middle Tennessee

12-4, 4-0SBC

Florida Atlantic

Middle Tennessee

1/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 7, 2009

Final Stats

Florida Atlantic University couldn't overcome the hot start by Middle Tennessee, as they shot 23 of 40 from the field in the first half and knocked down 11 three-pointers as the Blue Raiders defeated FAU 90-64 in Murfreesboro on Wednesday.

The Owls got the first bucket of the game on a basket by Andrea Taylor thirty seconds in. After that, the Blue Raiders went on a 17-3 run. Two three's by Jackie Pickel and a trey by Anne Marie Lanning put MTSU up 17-5. Another Lanning three put the Blue Raiders up by 22, they would extend the lead to 57-29 at halftime.

Middle Tennessee would stretch the lead to 35 points before FAU would cut into the deficit in the second half. Breana Turner scored 18 of her career-high 26 points in the second half as the Owls outscored Middle Tennessee 35-33.

"We just didn't have any legs in the second half," said Head Coach Chancellor Dugan. "But Middle Tennessee is a very talented team that's tough to stop when they hit their three's."

Alysha Clark led all scorers for Middle Tennessee (12-4, 4-0 SBC) with 28 points. Emily Queen and Brandi Brown each had a double-double. Queen scored 20 points and had ten rebounds, Brown added 13 points and ten rebounds. The Blue Raiders made 48 percent of their shots from the field (34-71) on the ballgame and out rebounded the Owls 48-27.

FAU (4-10, 1-3 SBC) shot 42 percent (24-56) from the field and were led by Turner's 26 points. Taylor added ten points as she connected on two three-pointers. FAU got to the foul line often, connecting on 13 of 18 free-throws.

The Owls return to FAU Arena on Sunday, January 11 when they face the Lady Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky at 2 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS, and live audio is available for free on www.fausports.com.