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11/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team will host Cleveland State and Western Illinois for its first home games of 2014-15.
The Owls (1-1) are coming off of a split weekend on the road, in which they fell 94-74 at UCF before downing Bethune-Cookman 88-68 in Daytona Beach. Newcomer Ali Gorrell shattered her previous career high of 15 points by posting 26 at UCF and 17 at B-C.
CSU (1-1) won its home opener against Toledo 81-71 before losing 93-76 at Minnesota on Wednesday. Cori Coleman leads the Vikings with 19 points per game.
WIU (1-1, pending game at Chicago State on Thursday) fell 89-52 at Missouri to start the season, then rebounded to defeat William Woods 89-42. Ashley Luke proves to be the force early for the Leathernecks, averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest.
FAU defeated both of these opponents on the road last season, topping WIU 81-77 on Nov. 20 and CSU 81-78 on Nov. 23. However, only 38 of the 162 points scored came from players who are on this year's roster.
Tipoff against CSU is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21. Fans will have an opportunity to win a beach prize pack and the first 200 fans will receive rally towels.
FAU faces WIU on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. Fans who bring a canned good item to donate will be able to get a $2 ticket at the door. Magnetic picture frames will also be given out to the first 200 fans in attendance.
Both games will be video streamed live on FAUSports.com with FAU's Brandon Goodwin calling the action. For ticket information, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com.