Owls Are Tourney Bound with 83-73 Win Versus Marshall

Saturday, February 28

Boca Raton, FLA.

5:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

13-14, 7-9

Marshall

16-11, 8-8

Marshall

Florida Atlantic

2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 28, 2015

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team clenched a seed in the 2014-15 Conference USA Championship tournament with its 83-73 victory over Marshall at home on Saturday.

The Owls (13-14, 7-9 C-USA) made nine first-half three-pointers to amass a lead that Marshall (16-11, 8-8 C-USA) could not overcome.

Four FAU players reached double-digit scoring, led by Shaneese Bailey and Morgan Robinson with 19 points each. Ali Gorrell flirted with her second double-double against Marshall this year as she ended her night with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Ten of FAU's first 13 shot attempts came from beyond the arc as Robinson's first three-pointer put the Owls on top on the first possession. Marshall would hold its only lead of the night for just nine seconds before Malia Kency buried a long ball.

Seven of FAU's first eight baskets were three-pointers off the hands of five different players, including Ali Gorrell and Wright each with two in that span.

FAU went on a 22-3 run to go up 25-8 just nine minutes into the contest. Marshall would whittle the lead down to 41-32 as Chelsey Romero made a layup with 20 seconds remaining in the first half.

An 11-2 run to open the second half gave the Owls their largest lead of the evening at 55-34 on a jumper by Gorrell with 16:10 on the clock.

Marshall chipped away at the lead to coax it down to nine with just over four minutes left, but free-throw shooting and clock management allowed FAU to gold on for the ten-point victory.

The Owls wrap up the regular season with a road trip to face UAB on Thursday, March 5 and Middle Tennessee on Saturday, March 7 before going to the tournament in Birmingham, Ala. starting on Wed., March 11.