Women's Basketball Starts Three-Game Homestand with Richmond

Sunday, November 18

Boca Raton, Fla.

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

Richmond

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Women's Basketball Starts Three-Game Homestand with Richmond

11/17/2018 2:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (0-3) will return home for a three-game homestand starting with the University of Richmond (1-3) on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com. For fans who can't make the trip out to FAU Arena on Sunday, the game will be streamed online and live stats will be provided throughout the game.

LAST TIME OUT

The Owls hit the road last Wednesday to take on Little Rock
After falling behind in the first half, FAU doubled its score in the third quarter but that wasn't enough to avoid the loss against the Trojans
Amber Gaston led the Owls with six points in the game. Abby Voss, Myka Johnson Matthews and Ra'Kyra Gabriel also added five points
The Owls had a season-high nine steals in the contest and extended the program's 255-game streak with a 3-pointer

SERIES HISTORY

It will be only the third matchup between FAU and Richmond in series history on Sunday
The Spiders have won both previous tilts. Both games came in holiday tournaments with the first coming in the Miami Holiday Classic in 1995 and the second at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament in 2016
Richmond claimed a 91-88 victory in overtime in 1995 and a 77-67 win in 2016

SCOUTING RICHMOND

The Spiders opened the season with a 73-53 loss against Georgetown, followed by losses against Fairfield and Wake Forest. Richmond recorded its first win on Wednesday, Nov. 14 against UMES, 57-55
Junior Jaide Hinds-Clarke had a double-double in the Spiders' win with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Daijia Ruffin also had 17 points in the contest, including the two game-winning free throws with 16 seconds left
Alex Parson leads the team as she averages 13.0 points per game. Hinds-Clarke leads on the rebounding front, averaging 7.0 boards per game

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