Women's Basketball Takes on Georgia State Saturday

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team will take on Georgia State at FAU Arena on Homecoming weekend. The Owls and Panthers will tip off at noon on Saturday.

For tickets, call 1-800-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com. For fans who can't make the trip out to FAU Arena on Wednesday, the game will be streamed online and live stats will be provided throughout the game.

LAST TIME OUT

The Owls hosted Hampton to open the 2018-19 season on Wednesday. Despite outscoring the Lady Pirates in the first and fourth quarters, FAU fell, 72-68
Myka Johnson Matthews and Juliette Gauthier were the leading scorers for FAU with 13 points, each in their debuts as Owls. Gauthier also added seven rebounds and seven assists, while Matthews had three boards and two assists
Ra'Kyra Gabriel had 12 points in the game before fouling out in the fourth quarter. She pulled down six rebounds and tied her career high with three blocks
The team connected on 10 3-pointers, the most since making 10 last season at UTEP on Jan. 18 of last season
The Owls recorded 21 assists in the game, the most by a FAU team since 2016 when FAU had 22 against Florida Memorial
Five freshmen made their debuts against Hampton
There were 1,182 fans in attendance for the season opener

SERIES HISTORY

Saturday's matchup will be the 28th meeting between FAU and Georgia State
The Panthers own a 17-10 record against the Owls, but FAU won the last matchup
Last season FAU routed the Panthers in Atlanta, 82-50, marking the largest win for the Owls since 2014
FAU is 5-6 at home against Georgia State with a chance to even up the record on Saturday

SCOUTING GEORGIA STATE

The Panthers got off to a good start in Gene Hill's first game as head coach with a 70-63 win against UNCG on Wednesday night
Georgia State brings back 10 players from last season, including four starters
Walnatia Wright led the Panthers against UNCG with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds
Jada Lewis and K.K. Williams each scored in double figures as well, while Allison Johnson had nine rebounds

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Ra'Kyra Gabriel

Juliette Gauthier

Myka Johnson Matthews

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