FAU’s Comeback Falls Short in Richmond

Saturday, November 16

Richmond, Va.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

-12,00 CUSA

Richmond

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Fla. Atlantic

Richmond

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

11/16/2019 9:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (1-2) fell short at Richmond (3-1) Saturday night in a 57-55 loss. After trailing by as many as 20 points in the game, the Owls clawed their way back, as Abby Voss delivered a game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Richmond would then pull ahead by two to set up FAU for another potential miracle, but the Owls fell shy of pulling off a huge comeback in the Spiders' home opener.

How It Was Decided

The Owls got off to a slow start, taking 3:18 to score, as Amber Gaston cashed in on two foul shots. Juliette Gauthier would then get a good look for 3-pointer to tie the game 5-5 with 6:08 left in the first quarter. The Owls would then get cold, going into a scoring drought for nearly five minutes, but Astou Gaye brought it back with a shot from downtown to bring the score to 14-8 after one frame of play.

Crystal Primm capitalized from the 3-point to open up the first quarter, but the Owls would then fall into another deficiency of scoring, this time at 6:08 minutes. Taniya Gordon would end the drought with a 3-pointer, as the Owls went into the locker room trailing 36-19.

The Owls were able to erase a 17-point deficit in the second half, as they outscored the Spiders 17-11 in the third. Just prior to the end of the period, Primm came up with a good look under the basket to put the Owls within 11 points and make for a 47-36 game.

The Owls delivered in the fourth, as they outscored the Spiders, 19-10. Gaye got things started by cutting the Spiders' lead to single-digits on a layup, 47-38. The Owls would then score eight unanswered points, capped off by an easy layup with no defenders in sight for Primm to make for a 51-50 game with 4:22 remaining. Fast forward to 10 seconds on the clock, the Owls were down by three, but Abby Voss delivered from downtown to tie the game. After Richmond took a timeout to get the ball on their end of the court, the Spiders pulled ahead for good, as FAU was unable to mustard a second-straight game-winning shot, falling to Richmond, 57-55.

Game Notes

Primm delivered her second double-double of the season, as she tallied a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds
Gordon had a career night in her young Owl career, as she reached double digits for the first time with 11 points, along with five rebounds and two blocks
Gauthier was the third Owl in double digits with 10 points and six rebounds
Lotta Vehka-Aho tallied a career-high seven assists on Saturday night
Gaye scored seven points, pulled down six rebounds and delivered a monster block in just 12 minutes played

Up Next

FAU will hold their home opener on Tuesday against Siena at 7 p.m. followed by hosting Little Rock on Thursday at 7 p.m. For tickets, call 1-800-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com.

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