Gaston Scores Career-High 21 Points in Setback at North Texas

Thursday, February 14

Denton, Texas

8 PM

Florida Atlantic

5-19

North Texas

12-11

Fla. Atlantic

North Texas

Gaston Scores Career-High 21 Points in Setback at North Texas

2/14/2019 11:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DENTON, Texas – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (5-20, 2-10 C-USA) were led by freshman Amber Gaston on Thursday night in a 82-62 loss at North Texas (13-11, 6-6 C-USA).

HOW IT WAS DECIDED

Gaston started the night scoring the first seven points of the game for the Owls. After trading baskets for the first half of the first period, North Texas hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push their lead to six. With 2:27 left, the Mean Green led by eight but the Owls ended the quarter on a 6-0 run to go into the second period down, 17-15
In the first three minutes of the second quarter, North Texas came out blazing, outscoring the Owls, 13-2. Jamaria Williams and Addison Ryan each scored for FAU to stop the bleeding and the Owls were able to get the deficit back to seven. The Mean Green took a 10-point lead into halftime
North Texas jumped out to a 16-point lead to start the third quarter, but FAU used a 7-0 run to cut it to nine. That would be the last time the Owls would be within single digits

GAME NOTES

Gaston's 21 points were a career high and the first time the freshman has had 20-plus points this season. She also had four rebounds and a block
Myka Johnson Matthews was the second leading scorer for the Owls with 11 points. She was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line
Williams finished with 10 points and tied her career high in rebounds with six
Ra'Kyra Gabriel led FAU on the boards with eight rebounds, propelling her to ninth place on the FAU all-time career rebounding list. The senior now has 477 career rebounds
Ryan had a career-high six points in the contest along with a career high in rebounds with five

UP NEXT
FAU will stay in Texas for a Saturday afternoon game at Conference USA-leading Rice. That game is set for a 3 p.m. (EST) tip.

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