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Thursday, January 23
Boca Raton, Fla.
7 PM
Florida Atlantic
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Charlotte
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Women’s Basketball Returns Home to Face Charlotte
1/22/2020 1:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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| Game Details | Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 | 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | RoofClaim.com Arena | |
| Game Coverage | CUSA.TV | Live Stats | Tickets Twitter: @FAU_WBB Instagram: @FAU_WBB |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (8-9, 2-4 C-USA) is back at Abessinio Court at RoofClaim.com Arena this Thursday to take on Charlotte (11-5, 2-3 C-USA). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
About the Owls
- The Owls are looking to get back into the win column after two road losses at Middle Tennessee and UAB
- FAU will seek its first win over Charlotte since the 2015 season, where the Owls captured a 71-68 feat at home
- Crystal Primm has a current double-double streak of three games and hopes to extend that, as she leads the Owls with 15.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
- Lotta Vehka-Aho follows with 12.2 points per game and leads the team in assists (49) and has 27 steals, which is tied for the most on the team with Primm
- Juliette Gauthier is the leading rebounder (7.4 per game), while averaging 10.7 points per game
- Head coach Jim Jabir is in his third season at the helm with his 2019-20 Owls representing six different countries and seven states
Last Time Out
- FAU dropped Saturday's tilt at UAB, 92-73 with the Blazers shooting 55.9 percent from the field
- The Owls were outscored by the Blazers in each quarter except the fourth, where FAU put up 17 points to the Blazers' 11
- Primm tallied her third consecutive double-double by putting up 30 points and matching a career-high 12 boards. The graduate student shot 83.3 percent from the field, while leading all scorers
- Gauthier followed with 12 points and five boards, while Astou Gaye put up 10 points and three boards
- The Owls outrebounded the Blazers, 36-33
Scouting Charlotte
- Charlotte was picked to finish the year in sixth, as voted on by the league's head coaches
- Jade Phillips is averaging a double-double with a team's best 15.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, as well as a team-leading 20 steals
- Mariah Linney follows with 10.6 points per game and a team's best 50 assists
History Against the 49ers
- Thursday's game will represent the eighth meeting between the two teams
- FAU and Charlotte faced off for the first time in 1988 at the Georgia State Tournament (L, 81-56) and did not meet again until 2014, the Owls' first season in Conference USA
- The Owls beat the 49ers for the first time after two tries in 2015, which resulted in a 71-68 win at home. FAU has not won since that victory and has dropped the last four yearly meetings
- Last season, the Owls traveled to Charlotte and fell to the 49ers, 68-47 behind Amber Gaston's 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Gauthier also put up seven points and seven assists in the game
Fast Facts
Upcoming
FAU finish out the homestand against Old Dominion on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit fausports.com.
Owls on Social Media
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