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Thursday, January 30
Bowling Green, Ky.
7 PM
Florida Atlantic
at
WKU
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Women’s Basketball Begins 3-Game Road Swing at WKU
1/29/2020 5:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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| Game Details | Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 | 7 p.m. (Eastern) | Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena | |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (9-10, 3-5 C-USA) is set to play WKU (12-6, 4-3 C-USA) in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Thursday. The game marks the Owls' first of three consecutive road games for the Owls with tipoff set at 7 p.m. EST at E.A. Diddle Arena.
About the Owls
- The Owls hit the road for their third Conference USA road trip of the season with stops at Western Kentucky and Marshall
- FAU went 1-1 in last week's homestand, earning a convincing 65-44 victory over Charlotte, but falling short to Old Dominion, 75-63
- The Owls are looking to defeat the Hilltoppers for the first time since 2012 in a series FAU trails, 2-18. FAU has never beaten WKU at E.A. Diddle Arena, falling 0-10 in Kentucky
- Crystal Primm is the leader in points and rebounds on the team, averaging 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Lotta Vehka-Aho follows with 11.9 points per game and leads the team in assists (55) and steals (34). Juliette Gauthier is the third Owl averaging double digits in scoring with 11.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Astou Gaye averages 8.9 points and 6.4 boards, while leading the team with 14 blocks
- Head coach Jim Jabir is one win away from the 500th of his career
Last Time Out
- FAU fell to ODU in a 75-63 decision on Saturday. The game was tied at 23 after the first quarter, but the Owls had a tough time matching ODU's offense in the second frame
- The Owls were outscored 28-9 in the second quarter, while the Monarchs shot 80 percent from the field compared to FAU's 8.33 percent
- FAU's tough second quarter made it difficult for the Owls to comeback from despite outscoring the Monarchs 31-24 in the second half
- Gauthier led the Owls with 17 points and six rebounds. She matched a season-high four assists in the game
- Primm captured her seventh double-double of the season off 13 points and 11 rebounds
- Vehka-Aho put up 13 points and five rebounds, while Gaye was the fourth Owl in double digits in scoring with 10 points and four boards
- Gauthier and Vehka-Aho played all 40 minutes in the game
Scouting WKU
- WKU was picked to finish third in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
- Dee Givens and Raneem Elgedawy were chosen to the eight-person preseason team
- The Hilltoppers are the only school in C-USA with three players in the top-10 in scoring. Elgedawy (16.7 PPG and 9.8 RPG), Givens (15.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG and 42 steals) and Whitney Creech (14.6 PPG and 80 assists) lead the way for WKU
- The Hilltoppers are undefeated at home (6-0) and have the best RPI of all C-USA schools, coming in at No. 28 in the latest poll
History Against the Hilltoppers
- Thursday signifies the 21st meeting between the two teams
- FAU trails the Hilltoppers 2-18 overall in the series and will play for their first win over the squad since Jan. 25, 2012 when the Owls won in Boca Raton in a 60-58 feat
- The Owls' two wins over the Hilltoppers came back-to-back in 2011 (79-67 win) and 2012 (60-58 win) in games played at home
- In last season's meeting, the Owls dropped the game, 81-50. Amber Gaston logged eight points and five rebounds, while Abby Voss came off the bench scoring six points and pulling down five boards
Fast Facts
Upcoming
FAU will finish out the roadstand at Marshall on Saturday with tipoff set for 1 p.m. The Owls will return home on Thursday, Feb. 13 to face Southern Miss at 7 p.m.
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