FAU Rolls Past Florida Memorial, 104-73

Friday, December 18

Boca Raton, Fla.

5 PM

Florida Atlantic

-22,00 CUSA

104

Florida Memorial

0-4

Fla. Memorial

Fla. Atlantic

104

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

12/18/2020 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (2-2) earned its way back into the win column on Friday night, taking down Florida Memorial, 104-73. FAU got the job done behind six Owls scoring double digits and 10 players registering points. The Owls also scored the most points in a single game since 2014.

How It Was Decided

1Q
Alexa Zaph got things rolling, tallying five points in the first three minutes to put the Owls up 10-2. The Owls would then roll on a 10-3 run capped off by a second-chance layup by Amber Gaston. FAU finished the quarter on top, 28-11.

2Q
Iggy Allen and Janeta Rozentale initialed the quarter with 3-pointers to extend the Owls' lead to 38-17 with 7:57 left in the half. The Owls were resilient on the offensive side of the ball and after four offensive rebounds, Zaph capped off the long possession with a second-chance jumper to extend the lead, 42-19 halfway through the frame. Gaston was hard to stop in the paint, with several of her points coming off FAU's own misses. The junior tallied eight of her 14 points in the second quarter, including a second-chance layup with under two minutes left. FAU ran into the locker room with a 50-29 advantage.

3Q
The Owls set a school record in the third quarter by scoring 35 points, which was the most points scored by FAU in a quarter. FAU started the second half on a 7-0 run capped by an Allie Tylka 3-pointer off an FMU turnover. The Owls took advantage of FMU's scoring drought for over three minutes, taking a 30-point lead off a Sofia Galeron 3-pointer with 2:51 left in the frame. Allen extended the Owls' lead, recording her fifth 3-pointer and 11th third quarter points off another FMU turnover. The Owls ended the quarter on a 6-0 run with Astou Gaye and Tanyia Gordon tallying four and two points, respectively in the final minute. FAU led 85-51 going into the fourth quarter.

4Q
FMU came into the fourth quarter with three turnovers in the first two minutes. The Owls shot 69.2 percent from the field in the final quarter to earn their way back in the win column following a 104-73 victory.

Game Notes

Allen led the Owls in scoring for the third consecutive game, tallying 19 points. The guard also matched career highs in rebounds (nine) and 3-pointers (five), while earning a career-high five assists
Gaston was a perfect 7-7 from the field, scoring 14 points
Tylka followed with 13 points and a career-high seven boards
Rozentale came off the bench to record her second consecutive double digit scoring game with 13 points and six rebounds
Zaph logged 12 points, three assists and set a career-high four steals
Gordon was the sixth Owl in double digits with 10 points. The sophomore matched career-high numbers in rebounds (seven) and steals (four)
Gaye was just shy of a double-double, recording nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds. She matched a career-high four steals
Rita Pleskevich drew her first start as an Owl to record four assists. Nikola Ozola saw her first action of the season to tally four dimes, as well
Galeron had seven points and five boards
FAU's 35 points in the third quarter is the most points scored by FAU in a quarter in school history
The Owls etched their way into the record book in several categories. FAU registered 40 field goals (fourth most in school history), 64 rebounds (third most) and 26 assists (fourth most)
With 104 points, the Owls scored the most points in a single game since 2014 when FAU defeated Webber International, 111-76
The Owls outrebounded the Lions (64-29)
FAU was hot from beyond the arc to score 12 3-pointers

With Coach Jabir

"I think that we need to get better," said head coach Jim Jabir. "I think our execution on offense and defense needs to improve, as well as our rotations. We fouled them way too many times and we should be getting better, easier shots. This was a good game for us though because it showed us what we need to do to continue to improve."

Up Next

FAU will commence C-USA play at Middle Tennessee on Friday, Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro. The two-day series will wrap up on Saturday with a 5 p.m. tipoff. FAU's home C-USA opening series will take place on Friday Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. against Old Dominion. Tickets may be purchased here. All tickets for home games will be delivered digitally on individual mobile devices. Season tickets may be purchased through the ticket office by calling 1-800-FAU-OWLS (866-328-6957) or emailing tickets@fau.edu.

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