Women’s Basketball to Host Southern Miss Thursday Night

Thursday, February 13

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 PM

Florida Atlantic

Southern Miss

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2/12/2020 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Florida Atlantic vs. Southern Miss
Game Details	Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 \| 7 p.m. \| Boca Raton, Fla. \| Abessinio Court at FAU Arena
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (10-12, 4-7 C-USA) returns back to Abessinio Court at FAU Arena to face Southern Miss (11-11, 3-7 C-USA) on Thursday. The Conference USA matchup is set for 7 p.m. and has a big impact on the conference standings.

About the Owls

The Owls snapped a three-game losing streak at FIU on Saturday with a 64-61 overtime victory over the Panthers. The win also broke a five-game road losing swing to give the Owls their away win since Jan. 2 at UTSA
Saturday's win also gave head coach Jim Jabir his 500th career victory. Jabir is now the 36th active Division I women's collegiate basketball coach to have 500+ wins
The Owls will look to keep the momentum rolling with Southern Miss being the first of four consecutive home games for FAU. Trailing 1-5 in the series, the Owls will look to claim a victory over the Golden Eagles after losing 67-45 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi last season
Crystal Primm leads the Owls with 15.2 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game
Lotta Vehka-Aho follows with 12.3 points per game and leads the team in assists (57) and steals (37)
Juliette Gauthier is the third Owl averaging double digits in scoring with 11.1 points and pulls down 7.5 boards per game
Astou Gaye averages 9.2 points and 6.1 boards per game, while leading the team with 19 blocks

Last Time Out

The Owls pulled out a 64-61 overtime victory over the Panthers, as head coach Jim Jabir earned his 500th career win
FAU also earned its 300th win as a Division I program
Primm captured her eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, along with three steals
Glenisha Harkless reached double digits in scoring for the first time this season, tallying a season-high 12 points and matching a career-high three treys
Gaye logged 10 points, eight rebounds and a career-high four blocks, while Vehka-Aho had 10 points on the day
The Owls had four players reach double digits in scoring for the sixth time this season and the second consecutive game
FAU came up with the victory despite shooting 29.3 percent from the field

Scouting Southern Miss

Southern Miss was tabbed to finish eighth in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
Shonte Hailes was chosen to the eight-person C-USA Preseason Team. She leads the squad with 16.8 points per game, but has been sidelined the past three games due to injury
Respect Leaphart follows with 14.1 points per game and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds per game
Daishai Almond has been an effective ball distributor with 96 assists, while Alarie Mayze leads the Golden Eagles with 40 steals

History Against the Golden Eagles

The seventh meeting between FAU and Southern Miss will take place Thursday
FAU has beaten Southern Miss just once, with that time coming on Feb. 23, 2018 in an 89-74 feat at home
The Owls fell to the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg last season, 67-45. Gauthier was just short of a double-double after putting up 12 points and eight rebounds along with three steals. Amber Gaston had nine points and four boards, while Abby Voss totaled four points and eight rebounds

Fast Facts

Promotions

The Owls would like everyone to 'Think Pink' at Thursday night's game, as FAU takes on Southern Miss. We will recognize those whose lives have been affected by cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink at the game and we will have pink pom poms and wrist bands to help show your support.

Upcoming

FAU will continue its four-game homestand with a matchup against Louisiana Tech on Saturday at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit fausports.com.

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