Women’s Basketball Takes on Louisiana Tech

Florida Atlantic vs. Louisiana Tech
Game Details	Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 \| 2 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 (10-13, 4-8 C-USA) seeks to get back into the win column with an afternoon tilt against Louisiana Tech (12-11, 4-8 C-USA) on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

About the Owls

FAU looks to bounce back after losing a close game to Southern Miss on Thursday night, 71-67
The Owls currently sit at 11th in the Conference USA standings with Saturday's game against LA Tech playing a huge role in the overall C-USA placings
Crystal Primm leads the Owls with 15.5 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game
Lotta Vehka-Aho follows with 12.2 points per game and leads the team in assists (60) and steals (37)
Juliette Gauthier is the third Owl averaging double digits in scoring with 11.0 points and pulls down 7.3 boards per game
Astou Gaye averages 9.4 points and 6.0 boards per game, while leading the team with 22 blocks

Last Time Out

The Owls lost a heartbreaker to Southern Miss on Thursday, 71-67
The game was tied at 67 with less than one minute to go, but Southern Miss capitalized on a second chance opportunity to come up with the go-ahead basket
In Thursday's tilt, the game was tied six times and went through five different lead changes
Primm tallied her seventh 20+ point game of the season, recording 23 points to lead all scorers, as well as pulled down seven boards
Gaye followed with 12 points, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals

Scouting LA Tech

LA Tech was picked to finish ninth in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
The Lady Techsters are tied with FAU in the conference standings, both with four C-USA wins
Amber Dixon is the team's leading scorer with 11.9 points per game along with a team's best 38 steals. Keiunna Walker also averages 11.9 points per game
The leading rebounder is Anna Larr Roberson with 5.4 boards per game, Raizel Guinto has a team's most 68 assists and Grayson Bright leads the team in blocks with 16 swats on the season

History Against the Lady Techsters

LA Tech and FAU will square off for the ninth time in the series on Saturday
The first meeting between the two teams took place in 1987 and the Lady Techsters and Owls did not meet again until 2014
The Lady Techsters hold a 1-7 advantage over the Owls
FAU has only beaten LA Tech once, and that came in Jim Jabir's first season at the helm in an 86-72 feat at home in 2018
Last year, the Owls dropped the road contest in Ruston, Louisiana by a score of 86-55. Gauthier put up eight points and five rebounds, while Amber Gaston logged four points and seven boards

Highlights vs. Southern Miss

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FAU will host FIU on Thursday at 7 p.m. as part of the Alumni Game. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit fausports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Amber Gaston

Juliette Gauthier

Astou Gaye

Crystal Primm

Lotta Vehka-Aho