Owls Face Tough Road Test at UTEP

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (6-8, 4-6 Conference USA) is ready for a challenging road series at UTEP (14-5, 11-3 C-USA) this weekend. The Owls have won three straight games and will look to lengthen that, as they face the Miners, who are on a nine-game winning streak. Tipoff for Sunday's game is set for 4 p.m. (EST), while Monday's contest is at 9 p.m. (EST).

About the Owls

The Owls look to win its fourth consecutive game, after earning the series sweep over UTSA with a 72-59 win on Friday and 79-50 feat on Saturday
FAU will face a tough test, as the team travels to El Paso to face UTEP for a two-game C-USA series with the first being played on Friday at 9 p.m. and the second on Saturday at 4 p.m. (both games are EST)
The Owls have commenced C-USA play with a 4-6 record, and will try to stay in the winning column as the race for a spot to the C-USA Tournament tightens
Head coach Jabir is in his fourth season at the helm with his 2020-21 team being made up of one redshirt freshman, six sophomores, six juniors, one senior and one graduate student
Iggy Allen leads the team with 21.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. Alexa Zaph has a team's most 2.8 assists per game. Janeta Rozentale averages 8.6 rebounds per game, while leading the Owls with 1.5 blocks per game

History Against the Miners

FAU trails UTEP in the all-time series, 8-3, and will play the Miners for the 12th and 13th time of the series
The Owls took down the Miners in the first two meetings of the series with back-to-back wins in 2014 at home (98-62) and 2015 on the road (68-63)
FAU has lost four in a row to UTEP, including twice in 2020
In the last meeting, the Owls lost to the Miners in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament last season, 95-67. Juliette Gauthier tallied 10 points and five boards, while Astou Gaye logged nine points and a team-high seven rebounds
FAU is 2-3 at home, 1-4 on the road and 0-1 on a neutral site vs. UTEP

Scouting UTEP

UTEP holds a 14-5 record (11-3 in C-USA), and is currently the hottest team in the league, riding on a nine-game winning streak
The Miners' only losses come on the road against league-leading Rice (74-68 and 55-43) and vs. North Texas (67-59)
UTEP was projected to finish the conference in sixth, while Katia Gallegos was chosen to the nine-person C-USA Preseason Team
Gallegos is continuing to dominate in her second collegiate season, logging a team-high 14.6 points per game, 91 assists and 32 steals
Michelle Pruitt leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game
UTEP leads the conference in rebounding defense, holding teams to just 33.3 boards per game

Last Time Out

FAU swept UTSA, beating the Roadrunners 79-50 in the second game of the series
Allen led all scorers for the second straight game, logging 26 points, 12 rebounds and three assists
Rozentale tallied 15 points, five boards and two blocks
Allie Tylka played a great game on both sides of the court, tallying 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and four assists
Sofia Galeron was the fourth Owl in double digits, putting up 10 points
The Owls saw 4+ players in double digits for the sixth game this season
FAU shot over 50 percent (56.1%) for the first time this season, while holding UTSA to 25.5% from the field

An Owl Win Means

Snapping of a four-game losing streak to UTEP
The first road win in El Paso since 2015
A better chance to earn a spot to the C-USA Tournament in a tight East Division

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Upcoming

The Owls will be back home one last time to host Southern Miss on Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. 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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Iggy Allen

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Juliette Gauthier

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