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Owls Close Homestand Against UAB
1/14/2022 5:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (4-9, 0-2 in Conference USA) will look for its first win in C-USA play as the team hosts UAB (9-5, 2-1 in C-USA) for a Saturday matinee matchup. The game, which is a part of the Owls' five games in 10 days, will close out the Owls' three-game homestand. Tipoff is set at 2 p.m. at Abessinio Court at FAU Arena.
Message to the team after tough Middle Tennessee loss:
"Those talks are tough, they aren't easy. I do believe our kids believe in themselves and each other, so we just have to tell them it hurts, and it hurts us as coaches, but the only thing you can do is just move forward and take the lessons from games like this and be better," said Sullivan. "I try to keep those talks short... we will watch the game film as a team and reflect."
On Galeron's performance:
"I was really proud of her. I knew that type of game was in her. I hope there are a lot more of those down the line. She looked super confident, which is great. We have had to move her around a lot because I think she is a player that can play a lot of different positions, bouncing back between the three and the four."
The Owls will be on the road for the next three games, starting with a date at Old Dominion on Monday at 1:30 p.m. FAU will be back home to face UTEP on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased here or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
For complete coverage of FAU women's basketball, follow us on Twitter (@FAUWBB), Instagram (@FAUWBB) and Facebook (FAU Women's Basketball).
About the Owls
- Jennifer Sullivan is in her first season at the helm of the FAU women's basketball program. She is a 16-year coaching veteran and the sixth head coach in program history
- The Owls are coming off a tough 60-56 loss at home against Middle Tennessee. FAU is hoping to earn its first C-USA win on Saturday after dropping its first two league contests
- FAU brings back nine student-athletes from the 2020-21 team, all of whom have seen time on a college court
- Amber Gaston leads the Owls with 13.1 points per game and a .525 field goal percentage
- Janeta Rozentale has a team's most 8.5 rebounds per game
- Kynadi Kuykendoll leads the way with 3.0 assists per game (39 total)
- Sofia Galeron has averaged 9.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in the past six games
- FAU has four Owls averaging double digits in scoring (Gaston, Rozentale, Alexa Zaph and Rita Pleskevich)
- The Owls stand second in C-USA in 3-point field goal percentage (.326), second in free throw percentage (.747) and third in rebounding defense (35.2)
Last Time Out
- FAU dropped another tight contest, falling 60-56 to Middle Tennessee
- The game was tied at 53 with under a minute to go, but MT hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to extend their winning streak over the Owls to 22
- Galeron led the way with her third consecutive double-double. She logged a game-high 14 points after shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc along with 11 rebounds and five assists
- Kuykendoll tallied a career-high 10 points with three assists
- Pleskevich was solid with 10 points and Rozentale tallied nine points and four boards off the bench
Scouting UAB
- UAB was projected to finish 11th in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches. The Blazers were just one spot behind the Owls with 64 points compared to the Owls' 69
- The Blazers have opened up the season with a 9-5 record, while tallying a 2-1 mark in C-USA. The team is coming off a 65-56 road win at FIU
- Zakyia Weathersby is a walking double-double, logging 16.1 points and 12.3 rebounds per game along with 35 blocks. Her rebounds and blocked shots leads C-USA
- Margaret Whitley has a team's most 43 assists, which averages out to 3.1 per game
- Caitlynn Daniels leads the team with 15 steals
Series History
- UAB holds a 10-3 advantage over FAU
- The Owls and Blazers went head-to-head twice (2003 and 2006) before becoming C-USA opponents in 2014 and playing one another at least once a year every time since
- FAU is searching for its first home win over UAB since Jan. 8, 2015
- The Owls are coming off last season having beaten UAB for the first time in five seasons
- Last year's win signified the Owls' first C-USA Tournament feat. Galeron tallied six points, four rebounds and a career-high four blocks. Pleskevich pulled down a career-high eight rebounds
An Owl Win Means
- The Owls will snap a four-game losing streak
- FAU will beat UAB for the second consecutive time
- Sullivan will earn her first C-USA win as a head coach
- The Owls will earn back-to-back wins over the Blazers for the first time in school history
Sullivan's Statements
Message to the team after tough Middle Tennessee loss:
"Those talks are tough, they aren't easy. I do believe our kids believe in themselves and each other, so we just have to tell them it hurts, and it hurts us as coaches, but the only thing you can do is just move forward and take the lessons from games like this and be better," said Sullivan. "I try to keep those talks short... we will watch the game film as a team and reflect."
On Galeron's performance:
"I was really proud of her. I knew that type of game was in her. I hope there are a lot more of those down the line. She looked super confident, which is great. We have had to move her around a lot because I think she is a player that can play a lot of different positions, bouncing back between the three and the four."
Upcoming
The Owls will be on the road for the next three games, starting with a date at Old Dominion on Monday at 1:30 p.m. FAU will be back home to face UTEP on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased here or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
Owls on Social Media
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