Owls Host Charlotte Saturday

Saturday, February 26

Boca Raton, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

Charlotte

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2/25/2022 4:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (5-21, 1-14 in Conference USA) is slated to play its second to last home game of the regular season on Saturday, as the team hosts Charlotte (17-8, 13-2 in C-USA). Saturday's tipoff is set for noon at Abessinio Court at FAU Arena with the game being broadcast on ESPN+.

About the Owls

FAU is set to host Charlotte, who is one game ahead of Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA East standings, on Saturday afternoon for the Owls' second to last home game of the season
Rita Pleskevich leads the Owls with 11.7 points per game each
Rozentale has a team's most 8.5 rebounds per game
Kynadi Kuykendoll leads the way with 2.8 assists per game (72 total)
FAU has four Owls averaging double digits in scoring (Pleskevich, Rozentale, Amber Gaston and Alexa Zaph)
Jennifer Sullivan leads the Owls in her first season at the helm
FAU stands No. 4 in free throw percentage (.734) and in fewest fouls (398) in C-USA
Zaph earned a huge milestone of capturing 10 assists at Southern Miss (2/5/22), becoming the first player since 2017 to tally 10+ dimes in a game. She was also the first player since 2004 to shoot at least 10 free throws and be 100% from the line after going 11-for-11 from the charity stripe vs. WKU (2/10/22)

Last Time Out

FAU hung tough with Old Dominion on Thursday night, but a late 11-0 run by the Monarchs led to a 70-55 defeat for FAU
Pleskevich led FAU with 16 points off 7-for-18 shooting
Zaph captured double digits in scoring off 14 points (6-for-13 from field)
In her first game back since Jan. 29, Rozentale registered 10 points and six rebounds
Sofia Galeron pulled down nine boards

Scouting Charlotte

Charlotte was picked to win C-USA in the Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
Octavia Jett-Wilson was tabbed Co-C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and named to the eight-person C-USA Preseason Team with Jada McMillian
The 49ers control their own destiny in the East Division, leading the way with a 13-2 mark in C-USA,17-8 overall
Jett-Wilson leads the 49ers with 18.3 points per game along with 4.8 boards per game
KeKe McKinney pulls down a team's most 8.4 rebounds per game
McMillian continues to control the floor effectively with 115 assists, which averages out to 4.6 APG
Charlotte leads the league in field goal percentage defense (.351), 3-point field goal percentage defense (.238) and blocked shots per game (4.72)

Series History vs. 49ers

FAU trails Charlotte 8-3 in the all-time series
The series is split 2-2 in the last four meetings
The first game played between these two teams was in 1988 on a neautral site, resulting in an 81-56 loss for FAU. Both teams did not square off once again until 2014, FAU's first season in C-USA
FAU is 2-1 at home, 1-6 away and 0-1 on a neutral site vs. the 49ers
The Owls were a minute away from knocking off league-leading Charlotte on the road in the beginning of the month. FAU ultimately fell 57-55 following go-ahead free throws by Jett-Wilson. Zaph and Gaston led the Owls with 14 points each, while Galeron pulled down eight boards

An Owl Win Means

The team will snap an eight-game losing streak
FAU will beat Charlotte for the third time in the last five meetings
The team will earn its first win in the month of February

Upcoming

FAU will play its final home game of the 2021-22 season next Wednesday, March 2, as the team hosts FIU for Senior Night. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased here or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.

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