BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (5-16, 1-9 in Conference USA) will conclude its trek of three road games in five days with a matchup at Charlotte (11-7, 7-1 in C-USA). FAU has favored well in the past few matchups against the 49ers, winning two of the last three versus Charlotte in the series. Tipoff from Halton Arena is set for tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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- FAU is wrapping up its stint of three road games in five days with a Monday matchup at Charlotte. The game serves as a makeup game from the previously scheduled contest on Dec. 30, which was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the 49ers program
- Amber Gaston leads the Owls with 11.8 points per game and a .500 field goal percentage
- Janeta Rozentale has a team's most 8.6 rebounds per game
- Kynadi Kuykendoll leads the way with 3.0 assists per game (64 total)
- FAU has four Owls averaging double digits in scoring (Gaston, Rozentale, Rita Pleskevich and Alexa Zaph)
- In C-USA standings, the Owls are fourth in defensive rebounds per game (26.57) and total assists (261)
- 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
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- FAU could not get over a slow start at Southern Miss, dropping the game 79-60
- The Owls were outscored 23-4 in the first quarter, but scored more than the Lady Eagles in the second and fourth quarters
- Sofia Galeron led the Owls for the second straight game with 16 points and five boards
- Pleskevich recorded 12 points, her fifth consecutive double digit scoring game
- Zaph registered a career-high 10 assists (with just two turnovers), which is the first time an Owl has logged 10+ dimes since 2017
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- Charlotte was picked as the preseason favorite in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches. The 49ers received 185 points with six first-place votes
- Octavia Jett-Wilson was tabbed the C-USA Co-Preseason Player of the Year. The fifth-year was selected to the eight-person C-USA Preseason Team along with teammate Jada McMillian
- The team is 7-1 in C-USA play, sitting first in the East Division. Charlotte played a competitive non-conference slate, taking on North Carolina, Wake Forest, Iowa State and West Virginia in the beginning of the year
- Jett-Wilson leads the 49ers with 18.9 points per game with 4.6 boards per game
- KeKe McKinney pulls down a team's most 8.0 rebounds per game and has 37 total blocks
- McMillian has a team's most 86 assists, which averages out to 4.8 APG
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- Charlotte holds a 7-3 advantage over the Owls in the series
- FAU has won two of the past three games against the 49ers, including its first win at Halton Arena in school history last season with a 77-73 feat
- The first game of the series was played in 1988 at the Georgia State Tournament in Atlanta, resulting in an 81-56 loss for FAU
- Last season, both teams faced one another twice on back-to-back days as a part of the conference scheduling during COVID-19
- In the first game against the 49ers last season, FAU won 77-73 at Halton Arena despite four of the Owls' nine dressed players fouling out of the game. Galeron tallied 10 points and five boards, while Rozentale followed with nine points and five rebounds and Zaph logged six assists with two turnovers
- The Owls could not accomplish the sweep over the 49ers, dropping the second game, 83-73. Rozentale earned a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Pleskevich tallied 12 points off the bench
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- The Owls will be back to winning ways
- Head coach Sullivan will earn first conference road win
- FAU will break a six-game losing skid on the road
- The Owls will win three of the past four matchups against the 49ers
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