Senior Night on Tap for Wednesday

Wednesday, March 2

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

FIU

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3/1/2022 2:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (5-22, 1-15 in Conference USA) will host its final home game of the 2021-22 season, taking on in-state rival FIU (12-15, 4-12 in C-USA). Wednesday's game will serve as Senior Night with the Owls honoring Bre Beck and Rita Pleskevich prior to the game. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Abessinio Court at FAU Arena.

About the Owls

FAU will host its final home game of the 2021-22 season with a matchup against rival FIU on Wednesday. The Owls will play at FIU on Saturday to conclude the home-and-away series with the Panthers
Pleskevich leads the Owls with 11.4 points per game each
Janeta Rozentale has a team's most 8.3 rebounds per game
Kynadi Kuykendoll leads the way with 2.8 assists per game (75 total)
FAU has four Owls averaging double digits in scoring (Pleskevich, Alexa Zaph, Rozentale and Amber Gaston)
Jennifer Sullivan leads the Owls in her first season at the helm
FAU stands tied for No. 3 in free throw percentage (.741) in C-USA

Last Time Out

FAU fell victim to Charlotte shooting over 60% from the field for majority of the game, falling 76-47 on Saturday
Zaph led FAU with 14 points
Gaston delivered eight points, while Rozentale had eight points and five boards

Scouting FIU

FIU was chosen to finish seventh in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
The Panthers have a lock for the sixth seed in the East, unofficially set to tipoff against the Owls in the play-in game at the C-USA Championship next week
Ariel Colon leads the Panthers with 12.4 points per game
Emerald Ekpiteta pulls down a team's most 6.9 rebounds per game
Tanajah Hayes has a team's most 81 assists, which averages out to 3.5 assists per game

Series History vs. Panthers

FAU has a long history against FIU in the all-time series, as the Owls trail 34-15
The first meeting between the two teams was on Jan. 28, 1985. FAU lost to FIU in the first 10 games, winning their first matchup of the series in 1996 in a 71-64 feat in Hammond, Louisiana
FAU has had the edge in the past few outings, winning five of the last seven against the Panthers with the two losses coming from a margin of -7 or less
FAU is 9-15 at home, 5-19 away and 1-1 on a neutral site vs. the Panthers
Playing one another in back-to-back days due to the COVID-19 scheduling last season, the two teams split the series in two close games. FAU had the edge in the first game in Boca Raton with a 73-69 win. Gaston tallied 11 points and five rebounds, while Rozentale had nine points and nine boards off the bench
In the game at FIU, the Owls could not close out the contest, falling 65-62. Rozentale registered 17 points and 10 boards, while Pleskevich had 10 points

An Owl Win Means

The team will snap a nine-game losing streak
FAU will win its first home game since Jan. 29
The program will close out the home slate this season with a Senior Night win

Upcoming

The Owls will close out the regular season on Saturday at FIU for a noon tipoff. The official C-USA Championship bracket will be announced on Saturday evening following the conclusion of all regular season league games.

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