BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women's basketball (9-17, 4-11 AAC) is prepped for another midweek matchup this week, hosting the Tulane Green Wave (10-16, 3-12 AAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for the Owls' Black History Month game. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
- Florida Atlantic enters this week's matchup at 9-17 overall and 4-11 in American Athletic Conference play and have won four of their last eight contests.
- As a team, the Owls rank in the top half of the league in a few different categories, coming in third in fouls per game (15.3), fourth in bench points per game (21.0), 3-point percentage (.324), and 3-pointers per game (6.4), fifth in 3-point attempts per game (19.8), and sixth in free throw attempts per game (18.4).
- The Owls are led offensively by Aniya Hubbard, who has tallied 18.2 points per game this season. Mya Perry and Jada Moore round out the Owls' double-figure scorers, recording 12.0 and 10.6 points per game this season.
- Moore also leads the Owls in assists, dishing out a team-best 2.1 assists per game.
- Janeta Rozentale leads the Owls on the glass, tallying a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game.
- Hubbard is the Owls' steals leader, collecting 2.5 steals per game and Dyllan Hanna has led the Owls in blocks, recording 0.8 blocks per game.
- The Owls battled tough but fell on the road at UTSA this past Sunday, 76-60.
- Devyn Scott and Mya Perry led the Owls in the contest
- Scott tallied a team-high 16 points, shooting (5-of-7) from the field, 50 percent (2-of-3) from 3-point range, and a perfect 100 percent (4-of-4) at the line. She also added two assists and a steal.
- Mya Perry finished with 10 points, shooting 50 percent (3-of-6) from the field, 33 percent (1-of-3) from beyond the arc, and going 3-of-5 from the line, and tallying a block.
- Janeta Rozentale led the Owls on the boards, pulling down a team-high six.
- The Owls outscored the Roadrunners 23-20 in the third quarter and also held an 11-9 advantage in fastbreak points.
- Tulane enters Wednesday's contest at 10-16 overall and 3-12 in AAC play. The Green Wave are on a five-game skid.
- As a team, the Green Wave lead the AAC in assists per game (15.7) and fouls per game (14.8). They also rank in the AAC top-5 in a few different categories, coming in second in free throw percentage (.773), third in 3-pointers per game (7.2) and 3-point attempts per game (22.2), and fifth in 3-point percentage (32.4), field goal percentage (41.7), and assists to turnover ratio (0.94).
- The Green Wave are led by Kyren Whittington, Marta Galic, Hannah Pratt, and Amira Mabry, averaging 15.7, 13.4, 10.8, and 10.8 points per game, respectively.
- Kaylah Rainey leads Tulane in assists, averaging 3.9 assists per contest.
- Defensively, Irina Parau boasts a team-leading 6.4 rebounds per game, in addition to leading the Green Wave in blocks, tallying 0.8 blocks per game.
- Whittington leads Tulane in steals, recording 2.6 steals per game this season.
- Florida Atlantic trails Tulane 0-2 in the all-time series. The Owls have only hosted the Green Wave once in Boca Raton, falling 74-62 on Feb. 12, 2014. The last matchup between the two programs was on Nov. 28, 2018, which saw Tulane capture a 88-45 victory in New Orleans.
- Florida Atlantic women's basketball will close out its 2023-24 home slate on Sunday, March 3 as the Owls welcome the Charlotte 49ers for senior day. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
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