Owls Fall at Miami

Thursday, November 13

Coral Gables, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

2-1,0-0American

Miami

3-0,0-0ACC

Fla. Atlantic

Miami (FL)

11/13/2025 9:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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By: Morgan McDonald

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic women's basketball team fell in a hard-fought game 79-47 against the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday evening at the Watsco Center.

The Owls move to 2-1 on the season, and the Hurricanes improve to 3-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Miami jumped to a 9-0 lead, holding Florida Atlantic scoreless for over three minutes in the first quarter. Ineivi Plata was able to put the Owls on the board with a layup, making the score 9-2. FAU was unable to close the gap throughout the first quarter, ending the period down 24-9.

Jess Moors opened the scoring for Florida Atlantic in the second. Moor's points were followed by two Haley Walker layups and a Madi Gewirtz 3-pointer to cut Miami's lead to 11 with a score of 29-18. From there, the Hurricanes began to pull away, going on a 5-0 run. Michiyah Simmons stopped that run with her first points of the game late in the second quarter. The first half ended with the Hurricanes leading 42-23.

Miami extended its lead to 23 at the beginning of the third quarter. Vivian Onugha stifled the Hurricane run with her first of the game to put the Owls back on the board, 46-25. Plata led Florida Atlantic in scoring in the third quarter with four points. Miami held a 26-point lead with the score standing at 61-35 going into the fourth quarter.

The Owls scored first in the fourth from a Walker layup, 61-37. Grace Carstensen had her ninth point of the night shortly after knocking down her third 3-pointer. Miami slowly pulled away, extending its lead to 32 with four minutes to go. The Owls battled through the end of the fourth, ultimately ending the game 79-47.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH LEANN FREELAND
"I thought we competed really well, but unfortunately, we didn't have our legs under us. The physicality of Miami's team kind of wore us down early. We had some open looks that typically fall for us, and they just weren't falling, and against a team like Miami, you really need those shots to fall. Proud of our effort, and I know we can learn a lot from this game."

NOTES AND TEAM STATS

Carstensen led the Owls with a team-high 14 points on the night.
Gewirtz led the team on the glass with four boards.
Moors had a team-leading three assists.
The Owls led the Hurricanes at the line with 58 percent to 50 percent.
Florida Atlantic led Miami in steals, 10-6.

GALLERY

Gallery: (11-13-2025) Florida Atlantic WBB at Miami (Nov. 13)

UP NEXT
The Owls will finish their three-game road trip in Mobile, Alabama, where they will face South Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Mitchell Center on ESPN+.

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Florida Atlantic's 2025-26 season is sponsored by Flagler Credit Union.