Owls Fall Against UTSA

Friday, January 16

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

8-10,2-4American

UTSA

9-7,4-1American

UTSA

Fla. Atlantic

1/16/2026 10:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls came up short against the UTSA Roadrunners, 79-42, at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Friday.

The Owls fall to 8-10 on the season and 2-4 in American play, while UTSA improves to 9-7 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
UTSA opened the contest on a 5-0 run, before Madi Gewirtz got things started for the Owls with a driving layup, 5-2. Zahira Arizmendi hit the FAU's first triple of the day to cut the deficit to two, 7-5, with 6:44 on the clock. Michiyah Simmons connected on the Owls' second 3-pointer of the day, making it a one-point game at 9-8 with 4:21 to go in the first quarter. UTSA closed the quarter on a 9-1 run to hold the 18-9 lead after one.

Arizmendi opened the second with a bucket to bring the Owls back within seven at 18-11, however, UTSA outscored the Owls 23-5 over the remainder of the half, making it 41-16 at the break.

Jess Moors scored first to open the second half, making it 41-18. The Owls kept things within 24 points at 49-25 with 5:29 remaining in the third, but UTSA extended its lead to 61-32 entering the fourth quarter.

The Owls struggled to find an answer to UTSA over the final 10 minutes of play as UTSA eventually closed out the contest, 79-42.

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
"UTSA played a great game today. I felt they executed extremely well on both ends of the floor. In this league, the officials are going to let us play, and we have to make sure that we are ready for the physicality that we are going to see night in and night out. We have to bounce back quickly and head to Charlotte for Tuesday's game."

NOTES AND TEAM STATS

Vivian Onugha led the Owls in the contest, collecting her third double-double of the season. She scored a team-best 14 points, going 6-of-8 at the line, and added a career-best 12 rebounds, along with one block and one steal.
Arizmendi led the Owls with two assists, and Gewirtz tallied a team-high two blocks.

GALLERY

Gallery: (1-16-2026) WBB vs. UTSA (Jan. 16)

UP NEXT
The Owls head back on the road next week as they travel to Charlotte, N.C., for a midweek matchup at Charlotte on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at Halton Arena and on ESPN+.

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