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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2014) - In the final game of the UNF Hampton Inn Holiday Classic, redshirt freshman Kiandre'a Pound registered 23 points, two shy of her career-high, to help the women's basketball team defeat Wofford College, 83-75. With the win, the Panthers improve to 2-7 on the year, while the Terriers drop to 3-9.
 
Joining Pound in double-figures were junior Taylor Shade with 17, senior Marita Davydova who added 14 and senior Tynia McKinzie who chipped in with 13. Both Pound and Davydova garnered double-doubles as Pound had 10 boards and Davydova pulled down a game-high 12. The 6-foot-3 center also added a team-best four assists on the day.
 
For the game, FIU shot 37.1 percent (23-of-62), while Wofford was 36.0 percent (27-of-75) from the floor. The Panthers out-rebounded the Terriers, 53-40, and 17 of the 53 rebounds were offensive boards which resulted in 18 second-chance points for FIU.
 
FIU scored the first five points of the game before Wofford went on a 7-0 run, tying the game up at the 15:28 mark. The Panthers quickly responded going on a 6-0 run over three minutes to take a 13-7 lead. Neither team shot particularly well in the first as FIU was 35.5 percent (11-of-31), while Wofford was 29.4 percent (10-of-34) from the field; however, FIU used a strong 13-6 run late that included three three-pointers, in the last 2:50 of the half to head into the locker room with a 36-27 lead.
 
Coming out of the break, the Panthers opened things up an 11-6 run over the first five minutes of the second. Wofford slowly chipped away at the lead pulling within six with 8:12 left to go. Despite matching FIU almost basket-for-basket for the remainder of the game, the Terriers could not shut down the Panther inside game late, as FIU prevailed 83-75.
 
 
The Panthers return to the court after the holidays for the annual FIU Sun and Fun Classic on Dec. 29-30. FIU welcomes Auburn, Bowling Green and Hampton to the magic city, and will first take on the Tigers of Auburn at 6 p.m. ET on Dec. 29 before Hampton and Bowling Green face off at 8 p.m. ET.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean BankField at FIU Stadium.
 
 
 About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.