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MIAMI (Dec. 30, 2014) – Double-figure scoring efforts from Kiandre'a Pound, Destini Feagin, Taylor Shade and Marita Davydova helped lead the FIU women's basketball team past the Bowling Green Falcons, 68-55, on Tuesday evening from Lime Court at FIU Arena. With the win, FIU heads into the New Year 3-8 on the season.
 
FIU outrebounded the Falcons, 45-42, and got 18 points off 14 BGSU turnovers. Pound led the way, recording her fifth double-double of the season thanks to 20 points while shooting 50.0 percent (9-of-18) from the field and pulling down 14 rebounds, one shy of her career-high. Feagin notched a new season-high 15 points, while adding four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. Shade finished with 14 points, and Davydova rounded out the bunch with 12.
 
The game began with both teams exchanging baskets in the first two minutes of play, but the Panthers used a small run to pull ahead by six with just under 15 minutes to play in the first that forced BGSU to use a 30-second timeout. Despite the break, FIU continued to extend its lead to 10 by way of a Feagin three-pointer with at the 11:52 mark. The Panthers held strong and kept its double-digit lead for the majority of the first, extending it to 13 twice; however, the Falcons headed into the locker room on a 12-5 run, putting the score at 34-27.
 
Bowling Green opened the second going on a 5-0 run, holding FIU without a field goal for the first four minutes of the half. With the once 13-point lead that was now a two-point lead, Shade stepped and nailed a critical three that sparked a 9-0 Panther run, which put their lead back to double-digits. The Falcons pulled back within four midway through the half, but another critical Shade jumper sparked another FIU offensive run that eventually gave way to a 16-point lead with 5:05 left to play. The Panthers held the lead for the remainder of the way as they prevailed 68-55.
 
FIU enters 2015 on Sunday, Jan. 4, when it opens up conference play against in-state rival Florida Atlantic. The game is slated for 6 p.m. from Lime Court at FIU Arena.
 
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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/.