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HUNTINGTON, WVa. (Jan. 15, 2015) – The women's basketball team fell, 67-61, to Marshall on Thursday at the Cam Henderson Center. With the loss, the Panthers drop to 3-12 overall and 0-4 in Conference USA play, while the win lifts the Thundering Herd to 10-5 on the season and 2-2 against league opponents.
 
Marshall had three players register double-digit scoring figures, including seniors Leah Scott and A.J. Johnson who had 19 apiece. Redshirt freshman Kiandre'a Pound and senior Marita Davydova combined for 35 points as Pound had 24, one point shy of tying her career-high, and Davydova added 11. The dynamic duo also led the Panthers on the boards, combining for 22 rebounds, and recorded double-doubles.
 
Marshall scored the first six points to start the game as FIU didn't get on the board until the 16:44 mark. The Herd continued to push offensively as they went on a 10-2 run over the next six minutes of play, holding the Panthers to only one field goal in eight attempts. They finally got things going, pulling within four in the final four minutes of the half. The stingy Panther defense held Marshall to one field goal in its final 10 attempts of the first.
 
FIU came out of the locker room scoring the first five points of the second to take its first lead of the night, 29-28. The Panthers extended it to five at the 10:16 mark, but the Herd came charging back to tie things up at 49 with 6:14 left in the game. Things swung back-and-forth as the remainder of the game featured two ties and eight lead changes. The Herd pulled ahead by four with 3:22 left to play, but FIU hung in there pulling back within two with 2:35 remaining. In the final minute of play, the Panthers had to foul in order to stop the clock; however, Marshall hit all of its free throws down the stretch and FIU could not hit its final field goal attempt as the Panthers fell 67-61.
 
For the game, FIU shot 38.2 percent (26-of-68), while Marshall was 37.1 percent (23-of-62). The Panthers out-rebounded the Herd, 45-43, but shot a season-low 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from the free throw line.
 
FIU remains on the road for its next contest, heading to Bowling Green, Ky., to take on the WKU Lady Toppers on Saturday, Jan. 17. The game will tip off at 3 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/.