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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2015) – The women's basketball team was unable to get much going offensively Saturday afternoon, falling 81-42 to WKU at E.A. Diddle Arena. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 3-13 overall and 0-5 against Conference USA opponents, while the win lifts the Lady Toppers to 16-3 on the season and 5-0 against league opponents.
For the game, FIU shot 24.6 percent (16-of-65) against WKU's 47.8 percent (32-of-67). Although the Panthers out-rebounded the Lady Toppers, 46-43, WKU had 54 points in the paint and forced 23 FIU turnovers which were converted into 22 points.
Redshirt freshman
Kiandre'a Pound led FIU in scoring and registered her 13th double-digit scoring performance with 14 points. Junior
Destni Feagin added 11 points off of a 4-of-9 shooting performance which included three three-point baskets. Senior
Marita Davydoa pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, two shy of her career best. WKU was led by redshirt sophomore guard Kendall Noble who finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five steals and a block.
WKU's Micah Jones knocked down the first basket of the game on the Lady Topper's opening possession, giving them the early lead. WKU continued on the offensive scoring the next nine points over the first four minutes of the game. FIU would not get on the board until the 14:56 mark where Davydova converted on an old fashioned three-point play. WKU's lead remained in the single digits until the 12:17 point and grew to 18 as the Lady Toppers closed out the frame on a 24-8 run to lead 41-23 at halftime.
WKU opened the second on a 9-0 run and extended its lead out to as many as 41 in the second half. FIU was able to cut it down to 27 but would not get any closer.
Next up, the Panthers take a couple days off before heading to Boca Raton, Fla., to take on the Owls of Florida Atlantic on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. ET from FAU 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/.
