MIAMI (Nov. 16, 2015) – The FIU women's basketball team (1-0) travels to Orlando to take on the UCF Knights (0-1) on Tuesday night from the CFE Arena.
Tuesday night's contest will mark the 41
st meeting all-time between FIU and UCF with the Panthers holding a 30-10 advantage in the series history. The last meeting between the two squads was a 66-57 win for the Panthers on Dec. 5, 2014, from Lime Court at FIU Arena.
FIU is coming off an 81-65 win versus Florida A&M as five Panthers scored in double-figures, including junior
Janka Hegedus, who posted a career-high 25 points. Along with Hegedus, sophomore
Jade Cheek (12 pts.), senior
Taylor Shade (11 pts.), junior
Soraya Page (10 pts.) and junior
Tianah Alvarado (10 pts.) rounded out the Panthers' leading scorers.
Head Coach
Marlin Chinn earned his first-career victory as FIU shot 42.9 percent from the floor (27-of-63) and 20-of-25 (80 percent) from the free throw line. In a game in which FIU never trailed, the Panthers held FAMU to 34.8 percent (23-of-66) shooting for the game and 21.1 percent (4-of-19) from beyond the arc. FIU forced 22 FAMU turnovers resulting in 27 points for the Panthers.
FIU will be looking to improve to 2-0 to start the year for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
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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 Bank Field 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/.
