MIAMI (Dec. 3, 2015) – The FIU women's basketball team (1-4) will host the UMass Lowell River Hawks (1-5) on Friday, Dec. 4, from Lime Court at FIU Arena. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. ET.
 
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The Panthers are looking to rebound from a 76-62 loss to Wichita State on Sunday and snap a current four-game losing skid.
 
FIU is averaging 70.2 points-per-game on 42.3 percent shooting from the floor. Having made 36 treys in five games this season, the Panthers rank No. 70 in the nation in 3-point shots made-per-game and have converted 35.0 percent of their shots from beyond the arc. FIU has been solid from the charity stripe, making 76.3 percent of the team's shots from the free-throw line (No. 24 in the nation).
 
The Panthers are led in scoring by junior Janka Hegedus, who is averaging 15.2 points-per-game. The Budapest, Hungary, product is shooting 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the floor. Senior Taylor Shade is second on the team, averaging 14.2 points-per-game. Shade was named to last weekend's Turkey Slam All-Tournament Team and is shooting 43.8 percent (21-of-48) from the floor.  Junior Tianah Alvarado comes into Friday's game averaging 13.6 points-per-game and leads the team in made 3-pointers (13). Alvarado is shooting 50.0 percent from downtown (No. 26 in the nation), while leading the team in steals, averaging 3.60 per game (No. 15 in the nation). Rounding out the top scorers is senior Destini Feagan, who comes into this weekend's game averaging 10.6 points-per-contest.
 
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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/.