JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2015) – The FIU women's basketball team (2-5) fell to the Jacksonville Dolphins (4-4), 80-44, on Sunday afternoon from the Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Panthers were led by junior
Janka Hegedus, who scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Freshman
Kristian Hudson followed Hegedus with nine points, while recording a team-high three steals. Senior
Destini Feagin registered a team-best six boards in the game.
FIU shot 33.3 percent (16-of-48) from the floor and was 2-of-14 (14.3 percent) from 3-point range. JU held the edge in rebounds (49-24), steals (10-4) and points in the paint (44-22). The Dolphins converted 45.8 percent (33-of-72) from the floor and 6-of-24 (25.0 percent) from beyond the arc. Both teams were solid from the free-throw line as FIU made 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) from the charity stripe and JU drained 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from the free-throw line.
JU forced 18 FIU turnovers resulting in 28 points for the Dolphins.
The Panthers will next travel to Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 15, to take on Cleveland State. Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.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 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/.
