MIAMI (December 2, 2016) -- FIU women's basketball begins a five-game home stand Saturday afternoon, with a 2 p.m. tipoff scheduled against Jacksonville on Lime Court at FIU Arena.
 
The Panthers and Dolphins have each won three games in the six-game all-time series, with JU winning the last two in the series, including in the River City last December 6. The all-time scoring totals for the two teams in six games are separated by just three total points (347-344) in favor of the Panthers.
 
The Panthers won their previous home contest last Sunday over Robert Morris, 59-57. A win Saturday would give FIU its first home winning streak since the 2012-13 season. The Panthers are 1-5 overall, with freshman Alexis Gordon (Palm Bay, Florida / Covenant Christian HS) leading the way with 12.5 points per game. The reigning Conference USA Freshman of the Week leads the league in made three-pointers (3.2) per game and is tops in the league among players who have made 13 or more threes with a 43.2 shooting percentage from behind the arc. As a team, FIU ranks second in the league with a 36.8 shooting percentage from long distance. She is fourth in the league in minutes played, second on the team to sophomore point guard Kristian Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama), who is second in C-USA with an average of 36.7 minutes played per game.
 
Jacksonville is off to its best start in six seasons at 5-2. The Dolphins have won their last two contests and average nearly 66 points per game. JU has a nine rebounds-per-game edge on opponents this year, but an assist-to-turnover ratio just above .612 for the season. FIU shoots near 100 points higher than the Dolphins from the free throw line. Sherranda Reddick leads the Atlantic Sun Conference with an average of 21 points per game this season. She is a three-point sharpshooter, nailing better the 46 percent of her treys, while the only Dolphin with more than 10 assists and 10 steals on the season through seven games.
 
Live stats and video are available on FIUSports.com. The Panthers will take a break for exams and resume the home stand with a home tilt against nearby No. 18 Miami (Florida) on Wednesday, December 16, at 7 p.m.
 
For women's basketball ticket information, contact the FIU Ticket Office at 305-FIU-GAME or log onto www.FIUSports.com.
 
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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 at the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.