MIAMI (November 12, 2017) -- FIU women's basketball plays its first game of the year at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center and begins a five-game homestand Monday night in a matchup with Bethune-Cookman. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Miami.
 
The Panthers and Wildcats have met 12 previous times in their series history, but not since 1992. The Panthers have won the last eight in the series, but not since any of the players involved in Monday's game were born.
 
FIU lost a fourth-quarter lead at No. 24 Miami in Friday's season-opener, 77-69. Junior Kristian Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama) had 21 points and nearly outscored the Hurricanes by herself in the third quarter. Redshirt junior Kiandre'a Pound (Gifford, Florida / Sebastian River HS) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
 
Bethune-Cookman won its season opener at home, 101-60 over NAIA opponent Edward Waters. Angel Gordon scored 28 for the Wildcats, who put five into double-digits in the scoring column in the win.
 
Live stats, video links and game notes are located at FIUSports.com.
 
For women's basketball ticket information, contact the FIU Ticket Office at 305-FIU-GAME or log onto www.FIUSports.com.
 
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUWBB) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUWBasketball) for all the latest FIU women's basketball news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Google+ (FIU Athletics), Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
 
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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 eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Lime Court at FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.