Game Details
aBethune-Cookman 77, FIU 59
Records: FIU 0-2. B-C 2-0.
Monday, November 13 | 7 p.m. | Miami | Ocean Bank Convocation Center

-        In a meeting of two in-state programs that have not played since 1992, FIU played its first home game of the 2017-18 season Monday night, dropping a 77-59 decision to Bethune-Cookman at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU is now 0-2 on the season. The Wildcats are 2-0.

-        The Panthers and Wildcats played a fairly even, fast-paced opening quarter, but the shooting went from warm (.467 combined) in the first to cool in the second period (.314).

-        FIU junior Kristian Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama) had 11 points in the first quarter and 13 points at the half, hitting all three of her three-point attempts in the first two periods.

-        Bethune-Cookman was able to finish the half on a 9-0 run to take a 10-point lead to the break.

-        The teams again came out of the locker rooms with a hot shooting touch again, with the Panthers putting together a .500 quarter (7-for-14) to close the gap by one point, at 57-48.

-        As well as the Panthers played in the third, the shots would not fall in the fourth. FIU started 1-for-4, and suffered a stretch of 3:47 without a field goal in the loss.

-        Hudson finished with 23 points, giving her an average of 22.0 in the season's opening pair. Sophomore Alexis Gordon (Palm Bay, Florida / Covenant Christian HS) added a season-high 13. Freshman Shante Walker (West Park, Florida / South Broward HS) led FIU with eight rebounds.

Stat of the Match
FIU committed 23 turnovers, resulting in 26 B-C points.

From the Sideline
"I don't think our energy was there tonight like it was on Friday," said FIU Head Coach Tiara Malcom after the game. "We would work to score and get a basket, but then give up one on the other end. That's not who we want to be."

Next Up                                                            
FIU continues the homestand with a Wednesday night 7 p.m. tip against FGCU.

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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/.