MIAMI (November 14, 2017) -- FIU women's basketball continues its first five-game homestand of the season Wednesday night, when the Panthers host FGCU. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. FIU has started 0-2, while FGCU is 1-0 with a Sunday win at home to Illinois.
 
FIU and FGCU have met eight previous times, with the Eagles winning all eight in the series.
 
FIU dropped its home opener on Monday night, a 77-59 decision to Bethune-Cookman. In that contest, junior Kristian Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama) produced her fifth-career 20-point contest, pouring in 23 on the night. She is averaging 22 points in the first two contests for FIU, and is shooting 80 percent (8-for-10) from behind the three-point arc so far.
 
FGCU dismantled Illinois at home, 85-61 on Sunday. Four Eagles scored in double figures, led by Nasrin Ulel, who led the team with 17 points. The Eagles forced 20 Illini turnovers, leading to a 24-15 margin in point off of turnovers on the night.
 
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.
 
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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/.