Game Details
FIU 70, Air Force 69
Records: FIU 1-3, USAFA 0-4.
Sunday, November 19 | 2 p.m. | Miami | Ocean Bank Convocation Center

-        In the first meeting between the programs since 1985, FIU settled a 32-year debt with a 70-69 win over the United States Air Force Academy Sunday at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in women's college basketball action. FIU is now 1-3, while the Falcons drop to 0-4.

-        Despite a furious fourth-quarter comeback, FIU was able to hold on thanks to a stout third quarter, when the Panthers outscored Air Force 17-9 and outshot the Falcons .421 to .100 in the period.

-        After hitting the first bucket of the game, a jumper by freshman Callie Cavanaugh (Holyoke, Massachusetts), the Falcons reeled off the next 11 points and led by as many as 10 at the midway point of the period.

-        FIU fought back to the lead by the end of the quarter, 19-18. The Panthers hit four of the last five shots of the period, part of an 8-for-10 shooting streak from the field that lasted until 6:33 remaining in the half. The Panthers shot .500 in the first and .519 for the first half.

-        The Panthers put together their best quarter after halftime, holding Air Force without a field goal over a more than eight-minute stretch to extend the lead to nine at the end of three.

-        Air Force stormed back to tie the game in the fourth, scoring 17 of the first 25 points in the period to tie the game at 65. There were four ties and three lead changes in the final period.

-        FIU junior Kristian Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama) tied her season high with 23 points and was one rebound short of her fourth-career double-double, with nine boards.

-        Redshirt junior Kiandre'a Pound (Gifford, Florida / Sebastian River HS) added a season-high 18 points and also had nine rebounds. She shot a season-best .700 (7-for-10) from the field.

-        Sophomore Kayla Rogers (Jacksonville, Florida / Jean Ribault HS) tied her career-high total with seven assists.

Stat of the Match
FIU was dominant in the paint (42-24) and for the first time this season, held an opponent under 40 percent shooting (.343).

From the Sideline
"When things were going well for us, it was because we were sharing the ball," said FIU Head Coach Tiara Malcom. "I was proud of how resilient our team was today."

From the Floor
"I am happy for the effort that the whole team put up today," said Hudson after the game. "It was a game of runs, and we were able to run and put pressure on their defense. Rebounding is the thing we have talked about a lot around here and we made a conscious effort to do more of that."

Next Up                                                            
FIU hosts the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament next weekend, with two games Saturday and Sunday. The Panthers will take on Alabama A&M to start the weekend, with a noon tipoff Saturday. Charleston Southern and Hartford hit the floor at approximately 2 p.m.

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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/.