MIAMI (November 24, 2017) -- FIU women's hoops hosts the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament this weekend, with two games Saturday and two games Sunday at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU takes on Alabama A&M Saturday at noon, followed by Hartford and Charleston Southern at 2 p.m. The winners play one another Sunday, with the other two teams facing off in the other matchup. FIU will play the 2 p.m. game on Sunday, with Alabama A&M sitting in the noon slot, with opponents to be determined by game results on Saturday.
 
The Panthers (1-3) have never faced any of the other team in the tournament in their program history. FIU last won last on Sunday, in a 70-69 victory over Air Force.
 
Alabama A&M lost Tuesday at home to Austin Peay by three. The Lady Bulldogs barely outrebound opponents, and is shooting just below .400 for the season.
 
Charleston Southern has won its previous two games and is shooting .429 from three-point range. The Bucs have 50 total offensive rebounds this season. 
 
Hartford has lost three in a row and is being outshot nearly 100 points more by opponents. The Hawks have 18 more steals than opponents this season. 
 
Live stats for all games for the weekend are available 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/.