MIAMI (Dec. 14, 2019) – The FIU women's basketball team heads north to Jacksonville to face in-state foe Jacksonville University on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.
For full game notes, click
here.
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY PREVIEW
The Dolphins are 4-5 on the season, after falling 53-52 to Bethune- Cookman at home on Wednesday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
FIU trails 3-5 in the series against the Dolphins. The Panthers and the Dolphins last met on Dec. 30, 2018 in Miami, where FIU fell 73-62 at home against Jacksonville.
JISELLE ON THE COURT
Jiselle Thomas has posted four games in double figures. Of those four games, three have been 20-or-more point games. The Norwalk, Ohio junior leads the team in points per game (13.3), free throws per game (3.7), and steals per game (1.3) while ranking second in assists per game (1.6) and rebounds per game (4.3). Thomas was named to the FIU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 12.0 ppg.
LIVE STATS
Live stats for Sunday's contest can be found
here.
UP NEXT
After this weekend's contest, FIU will head back to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center as the Panthers host the annual FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown. The Panthers will welcome Grambling State, Austin Peay and Binghamton to Miami on Thursday, Dec. 19 and Friday, Dec. 20.
TICKETS
For tickets to all FIU games can be purchased online at
tickets.fiusports.com or by phone at 305-FIU-GAME.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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