RUSTON, Louisiana (Feb. 2, 2019) – Despite a good day offensively for the FIU women's basketball team, the Panthers couldn't overcome Louisiana Tech on the road as the Lady Techsters earned a 90-72 victory in Ruston.
 
The Lady Techsters led by as much as 25 points, but a furious comeback in the third quarter saw that lead trimmed to just 10 points entering the fourth quarter. LT retook momentum in the final 10 minutes, after outscoring FIU 26-18 and earning the 90-72 victory.
 
With the loss, the Panthers fall to 3-19 overall and 0-9 in C-USA action. LT improves to 12-11 and 5-5 in league play.
 
FIU was led by Paula Orenes, who scored a season-high 21 points. Freshman Ce'Nara Skanes posted her seventh-straight game in double-figures, as the Oklahoma City native scored 17 points on the day and also pulled down eight rebounds.
 
FIU fell behind 30-15 early after the first quarter before recovering the second period to only be outscored 24-22 with the deficit at 54-37 at the break. The Panthers came out on fire in the third quarter after FIU trimmed the deficit to just 10 points entering the final quarter of action.

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FIU returns home next week, as the Panthers host UTSA and UTEP. Thursday's game against UTSA will be at 11 a.m. ET. For fans interested in purchasing tickets for the 2018-19 season, visit here. 
 
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