MIAMI (Feb. 7, 2019) –The FIU women's basketball team earned its first C-USA victory of the season, as the Panthers downed UTSA on Thursday by the score of 51-40.
 
With the win, the Panthers improve to 4-19 overall and 1-9 in league play. UTSA falls to 6-16 and 1-9 in C-USA action. 
 
FIU was led by freshman Kylee O'Hara, who scored 15 points, while Paula Orenes and Ieva Spigule also scored in double-figures with 11 and 10 points respectively. UTSA's Tija Hawkins led the Roadrunners with 17 points on the afternoon. 
 
FIU took a close first quarter leading by just a point with a 7-6 advantage. Coming into the second quarter, the Panthers outscored the Roadrunners 20-5 and continued to lead 27-11 at the break. UTSA came out of the locker room strong however, posting 18 points and trimming the Panther lead to just two before the fourth period. In the final quarter, FIU pulled away as the Panthers earned another 20-point quarter to take the 51-40 victory. 

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The Panthers will continue C-USA play at home on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. ET against UTEP. For fans interested in purchasing tickets for the 2018-19 season, click here. 
 
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