MIAMI (Feb. 8, 2019) – The FIU women's basketball team continues its homestand on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. ET as the Panthers face UTEP to continue C-USA play.
 
For full game notes, click here.

LAST TIME AGAINST UTEP
FIU fell 86-70 last time against UTEP on March 1, 2018 in El Paso, Texas. FIU was led by Kristian Hudson who scored 20 points for the Panthers. UTEP's Tamara Seda posted 18 points to give the Miners the win.

SCOUTING THE MINERS
The Miners are 5-18 overall and 2-8 in C-USA play with their last win coming against FAU (70-44). UTEP has been led by Zuzanna Puc who has scored 12.9 ppg this season.

DOUBLE-FIGURE DARLINGS
Five Panthers posted double-figure points on Jan. 17 against WKU, the most this season. Chelsea Guimaraes (16), Paris Netherly, Ce'Nara Skanes (12), Paula Orenes (10) and Kylee O'Hara (10) contributed to this feat. 

ROARY MCSCOARY
FIU scored a season-high 82 points at home on Jan.17,2019. The last time the Panthers scored more than 82 points was against FAU on Feb. 17, 2018 when they beat the Owls 86-65.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
FIU has had two players post double-doubles this season, with Ce'Nara Skanes owning five and Chelsea Guimaraes earning the other.

SKANES CONTROLLING THE GLASS
Freshman Ce'Nara Skanes has controlled the glass this season, ranking 7th in the conference for rebounds as she is averaging 7.4 per contest. Among C-USA freshmen, only Old Dominion's Ajah Wayne (8.1) averages more rebounds per game than Skanes. 

HERE WE GO, 2018-19
FIU earned an 8-21 record last season, but it was much improved from 2016-17's mark of 5-24. The Panthers also improved their C-USA mark from 3-15 in 2016-17 to 5-11 in 2017-18.
 
WHAT COMES BACK
The Panthers will welcome back three players who logged minutes last season, with TaMiracle Taylor, Cabria Lee and Shante Walker returning for the 2018-19 season.
 
NEWCOMERS
FIU will welcome seven newcomers to the roster this season, with four juniors and three freshmen making up the seven total.
 
MRS. WORLDWIDE
FIU sports four international players on this season's roster, with three players from Europe and one from north of the border.
 
TEMPORADA TRES
The Panthers will officially enter season three under the direction of head coach Tiara Malcom.
 
GOING UP
Under the guidance of Tiara Malcom, FIU has improved its win total each season. The eight victories last season were also the most by any Panther basketball squad since the 2013-14 season.

LIVE STATS 
Live stats for Saturday can be found here.

UP NEXT
The Panthers head to the Lone Star State for a two-game road trip where FIU faces Rice on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET and North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. ET. For fans interested in purchasing tickets for the 2018-19 season, click here. 
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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