| 3/4/2025 | Women’s Basketball | Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls closed out the regular season with an exclamation point on Tuesday, earning a 69-62 win over the Memphis Tigers on Senior Day inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. With the win, Florida Atlantic improves to 11-20 overall and 3-15 in AAC play, while Memphis falls to 7-22 and 5-13 in league play to close out the regular season. HOW IT HAPPENED Memphis jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, but Stefanie Ingram connected on the Owls’ first 3-pointer of the day to spark a 9-0 Owl run to take an 11-8 lead with 4:12 remaining in the first quarter. The Tigers got one back to cut the lead to one, 11-10, but an and-1 from Mya Perry and a triple from Ta’Ziah Jenks pushed the Owls’ lead back out to seven, 17-10, with 1:47 left in the opening quarter. Memphis tacked on two more free throws as the Owls finished the quarter with a five-point lead, 17-12.The Owls and Tigers traded baskets through the beginning of the second quarter as Memphis cut the Owls’ deficit to six, 24-18, at the five-minute mark, but a Perry triple and a layup from Lovisa Asbrink Hose extended Florida Atlantic’s lead back out to double-figures, 29-18, at the second-quarter media timeout. Memphis closed the half on a run, but the Owls maintained a six-point advantage, 32-26, at the halftime break. Florida Atlantic came out red-hot to open the second half. Ingram got things started with her second 3-pointer of the day, sparking a 9-0 run for the Owls, as they held Memphis scoreless over the first five minutes of the half to extend their lead to 15, 41-26. The Tigers roared back with a run of their own, scoring 11 unanswered to cut the Owls’ lead back down to just four, 41-37, however, Perry closed out the scoring in the third to push the Owls lead back out to six, 43-37, entering the fourth. Perry knocked down her second triple of the day to open the fourth, pushing the Owls lead back out to nine, 46-37. Another set of back-to-back buckets from Perry and Asbrink Hose extended the Owls’ lead to double-figures, 54-42, with 6:52 to play. The Owls maintained a 10-point advantage through the 3:30-minute mark after a trio of free throws from Perry, 59-49, but a 7-2 Tiger run cut the Owls lead to just five, 61-56, with 1:31 to go, however, it wasn’t enough as the Owls closed the contest taking a 69-62 senior day win. POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE NOTES AND TEAM STATS Mya Perry and Stefanie Ingram led the way for the Owls offensively Perry finished with a career-high 31 points, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, and 7-of-8 from the line, while also adding three rebounds, two assists, and two steals It marked Perry’s first career 30-point game and her 10th time this season scoring 20 or more points Stefanie also finished in double-figures, scoring 12 points of 5-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, while also dishing out a game-high eight assists, six boards, and a steal Seniors Jada Moore and Maria Myklebust lead the Owls defensively, combining for 17 boards. Moore collected a game-high nine boards, while Myklebust finished second on the team with eight Florida Atlantic outscored Memphis in three out of the four quarters on the evening As a team, the Owls also outshot the Tigers 39.4 percent to 37.7 percent from the field, 26.9 percent to 18.8 percent from 3-point range, and 83.3 percent to 63.6 percent at the line. The Owls also held advantages in fastbreak points, 22-6, points in the paint, 38-34, and points off turnovers, 16-12 UP NEXT The Owls will now prepare for postseason play as they get ready for the first round of the AAC Tournament on Saturday, March 8. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. FOLLOW THE OWLS For updates, follow @FAUWBB_Hoops on X and @FAUWBB on Instagram, or like Florida Atlantic Women’s Basketball on Facebook. |
