BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – (Jan. 30, 2020) – The Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball team (9-11, 3-6 C-USA) dropped Thursday’s contest at WKU (13-6, 5-3 C-USA), 68-59. The Owls came out hot in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lady Toppers 20-9 in the frame, but were unable to build back from being down by 20 points at the end of the third quarter.
How It Was Decided:
Twelve out of the Owls’ 16 points scored in the first quarter were captured from beyond the arc, as FAU was 4-9 from three-point range. The Owls jumped out to a 12-11 lead with 2:35 left in the quarter thanks to a three-pointer by Lotta Vehka-Aho, but WKU would then cruise on an 8-2 run. Vehka-Aho put up a layup just prior to the end of the quarter and the Owls trailed, 19-16 after one quarter. Astou Gaye and Vehka-Aho captured two three-pointers a piece in the first frame.
The Lady Toppers and Owls matched each other on the floor in the beginning of the second quarter. FAU came within one point thanks to three foul shots knocked down by Vehka-Aho with 5:29 left in the half, but the WKU closed out the quarter on a 9-3 run. The Owls went to the locker room trailing, 33-26.
WKU opened up the second half on an 11-2 run to take a 16-point lead, 44-28. Alexa Zaph then hit back-to-back three-pointers and Juliette Gauthier then capitalized on a trey to cut WKU’s lead to nine. The Lady Toppers closed out the quarter on a 13-2 run to take a 59-39 lead.
The Owls’ defense held the Lady Toppers scoreless in the fourth quarter until 3:07 left in the game. FAU was able to go on an 11-0 scoring drive, as a Crystal Primm field goal made it a 59-50 ball game with four minutes left. Although the Owls outscored the Lady Toppers 20-9 in the final frame, FAU fell short of capturing a 20-point comeback victory, falling on the road 68-59.
Game Notes:
- Vehka-Aho led the Owls in scoring with 18 points
- Gauthier finished the night with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Gaye, Primm and Zaph each logged eight points. Primm also tallied a team-leading six rebounds
- Glenisha Harkless matched a career-high six assists, which is also a season-high for the point guard. The sophomore matched a career-high two blocks on the night, as well
- The Owls held the Lady Toppers to a 13.6 three-point shooting percentage, as WKU shot 3-22 from beyond the arc
- FAU tallied 10 three-pointers on the night
Up Next:
The Owls will look to bounce back at Marshall on Saturday at 2 p.m. FAU will be back at Abessinio Court at RoofClaim.com Arena on Thursday, Feb. 13 to face Southern Miss at 7 p.m. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit fausports.com.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
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