With the FAU Women’s Basketball team playing home conference games against Troy (Dec. 14), Middle Tennessee State University (Jan. 11), Louisiana-Monroe (Jan. 14), Louisiana- Lafayette (Jan. 25), UALR (Jan. 28), FIU (Feb. 10), New Orleans (Feb. 18), and South Alabama (Feb. 22), FAU will be competing for a second straight run into the Women’s NCAA Tournament. After posting a 9-5 home record last season, the Owls will be very competitive in these games because a conference championship could be on the line.
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Prediction
Coach Dugan’s ‘Bench Bunch’ averaged over 25 points a game last season.
Four seniors will provide veteran leadership: Demina Anderson, forward, Mistoria Brown, guard, Sally N’Diaye, forward, and Cristal Randolph, guard.
Four freshman will provide help to FAU in their Sun-Belt Conference future.
Red-shirt sophomore transfer from Western Kentucky, Raquel Mattis, forward, Breana Cox center/forward, and Britteney Crenshaw, forward will provide added depth and point scoring opportunities.
Juniors Shuteamia Brayboy, guard, and Adel Lizama should pick off where they left with contributing season campaign’s.Last season, Florida Atlantic University’s women’s basketball team achieved something that hadn’t been done at the college since the 1992-1993 season. An automatic berth in the NCAA Women’s Division I Tournament, and winning the Atlantic Sun title, capped the most successful regular season ever for women’s basketball at FAU. Every woman’s college basketball team in the country sets the goal of earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament. FAU captured the opportunity by getting hot at the end of the season when it matters most.
New Faces at Assistant Coach’s Spots
Former FAU women’s basketball player, and FAU Grad. Tamala Vaughn has come back to her collegiate roots to become FAU’s assistant women’s basketball coach. She played under current Head Coach Chancellor Dugan.
“I’m looking forward to working with Tami,” stated Dugan. “She was such a hard worker as a player and I know that that continued into her high school coaching career. She knows the state of Florida and has great contacts. After seeing the talent that she showed in the post for FAU, I know that Tami will make valuable contributions in all areas for the staff and especially with our post players.”
Vaughn ranks fifth in FAU women’s basketball history with 1,165 points in a five year career from 1996-2001.Mollie Kahn, a former coach at Florida Southern College, Jacksonville University, and Lynn University, plans to bring her six year’s of coaching and recruiting experience to help FAU. Coach Dugan has brought another experienced coach in to benefit the Owls.
“Mollie Kahn is a great addition to our staff, not only with recruiting but also on the court,” stated Dugan. “She’s a very strong fundamentals coach. You can’t miss the opportunity to bring someone on board who has the kind of experience and talent that Mollie does. She has six years of assistant coaching experience in the state of Florida and will make an immediate impact on FAU basketball.”
Former Speed Skater Plans to Help Women’s Basketball Team
Brittany Bowe, a former Team USA World Team Member International Speed Skater, plans to play guard at FAU. Coach Chancellor Dugan recruited Bowe even though she had other aspirations. Now Dugan will be rewarded with a quick guard that could help FAU to a first Sun-Belt Conference Championship.
“Brittany will bring us a lot of stability at the guard position. She’s an underrated player coming out of high school and I believe her best basketball is going to be ahead of her,” Dugan said.
