11th Hour: Week of 12/21

Giving you what you missed and what’s coming up this week in Owl Athletics

Sophomore Jeantal Cylla averages 7.1 for the Owls this season. Photo by Mohammed F. Emran

Ryan Lynch, Sports Editor
December 21, 2015

Scores from this week:

Women’s Basketball (6-3)

Lady Grizz Invitational (Missoula, MT)

  • Saturday, Dec. 19 at Montana, (L, 83-69)
  • Sunday, Dec. 20 vs. Tennessee State, (W, 69-64)

Tournament recap here

Men’s Basketball (2-9)

  • Tuesday, Dec. 15 at Eastern Kentucky, (L,80-73 )

Game recap here

  • Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Tennessee, (L, 81-62)

Game recap here

MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic (BBT Center, Sunrise, FL)

  • Saturday, Dec. 19 vs. Florida State, (L, 64-59)

Game recap here, Gallery here

Reflections and Notes:

Men’s Basketball:

  • Sophomore center C.J. Turman earned his third double-double of the season versus Florida State. He registered 10 points and 15 rebounds during the 64-59 loss.
  • Men’s basketball has gone 1-5 in the month of December with two games left to play. The mark is its worst since the 2011-12 season, when it also went 1-5.

Women’s Basketball:

  • Women’s basketball is currently in its longest losing streak of the season, having dropped two straight before winning on Sunday. The team began the season 5-1.

Upcoming Games:

Women’s Basketball:

Off this week. Next game: 12/29 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball:

  • Tuesday, Dec. 22 at Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Radio: ESPN 760 AM

Photo of the Week:

Sophomore center Ronald Delph dunks during the Owls' 64-59 loss to Florida State in the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic on Dec. 19. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer
Sophomore center Ronald Delph dunks during the Owls’ 64-59 loss to Florida State in the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic on Dec. 19. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

 

Ryan Lynch is the sports editor of the University Press. For tips regarding this or other articles, he can be contacted at [email protected] or on Twitter.