With its 75-44 loss to the UAB Blazers in its conference home opener Thursday night, FAU men’s basketball extends its losing streak to a season-long five straight games.
In its first road game of the season, Florida Atlantic women’s basketball was greeted by a 34-point performance from the reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year, Mercer junior guard Kahlia Lawrence.
Arriving at the Conference USA championship game with high hopes, Florida Atlantic (6-3-1 in Conference USA) fell short against Charlotte (5-4-1 in conference) with a 4-0 loss.
Finishing out its season with a 0-1 overtime loss against Rice University, Florida Atlantic (6-3-1 in Conference USA) now prepares to face off against Louisiana Tech (6-4-0 Conference USA) in the first round of the 2016 Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Florida Atlantic will host the high flying offense of Western Kentucky (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA), who are currently tied for first atop of the conference standings.
Trailing by seven points with a little over eight minutes left in the game, with a struggling offense facing one of the most feared defenses in the country, the 2-9 Florida Atlantic Owls needed a player to step up and make an impact.
