Florida Atlantic women’s basketball finished its 2016-17 campaign as the worst team in the program’s 33-year history. The Owls finished with just four wins against 25 losses, and went 0-18 in conference play.
Florida Atlantic women's basketball has fired head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay after a 4-25 season, the school announced on Monday. The Owls went 73-103 during her five-year stay.
Old Dominion University came out of halftime soaring and used a 30-point third quarter to defeat Florida Atlantic women’s basketball 93-73 Saturday afternoon in Boca Raton.
After shooting 52 percent in the first half, Florida Atlantic women’s basketball came out of the locker room cold in the third quarter, resulting in a 66-55 loss to the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Thursday night.
After forcing the Miners into a contested 3-pointer, Florida Atlantic Women’s Basketball got the ball back with five seconds left on the clock with a chance to win the game. The ball was inbounded to junior Nika Zyryanova, who then found junior Sasha Cedeno in the corner with a pass.
After heading into the fourth quarter down four points, Florida Atlantic women’s basketball only managed to shoot 36.7 percent and dropped its fourth straight conference game 72-62 to the University of Texas at San Antonio on Thursday night in Boca Raton.
Maryland Eastern Shore guard Ciani Byrom made her presence felt in the championship game of the 2016 FAU Holiday Tournament, leading her team to a 76-59 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.
Florida Atlantic women’s basketball snapped its four-game losing streak with a 67-58 victory over Jackson State in the first round of the 2016 FAU Holiday Tournament on Friday.
While Florida Atlantic women’s basketball may have entered Sunday’s matchup against Florida Gulf Coast University 3-1 at home, the Owls had a tough time scoring the ball, and fell to the Eagles 65-50.
