MIAMI (Jan. 3, 2019) – Despite holding Middle Tennessee to under 50 points on Thursday night, the FIU women's basketball team fell 49-43 to open Conference USA play at home.
FIU trailed by just one point with only a minute to spare, but the Blue Raiders sank a 3-pointer to extend their lead to 47-43 and sealed the game with an 8-0 run.
With the loss, FIU is 3-11 on the season, while Middle Tennessee is 10-4 on the year.
FIU was led by TaMiracle Taylor who scored 15 points off the bench, while Paula Orenes added 11.