BOCA RATON, Florida (Jan. 15, 2021) – The FIU women's basketball team fell in Friday's series opener to the Florida Atlantic Owls, with the Panthers dropping a close-call, 73-69.
Jiselle Thomas tallied 14 points before fouling out to lead all Panther scorers. Kyla Nelson scored 10 points on the night, with all points coming in the second half. Alma Danielsson hit three treys in route to 11 points for the Swedish native, while Emerald Ekpiteta pulled in a team-leading seven rebounds to go along with her 13 points.