MIAMI (November 9, 2017) -- With the 2017-18 season fast approaching, the FIU women's basketball program is ready to tackle the upcoming season, which starts Friday at 6 p.m., with a date at Miami (Florida). The Panthers are coming off a 5-24 campaign, which was one overall win and percentage points better than the season before. Tiara Malcom starts her second season as the team's head coach, in her third year at the institution.
FIU is one of the youngest teams in the country, with five freshmen on a playing roster of 10, with only four players with previous FIU experience.