MIAMI (November 11, 2016) -- FIU women's basketball begins the 2016-17 campaign at home Friday afternoon, when the Panthers host UCF on Lime Court at FIU Arena. Tipoff is 5 p.m. The game is the first of the season for both teams and the official debut of each team's new head coach.
After a 5-26 season which saw FIU end its 29-game conference losing skid and win its second C-USA Tournament game in three previous seasons of league membership, the Panthers won three games against Conference USA opponents and won a pair of its final eight games of the season.