The FAU Owls (4-5) defeated the Florida Memorial University Lions (7-5) 71-63 at home on Tuesday night in the Burrow at Abessinio Court behind the combined efforts of senior forward Amber Gaston and junior forward Janeta Rozentale.
It was clear from the onset that FAU had the size advantage. FAU has five players of at least six feet while FMU has two of those players.
Gaston started cooking early, scoring 13 points in the first quarter. Rozentale finished the quarter with eight rebounds.
The game remained tightly contested with FMU outscoring FAU, 19-16, in the second quarter.