The Owls fail to win their holiday tournament for the first time in its two-year history.
Maryland Eastern Shore guard Ciani Byrom made her presence felt in the championship game of the 2016 FAU Holiday Tournament, leading her team to a 76-59 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.
Byrom consistently stopped every comeback attempt the Owls (4-7) could offer the Hawks (6-3). After seeing her team’s lead dwindle to four points at the end of the third quarter — the closest the Owls got to tying the game since facing a 10-7 deficit three minutes into the game — Byrom scored the first six points of the fourth quarter.