FAU women’s basketball (12-17, 5-12 C-USA) fell 65-60 in their regular season finale to the Louisiana Tech University Lady Techsters (19-11, 12-8 C-USA) Saturday afternoon at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
After Saturday’s defeat, the Owls will enter the Conference USA Championship Tournament, which starts March 8 in Frisco, Texas, on an eight-game losing streak. This losing skid comes after the Owls began the season with an overall record of 10-1.
Six early turnovers allowed the Lady Techsters to take the lead after the first quarter, but the Owls’ shooting kept the score close. FAU shot 41.2% from the field and 40% from behind the arc, which kept LA Tech’s lead at 19-17.