FAU women’s basketball (5-13, 1-6 C-USA) beat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners (12-6, 4-4 C-USA) 54-52 in a last-second thriller Thursday night in the Burrow at Abessinio Court.
The upset win snaps an eight-game losing streak for the Owls and marks their first conference win of the year over a UTEP team that was heavily favored coming into the matchup.
“I just kept telling the girls to believe,” said head coach Jennifer Sullivan. “For them to find a way to pull this win out, I’m so happy for them, really proud.”
The game started miserably on the offensive side of the ball for the Owls as they shot only 33.