FAU’s women’s basketball team (2-4, 0-2 C-USA) started Conference USA play on the wrong track after losing their first two games to the Middle Tennessee Raiders (4-3, 2-0 C-USA) 84-65 on Friday, and 66-64 on Saturday.
Friday, Jan 1, 2021: Middle Tennessee 84, FAU 65
The Owls struggled to get anything going offensively, as they shot 25-75 from the field, equating to an abysmal 33.3 percent.
Due to FAU’s shooting woes, Middle Tennessee took advantage by going up as much as 22 points with 4:42 to go in the fourth quarter.
Graduate transfer guard Iggy Allen was FAU’s lone bright spot, ending the game with a team-high 24 points and 17 rebounds.