BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 6, 2016) -- FIU women's basketball heads to Birmingham, Alabama for its first round game Tuesday in the Conference USA Championships. League officials produced the 2016 Championship bracket, which shows the Panthers taking on the UTSA Roadrunners in their opening-round game, to take place at Bartow Arena on Tuesday. Tipoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on American Sports Network (ASN).
The Panthers finished 14th in the league, with a 4-25 overall record, 2-16 in Conference USA games. One of the Panthers' two league wins came against UTSA, in San Antonio on February 13, when FIU won a defensive battle in a 59-54 result.