MIAMI (March 4, 2017) -- FIU women's basketball outscored visiting UAB, 19-11, in the fourth quarter, but the comeback ran out of clock in a 61-52 home loss to end the 2016-17 season Saturday afternoon on Lime Court at FIU Arena. Redshirt sophomore Kiandre'a Pound (Gifford, Florida / Sebastian River HS) produced a game- and a season-high 18 points in the Conference USA finale.
FIU finishes the season with a 5-24 overall and 3-14 Conference USA record. UAB will host the Conference USA Tournament, presented by MetroPCS, next week as the 11-seed. The Blazers are 15-14, 8-10 in C-USA.