The UTEP women’s basketball team (12-7, 4-5 Conference-USA) lost to Florida International University (10-7, 3-4 C-USA) on Jan. 29 at the Ocean Convocation Center. The Miners could not string together enough runs in this game to keep up and struggled defensively in this 72-45 loss.
In the first quarter, the Miners could not consistently get their offense in gear, enabling a 15-5 deficit to FIU, then a 24-5 deficit.
But the Miners were able to find their footing offensively towards the end of the first half. Starting with sophomore guard Erin Wilson hitting some free throws to cut FIU’s lead to 25-5.