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2016-17 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Florida Atlantic University 11/11 vs. Florida Memorial W, 84-64 11/14 vs. Indiana State W, 70-67 Women’s Basketball 11/18 at Mercer^ 7 p.m. FAU • Department of Athletics • 777 Glades Rd • Boca Raton, FL 33431 11/20 at North Florida^ 1 p.m. Rachel Rodriguez, Media Relations Contact 11/25 vs. Jacksonville State 12 p.m. [email protected] • C: 954-254-5139 • F: 561-297-3963 11/26 vs. Richmond/FAMU TBA Florida Atlantic (2-0) Mercer (2-1) 12/01 at Arizona 9 p.m. 12/04 at Grand Canyon 3 p.m. 12/11 vs. FGCU 2 p.m. VS. 12/16 vs. Jackson State 5 p.m. 12/17 vs. UMES/St. Francis TBA Kellie Lewis-Jay, 5th season Susie Gardner, 7th season 12/30 at WKU* 8 p.m. Boise State ‘98, (71-78) Georgia ‘86 01/01 at Marshall* 1 p.m. All-Time Series: 14-20 01/07 at FIU* 2 p.m. Last Meeting: 2008; L, 74-68 01/12 vs. UTSA* 7 p.m. 01/14 vs. UTEP* 5 p.m. Live Broadcast: ESPN3 01/19 at UAB* 8 p.m. Social Media: @FAU_WBB 01/21 at Middle Tennessee* 3 p.m. 01/26 vs. FIU* 7 p.m. Game Preview 02/02 vs. Charlotte* 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball moved to 2-0 on the season after going 02/04 vs. Old Dominion* 5 p.m. down to the wire with Indiana State (1-1) and clinching a 70-67 win in the waning 02/09 at North Texas* 8 p.m. seconds. The Owls rode to victory on the backs of returning juniors Nika Zyryanova, who had a career-high 20 points, and Sasha Cedeno, who came away with 17 of her 02/11 at Rice* 3 p.m. own and six boards. The contest was a real nailbiter despite FAU maintaining the lead 02/16 vs. LA Tech* 7 p.m. for more than 32 minutes. The team shot a season-high 62.5 percent from the field in the first quarter as 10-of-16 shots hit their mark. The Owls won the turnover battle 02/18 vs. Southern Miss* 5 p.m. earning 19 points off the Sycamores’ 16 turnovers. 02/23 at UTEP* 8:05 p.m. 02/25 at UTSA* 3 p.m. FAU Quick Hits: • This is Head Coach Kellie Lewis-Jay’s second consecutive season starting off 2-0. 03/02 vs. UAB* 7 p.m. As a team, Florida Atlantic University is shooting .421 from the floor, .367 from the 03/04 vs. Middle Tennessee* 5 p.m. perimeter and averaging 77 points per game, which puts them third in Conference USA (C-USA) in scoring offense. 03/08-11 C-USA Tournament • Guard Nika Zyryanova set a new career-high with 20 points on 8-of-14 shots and Home games in bold *Conference USA game 4-for-6 from the perimeter against Indiana State. She is leading the team from the ^ESPN3 game All times ET field shooting 47.6 percent. • Forward Raven Doyle again had an impressive performance on defense with a team-leading 10 boards, and she is currently tops for the Owls in rebounds with 21 and second in C-USA with 10.5 avg/game. • At any given time, one of the Owls’ six freshman could have a breakout Matchup performance. Leading the charge now is Katelyn O’Reilly. The forward is averaging FAU ................................Mercer 25.5 minutes per game and shooting .429 from the floor. She has a team-leading six 77.0..........Scoring ...............74.7 steals and is coming down with 8.5 points per contest. 65.5......Opp. Scoring ..........67.3 The Bears were in the lead for all but the first 10 seconds as KeKe Calloway and Kahlia Lawrence led the Mercer women’s basketball team to a 76-60 win over .421............FG% ..................440 Campbell on Wednesday evening. Lawrence had her best game of the season, setting .393........FG% Def. ..............414 new highs in points (29), rebounds (9) and steals (3). Calloway also topped 20 points as she scored 22 for the Bears and set a season high in free throws with a 4-for-4 .367...........3 pt. % ................375 outing. Mercer won the turnover battle, 8-18, committing just one turnover in the 9.0............3 pt./gm ................5.0 fourth quarter and none in the first. The Bears outrebounded the Camels, 36-34. Mercer had 10 steals and 22 points off turnovers for the night. Mercer also tallied a season- .558............FT % .................745 high 82.6 percent from the free throw line. 44.5........ Rebounds .............34.7 Mercer Quick Hits 18.5...........Assists ...............15.7 • Kahlia Lawrence reached double-digits for the third time this season and 20+ points 19.5........ Turnovers .............11.7 for the first time. • KeKe Calloway added 22 points, a career-high-tying four assists and a season-high- +2.0 ...... TO Margin ........... +6.3 tying three rebounds.Calloway has also scored in double-figures in all three games 9.0............. Steals ..................9.7 this season, joining Lawrence as the only players on the team to do so. • Sydni Means notched six points, a season-high eight assists, three steals and two rebounds. 2016-17 Florida Atlantic University Women’s Basketball Media Guide Team Information Florida Atlantic - Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Pronunications 0 Danneal Ford G 5-9 JR Miami, Fla./Norland HS Duh-Kneel 4 Tyana Robinson G 5-9 FR Indianapolis, Ind./Pike HS Tie-On-Uh 5 Raven Doyle F 6-2 R-JR Lancaster, Calif./Desert Christian HS 10 Vashnie Perry G 5-6 FR Norcross, Ga./Norcross HS Vash-Knee 11 Jacey Bailey G/F 6-0 FR Burnaby, B.C., Canada/Burnaby Secondary Jay-See 12 Julie Fournier G 5-6 R-FR Fernandina Beach, Fla./LA Tech Four-Knee-Ay 13 Kat Wright F 6-0 SR Woodland Hills, Calif./Notre Dame HS 15 Sasha Cedeno F 6-3 JR Spring, Texas/Klein Oak HS Suh-Dane-Yo 21 Julia Jenike G/F 5-10 FR Bethel, Ohio/Bethel Tate HS Jen-Nuh-Key 23 Alexis Shannon G 5-9 FR Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS 31 Ra’Kyra Gabriel F 6-2 SO Stockton, Calif./Brookside Christian HS Ruh-Keer-Uh 32 Malia Kency G 5-6 JR Statesboro, Ga./Briarwood Academy Muh-Lee-Uh 33 Nika Zyryanova G 5-9 JR Yekaterinburg, Russia/Casper College Knee-Kuh Zur-Ron-Uh-Vuh 34 Katelyn O’Reilly F 6-0 FR Westfield, Ind./Noblesville HS 50 Melinda Myers F 6-2 JR Gilbert, Ariz./Highland HS COACHES/STAFF HISTORY Head Coach: Kellie Lewis-Jay First Year: 1984-85 (5th season; Boise State, ’98) Seasons Played: 33 Assistant Coach: Danielle Maloney-Stoimenoff (Stye-Men-Off) All-Time Record: 430-456 (5th season; Carroll College, ’08) Best Season Record: 23-6 (1990-91) Assistant Coach: Cindy Hilbrich (Hill-Brick) Best Division I Year: 20-11 (2005-06) (1st season; Wsiconsin-Whitewater, ‘02) Conference Titles: 1 (A-Sun, 2006) Assistant Coach: Kachine Alexander (Kuh-Sheen) NCAA Tournaments: 1 (2006) (1st season; Iowa, ‘11) NCAA Record: 0-1 Director of Operations: Hannah McGonigal WNIT Record: 0-1 (2012) (1st season, Oregon, ‘12) Affiliations: Atlantic Sun (’94-06) Video Coordinator: Kimberly Smith Sun Belt (’06-’13) (3rd season; Florida Atlantic, ‘14) C-USA (4th season) SCHOOL INFORMATION Florida Atlantic - Alphabetical Roster Location: Boca Raton, FL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Founded: 1961 1 Jacey Bailey* G/F 6-0 FR Burnaby, B.C., Canada/Burnaby Secondary Enrollment: 30,522 15 Sasha Cedeno F 6-3 JR Spring, Texas/Klein Oak HS Nickname: Owls 5 Raven Doyle F 6-2 R-JR Lancaster, Calif./Desert Christian HS Colors: Blue and Red 0 Danneal Ford G 5-9 JR Miami, Fla./Norland HS Arena: FAU Arena 12 Julie Fournier* G 5-6 R-FR Fernandina Beach, Fla./LA Tech 31 Ra’Kyra Gabriel F 6-2 SO Stockton, Calif./Brookside Christian HS (2,500) 21 Julia Jenike* G/F 5-10 FR Bethel, Ohio/Bethel Tate HS Affiliation: Division I 32 Malia Kency G 5-6 JR Statesboro, Ga./Briarwood Academy Conference: Conference USA 50 Melinda Myers F 6-2 JR Gilbert, Ariz./Highland HS Athletics Phone: (561) 297-3199 34 Katelyn O’Reilly* F 6-0 FR Westfield, Ind./Noblesville HS Ticket Office: (561) 297-0579 10 Vashnie Perry* G 5-6 FR Norcross, Ga./Norcross HS President: Dr. John Kelly 4 Tyana Robinson* G 5-9 FR Indianapolis, Ind./Pike HS AD: Patrick Chun 23 Alexis Shannon* G 5-9 FR Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS FAR: Dr. Kim Dunn 13 Kat Wright F 6-0 SR Woodland Hills, Calif./Notre Dame HS SWA: Melissa Dawson 33 Nika Zyryanova G 5-9 SO Yekaterinburg, Russia/Casper College Website: FAUsports.com * Newcomer 2016-17 Florida Atlantic University Women’s Basketball Media Guide 2016-17 Preseason Notes The Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball of victory with a score of 109-51, surpassing team is primed and ready for the 2016-17 season. the century mark for the first time. The Owls outrebounded their Charger opponents and held them The team will be returning three of its key starters to just five third quarter points. Of the Owls that saw in senior Kat Wright, junior Sasha Cedeno and the floor, all but one scored. redshirt junior Raven Doyle. The Owls now set their sights on the regular season The veteran Wright is the lone senior on the team with the first game to be held at home against Florida and will be tasked with leading the way for her Memorial on November 11 at 7 p.m.