WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 Game Notes SID: Kylie Magar, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications • [email protected] • C: 425-647-9584 FAU • Department of Athletics • 777 Glades Rd • Boca Raton, FL 33431 Game Game Information FAU at Middle Tennessee Date .......................................... Thursday, Jan. 14 2020 16 Time ..................................................7:30 p.m. (Eastern) Location ....................................... Murfreesboro, Tenn. Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee Arena .....................................................Murphy Center Record: 8-7 (2-2 C-USA) Record: 10-6 (2-2 C-USA) TV .....................................................................CUSA.TV H: 5-4 | A: 3-3 H: 6-2 | A: 3-2| N: 1-2 Online ..............................................................CUSA.TV Stats ................................................goblueraiders.com Twitter ...........................................................@FAU_WBB Instagram .....................................................@FAU_WBB Last game: W, 84-78 (2OT) vs. North Texas Last game: L, 71-63 at WKU Jan. 11 Jan. 11 Series History Overall ......................................................................1-24 Head coach: Jim Jabir Head coach: Rick Insell Home ........................................................................1-12 (Nazareth, ‘84) (Middle Tennessee ‘77) Away ........................................................................0-12 Overall: 498-425 (32nd season) Overall: 340-121 Neutral ........................................................................0-0 At FAU: 26-47 (third season) At MTSU: Same Streak ...................................................MTSU, 18 games Last Meeting Score ...........................................L, 74-48 LM Location ................................. Murfreesboro, Tenn. LM Date .................................................. March 2, 2019 About the Owls • FAU has commenced Conference USA play with a 2-2 start and is coming off an 84-78 double 2019-20 SCHEDULE overtime win over North Texas last Saturday • Lotta Vehka-Aho was named C-USA Freshman of the Week after posting two 20+ point games Date Opponent Time/Result in a row, while playing 90 straight minutes 11/2 vs. Nova Southeastern (Exh.) W, 91-65 • The Owls will play for their first win over Middle Tennessee in 11 years. FAU’s last win over Middle Tennessee came on Feb. 21, 2009 in a 73-70 feat at home 11/7 at Iowa L, 85-53 • Through 10 weeks of play, Crystal Primm leads the Owls in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per 11/14 at Hampton W, 64-63 game along with 6.6 boards per game and is tied for a team’s best 27 steals. Vehka-Aho Juliette 11/16 at Richmond L, 57-55 follows with 12.9 points per game and leads the team in assists (49) and has 27 steals. Gauthier is the leading rebounder (7.9 per game), while averaging 10.8 points per game 11/19 vs. Siena W, 83-39 • Head coach Jim Jabir is in his third season at the helm with his 2019-20 Owls representing six 11/21 vs. Little Rock W, 79-72 different countries (Canada, Finland, France, Latvia, Spain and U.S.) and seven states (Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia) 11/24 at Western Michigan W, 80-79 11/29 vs. Loyola Maryland^ W, 72-61 Last Time Out • FAU pulled off their fourth comeback victory (after trailing at halftime) of the season in an 84-78 11/30 vs. Kansas^ L, 90-60 double overtime win over North Texas on Saturday 12/15 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 72-54 • Three different Owls recorded a double-double in the game (Juliette Gauthier, Astou Gaye Crystal Primm 12/20 vs. Furman# L, 69-63 and ), marking the first time since Dec. 3, 2001 when the Owls faced off against Jacksonville State the program has had three Owls tally a double-double in a game 12/21 vs. Harvard# L, 65-51 • The Owls trailed the Mean Green by as many as 15 midway through the second quarter, but 1/2 at UTSA* W, 80-53 managed to stay within striking distance for the remainder of the game after cutting UNT’s lead to six at the halfway mark 1/4 at UTEP* L, 96-65 • Primm knocked down 1-2 foul shots to send the game into overtime tied at 63. In overtime, UNT 1/9 vs. Rice* L, 78-69 led the Owls by four with 18 seconds left, but a missed free throw by the Mean Green and a UNT turnover late in the game gave the Owls the ball back to set Lotta Vehka-Aho up for the 1/11 vs. North Texas* W (2OT), 84-78 game tying layup with one second left on the clock 1/16 at Middle Tennessee* 7:30 PM • FAU pulled away late in the second overtime thanks to back-to-back field goals byPrimm and two clutch free throws courtesy of Abby Voss 1/18 at UAB* 3 PM • Freshman Vehka-Aho followed up her career-high 28 point performance from Thursday with 1/23 vs. Charlotte* 7 PM another dominant act, leading the team with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals Primm 1/25 vs. Old Dominion* 2 PM • was one of three Owls to capture a double-double, tallying 20 points, 10 boards, two assists and a block. Primm’s double-double was her fourth of the season and career 1/30 at WKU* 7 PM • Gaye recorded 13 points along with a career-high 13 rebounds and 3 blocks for her second 2/1 at Marshall* 1 PM career double-double • Gauthier came up with her fifth career double-double and was the third Owl in the game with 2/8 at FIU* 2 PM one after punching in 15 points and 13 boards 2/13 vs. Southern Miss* 7 PM • The team put up a season-high 84 points, 58 rebounds and 8 blocks on Saturday 2/15 vs. Louisiana Tech* 2 PM Last Starting Five vs. North Texas 2/20 vs. FIU* 7 PM 2/22 vs. WKU* TBD 2/26 at Old Dominion* TBD 3/5 at Southern Miss* 7 PM 3/7 vs. Marshall* 2 PM Home games in bold All times EST *Conference USA game ^FAU Thanksgiving Tourney #FAU Holiday Classic #00 #1 #3 #5 #11 Astou Gaye Crystal Primm Lotta Vehka-Aho Nikola Ozola Juliette Gauthier 2019-20 Florida Atlantic University Women’s Basketball Game Notes GAME NOTES Series History Situational Records Miscellaneous Stats • The Owls trail the Blue Raiders 1-24 in a series that stretches back to 2004 Under Jabir 2019-20 Largest Non-Conference Win • FAU’s only win over Middle Tennessee At home ...............................................................18-22 ........5-4 Under Jabir: 44 points, vs. Siena (11/19/19) came on Feb. 21, 2009 in a 73-70 feat in On the road .........................................................8-23 ..........3-3 2019-20: Same Boca Raton • The Blue Raiders have won the last 18 In overtime ...........................................................2-1 ............1-0 Largest Conference Win meetings and have never lost to the In double overtime .............................................1-0 ............1-0 Under Jabir: 34 points, at UTSA (1/25/18) Owls at home, taking 11 straight at the Murphey Center 2019-20: 27 points, at UTSA (1/2/20) • The Owls played the Blue Raiders twice On Mondays ........................................................1-0 ............0-0 On Tuesdays ........................................................1-1 ............1-0 Largest Loss last season. In the first meeting at home, MT won 74-55. Juliette Gauthier tallied On Wednesdays ..................................................0-8 ............0-0 Under Jabir: 43 points at Tulane (11/28/18) 12 points and 6 boards, while Amber 2019-20: 32 points at Iowa (11/7/19) Gaston captured a block. In the second On Thursdays........................................................5-13 ..........3-2 matchup, FAU traveled to MT to fall, 74- On Fridays ............................................................7-3 ............1-1 Largest Halftime Lead 48. Gauthier led all scorers with 21 points, On Saturdays .......................................................6-20 ..........1-4 FAU .................................................37 points: 54-17 vs. Siena falling short of a double-double with 9 On Sundays ..........................................................6-2 ............2-0 Opponent .....................................22 points: 47-25 at UTEP boards Scouting Middle Tennessee In November ........................................................9-11 ..........5-3 Points in a Half • MT was picked to round out in second in the 2019 C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted In December........................................................6-9 ............1-2 FAU In January ............................................................7-12 ..........2-2 Most: 54 points, vs. Siena on by the league’s head coaches. The Least: 19 points, at Richmond Blue Raiders were given three first-place In February ...........................................................3-10 ..........0-0 votes In March ...............................................................1-5 ............0-0 • Anastasia Hayes was chosen to the 2019- Opponent 20 C-USA Preseason Team. The redshirt Most: 48 points, Kansas sophomore has been tearing it up in her When leading after the first quarter ..................19-10 ........5-1 Least: 17 points, Siena first season in C-USA after transferring from When trailing after the first quarter ...................6-37 ..........3-6 Tennessee, where she was named SEC 6th Woman of the Year as a freshman. When tied after the first quarter ........................1-0 ............0-0 Quarters Hayes leads the team, averaging 16.9 points (third in C-USA) and 6.0 rebounds When leading at halftime ..................................19-8 ..........4-0 FAU per game. She also has 76 assists on the Highest Points Total ................................................