(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics)
MIAMI, Florida – UTEP ladies’s basketball (11-18, 6-10 CUSA) fell to FIU (20-9, 11-4 CUSA) 88-62 on Thursday night.
Sharp capturing by the Panthers within the second quarter (32 factors on 60.0 % capturing) allowed them to distance themselves and the Miners couldn’t pull again into it.
A disparity on the glass as soon as once more harm UTEP, as FIU outrebounded the Miners 46-34.
Jane Asinde matched her career-high with 28 factors to go along with 10 rebounds for her twelfth double-double of the season.
Luisa Vydrova tallied 11 factors and a career-best eight rebounds.
Mahri Petree put up eight factors and 6 rebounds and Delma Zita dished out a team-high 5 assists.
Asinde snagged a team-leading three steals and in addition recorded the Miners’ lone block within the contest.
UTEP shot 40.6 % (26-64) from the sphere, 26.7 % (4-15) from past the arc, and 54.5 (6-11) from the charity stripe.
The staff grabbed 34 rebounds, had 15 assists, eight steals, and one block within the sport.
The Miners opened the sport with a 9-0 run earlier than the Panthers countered with a 10-0 one among their very own. FIU led 18-15 on the finish of the primary interval.
The Panthers shot lights out within the second quarter, opening up a 23-point lead on the half (50-27).
UTEP shot 32.4 % from the ground, 20.0 % (2-10) from three, and 50.0 % (3-6) from the foul line within the first half. The Miners pulled down 20 rebounds, had three assists, and two steals.
FIU elevated their result in 30 by the top of the third quarter (69-39).
The Miners put up 23 within the fourth, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient, and the Panthers ran away with the sport, 88-62.
FIU shot 47.2 % (34-72) from the sphere, 34.6 % (9-26) from three, and 68.8 % (11-16) from the free throw line. The Panthers tallied 46 rebounds, 19 assists, 14 steals, and 4 blocks. Six FIU gamers scored in double figures, led by Tanajah Hayes with 15. Mya Kone (13), Angela Belloso (12), Kaliah Henderson (11), Courtney Prenger (10) and Olivia Trice (10) make up the opposite 5.
Hayes additionally led the Panthers in rebounds (9) and assists (seven) whereas Trice snagged a game-high 4 steals. Kone tallied two blocks to high FIU.
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The Miners head to Huntsville, Ala., for the 2024 CUSA Basketball Championships, going down March 12-16.