Brian Olmo | Sports Director Despite their best efforts, the FIU women’s basketball team couldn’t find their rhythm against the Charlotte 49ers, dropping out in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament in a 72-59 loss on Wednesday, March 8 in Frisco, Texas. Final scores can often be misleading, and this one is no […]
Alex Rivera/Staff Writer In the first week of conference bonus play, the FIU Panthers played at home against North Texas and Charlotte. With the win and loss, the Panthers sit fourth in the C-USA standings. After over a week without playing a game, the Panthers hosted the North Texas Mean Green as their first game […]
Jared Parker/Staff Writer FIU Men’s basketball team lost their second home game this season, to the North Texas Mean Green on Thursday night. This is the 3rd straight game the Panthers have dropped, their worst skid this season. Several issues plagued the Panthers in their loss, starting with their inability to take care of the […]
Alex Rivera/Staff Writer The Panthers entered their 13th conference game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs tied in the conference standings at 8-4 each. The game could make all the difference entering conference bonus play, and raising the stakes on both sides. Ultimately, the effort would not be enough for the Panthers to get the win. […]
Alex Rivera/Staff Writer The Panthers completed the sweep of rival FAU as they played their last scheduled regular season game, complete with senior night recognizing Osasumwen Osaghae, Devon Andrews and Trejon Jacob. FIU started the home and away series at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center last Wednesday against a 6-4 FAU, who at the time […]
Alex Rivera/Staff Writer When the Panthers left Miami for the first time for conference play in Texas, they lost two games away. A week later, the Panthers would sweep a weekend. And these last two weeks the Panthers would win one game, and lose the other. FIU started play last week against a 3-5 Marshall […]
Jose Garcia/Staff Writer The Panthers were able to come out with a win over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, helping them climb the conference ranks. After this win the Panthers find themselves in fourth place of the C-USA rankings and as contenders for a March Madness spot. The game was headlined by a dominant 22-point performance […]
Marshall ends FIU’s men’s basketball win streak at home in a competitive game ending with a score of 84 to 74. In the first few minutes, Marshall already had the upper hand on the Panthers by attacking inside the paint. Where FIU failed in rim protection, they succeeded in rebound possessions. FIU gained 44 total […]
Alex Rivera/ Staff Writer This past week, the Panthers got one thing they needed, followed by another that they did not: A win against Old Dominion and a loss against Charlotte. While they were able to get their first conference road game, it was not all they hoped for. Coming off two home wins, the […]
Jared Parker/Staff Writer Eric Lovett led FIU with 23 points in a Thursday night domination over UAB. FIU got back on track after an “awful weekend” as Coach Jeremy Ballard stated. FIU shot 16/23 from three, but Ballard said he’s not proud of the team for making 16 threes, rather, he’s proud of them for […]
Richard Gibson/Staff Writer Coming off a 74-56 loss in North Texas, FIU needed to bounce back to tie four other teams for the second best conference record in Conference USA. (FAU, Western Kentucky, North texas, and LA Tech) However, the 8-8 Rice Owls put up a performance on both offense and defense that FIU couldn’t […]
Jose Garcia/Contributing Writer The Panthers basketball team faced off against the Rice University Owls in a match up that left the fans craving for more. The game ended 68 to 47 with a dominant offensive effort by the Owls. The Panthers took few positive notes from a game that saw them struggle on both ends […]
