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Panthers season ends despite second half comeback

The Panthers were eliminated in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on March 3 in Hot Springs, Ark. Kahlil McDonald scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half to pace Western Kentucky to a 67-63 victory. The loss ended the Panthers’ season.



Panthers use week of rest to prepare for Hilltoppers

After waiting a week to reflect and learn from a gut-wrenching two-point loss to Florida Atlantic, the Panthers will return to the hardwood on Jan. 28 to face-off against East Divisional rival Western Kentucky at home.


Panthers are hoping to avenge early loss at WKU

Coming off one of the most disappointing losses of the season at home versus FAU, the Panthers are hoping to bounce back at home against Western Kentucky on Jan. 28 at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

Head Coach Cindy Russo wants to emphasize the need of a presence down low, especially the last time that they faced Western Kentucky earlier in the season.


Allen and Taylor lead the Panthers to a double-digit win at Western Kentucky

Isiah Thomas applied a motto that the Panthers implemented from the beginning of the season-defense would lead to their offense. On Dec. 31, that motto held true as the Panthers displayed one of its best defensive efforts on the season, forcing Western Kentucky into 17 turnovers and 34.5 percent shooting, as they defeated the Hilltoppers 81-63.


Panthers advance to conference semifinals with win over Denver

FIU (20-9) eliminated Denver (13-16) in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament with a 3-1 win over the Pioneers, (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18). The Panthers have now reached the 20-win plateau for the seventh consecutive season and have advanced to the semi-finals for the second season in a row.


FIU drops road games at WKU, MTSU

WKU (17-2, 7-1 SBC) absolutely clobbered FIU en route to a 3-0 win (25-19, 25-10, 25-13) and the Panthers dropped their second match of the weekend on Oct. 16 to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-9, 8-1 SBC), losing in three straight sets (25-23, 25-21, 25-16)



Golden Panthers prepare for important weekend matches

It appeared as if the dark clouds that hung over the Panther volleyball team two weeks ago after losses to Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky had vanished, blown away by a dominant sweep of FAU on Oct.7. Then came Monday.