Kevin Castaneda/staff writer For the last 13 years, FIU stewed in the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference rankings. They were not supposed to get a first-round bye this year. They were not supposed to make it out of their first game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, against Arkansas-Little Rock. They were not supposed […]
Patrick Chalvire/staff writer FIU continued their dominance at home as the Panthers defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 87-82 at the U.S. Century Bank Arena in Feb.16, bringing their record to 9-1 in their last ten home games. In a nationally televised game, FIU came home hoping to rebound after losing on the road to Troy […]
Ruben Palacios/Staff Writer Junior Jerica Coley led all scorers with 38 points on 14 of 22 shooting from the field as the Panthers blew out Western Kentucky 72-53 at the U.S. Century Bank Arena. The Panthers improved to 17-9 (11-6 SBC) while the Hilltoppers dropped to 18-7 (11-5 SBC). In the nationally televised rematch between […]
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer The Troy Trojans showed no love on Valentine’s Day after handing the FIU men’s basketball team their third consecutive road loss, 69-61. It also marked the second game in a row that FIU’s shooting guard Malik Smith was held to only four points. The game started out extremely slow as neither team […]
