For the second consecutive year, former FIU superstar Jerica Coley was officially recognized as the nation’s leading scorer by the NCAA. The three-time All-American received her recognition Wednesday from the NCAA, after averaging 29.5 points per game during the 2013-14 season. The achievement is the second-straight year for the St. Petersburg native. Coley received the […]
Steven Rowell/ Staff Writer Senior guard Jerica Coley’s collegiate career at FIU is now in the books and she closed it with an exclamation mark in the Conference USA tournament. In a season of inconsistency and adjusting to playing with inexperienced the Panthers were forced to build chemistry throughout the season. With senior center Marita […]
It’s all over for seven student-athletes. At least playing basketball on the Lime Court in the U.S. Century Bank Arena is anyway. On March 1 and 2, the FIU women’s and men’s basketball programs, respectively, honored a total of seven student-athletes who will never wear the home jersey in an actual game again for the […]
By Steven Rowell/Staff Writer Senior Day is tomorrow for the women’s basketball team and it marks the last time senior guard Jerica Coley will take the court at the U.S. Century Bank Arena as a Panther. When FIU takes the court against Old Dominion University, the home crowd at the Lime Court will get a […]
By Steven Rowell/Staff Wirter FIU’s losing streak came to a halt at four games after holding off the Marshall University Thundering Herd 77-66 on Feb. 22 at the Lime Court. The Panthers improved to 12-14 and 6-7 in Conference USA. Senior guard Jerica Coley had a double-double by halftime as the senior went into intermission […]
By Alejandro Solana/Staff Writer Another tough night for women’s basketball Head Coach Cindy Russo and the Panthers as FIU falls to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 65-58 Wednesday at Lime Court. For FIU, this is their second straight loss in a row after falling to UTEP last Saturday. Coming into the game, the Blue Raiders […]
Steven Rowell/ Staff Writer When the women’s basketball team won 53-40 over the University of Texas at San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 5, it became a milestone moment for Head Coach Cindy Russo. In season number 35 for her at FIU, Russo now is part of the 700 win club. Russo became number 14 to […]
By Steven Rowell/Staff Writer Fueled by senior guard Jerica Coley, the Panthers made a surge midway through the second half to pull away from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers 63-52 to improve to 9-10 on the season. It was the first time FIU won at UAB and the first victory over the Blazers […]
