By Rebecca Charur/Staff Writer Despite an incredible comeback effort from the women’s basketball team, FIU fell to Old Dominion 80-67. With the loss, they drop to 3-15 overall and remain winless in Conference play at 0-7. FIU came out strong, hitting three threes to take an early 11-4 lead. They even built a 10 point […]
By Rebecca Charur/Staff Writer FIU is set to play Marshall’s Thundering Herd in one of the more challenging Conference USA games of the season; nevertheless, a hard-earned win would be just what the doctor ordered for a struggling Panthers team. After suffering a difficult loss to UAB, the Panthers are looking to rebound Thursday night […]
By Steven Rowell/Staff Writer The FIU women’s basketball team has completed the non-conference part of its schedule and now for the first time will start conference play in Conference USA. Officially, they will have to play for the rest of the season just like they have all season without the services of senior center Marita […]
By Steven Rowell/Staff Writer Over the Winter break, while some students were resting and others going on vacation and leaving town, the FIU women’s basketball team did the opposite. Over the duration of the break, up until Jan. 2, the Panthers went 3-2 and went 1-1 in the two tournaments that they participated in. FIU […]
The most decorated player for the FIU women’s basketball team in senior guard Jerica Coley saw her jersey number raised to the rafters at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Saturday Dec. 7 against Florida Gulf Coast. The awards and honors that Coley has received have been countless. The two-time reigning Sun Belt Conference […]
It’s hard to win games at the collegiate level when your best players are out of the lineup. It’s especially hard to win, though, when your best players are out of the lineup, not due to injury, but because they get deemed ineligible to play. FIU athletics has endured tough times this year when trying […]
For FIU, many players have seen increased roles and increased playing time so far. After losing three starters to graduation last season and the addition of four new freshmen FIU finds itself in a rotation with many players lacking consistent playing experience. So far this season, senior guard Jerica Coley and junior guard Zsofia Labady […]
We might be on the verge of witnessing the end of an era here at FIU. Chatter has begun to spread about the possibility of women’s basketball Head Coach Cindy Russo retiring at the end of this year. I have no idea whether these rumors have any merit, but you know what they say, “where […]
As the FIU women’s basketball team begins its season, they will play in what is one of the most anticipated seasons in the 38 year history of the program. After finishing with 19-13 last season, the Panthers were not able to overcome the top seeded Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee, falling short in the Sun […]
After a loss to Florida Gulf Coast University on Nov. 8, and also before hitting the road for three straight games, senior guard Jerica Coley and sophomore guard Taylor Shade cited things that the Panthers must improve on. The Panthers already with obstacles such as the absence of senior center Marita Davydova, and also with […]
For the first time ever, Head Coach Cindy Russo got her chance to partake in Conference USA’s media day. Last Tuesday, Oct. 8, Russo got a chance to share her thoughts surrounding the upcoming season. Russo is entering her 35th season at FIU ranked 9th in wins among active coaches in the NCAA with 689. […]
For the past two seasons the women’s basketball team has tasted the sweet taste of postseason play. The thing is, though, that both their postseason appearances have been in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, and not the big boy of them all the NCAA Tournament. During this offseason the Panthers, and more specifically their superstar […]
