By David Drucker/Contributing Writer The men’s basketball team dropped a close game on Saturday against their Conference USA opponent Western Kentucky University in a 65-58 defeat. The Hilltoppers (12-5) improved to 5-0 in Conference USA while the Panthers (9-9) struggled to break free of Western Kentucky’s full-court press the entire second half. “We didn’t have […]
Jorge Corrales/Sports Director The Panthers did not go “bowling” this year, but that did not stop their conference mates from putting on a show. Of the twelve teams in Conference USA, five were selected to represent the conference in post-season bowl games. Marshall, Rice, Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech and UTEP combined for a 4-1 record […]
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 […]
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer The FIU men’s basketball team defeated No.1 Middle Tennessee 61-57 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament semi-finalson March 10 to advance to the championship round for the first time in school history. The Panthers had every opportunity to collapse like they did on Jan. 31 against the Blue Raiders, giving up a […]
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 […]
