WOMEN S BASKETBALL 2017-18 Game Notes Lillie-Anne Mulligan, Media Relations Coordinator jmulligan@fau.edu C: 270-841-7352 F: 561-297-3963 FAU Department of Athletics 777 Glades Rd Boca Raton, FL 33431 2017-18 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time 11/4 at Lynn (Exh.) W, 79-67 11/12 vs. Mercer L, 66-55 11/15 at Colorado 9 PM 11/20 at Indiana State 7 PM 11/24 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn^ Noon 11/25 vs. TBA^ TBA 12/1 vs. Grand Canyon 7 PM 12/3 vs. North Florida 2 PM 12/15 at Georgia State 7 PM 12/19 at Nebraska 8 PM 12/29 vs. Delaware State# Noon 12/30 vs. TBA# TBA 1/5 vs. Marshall* 7 PM 1/7 vs. UTEP* 2 PM 1/11 vs. Rice* 7 PM 1/18 at UTEP* 9 PM 1/20 vs. Louisiana Tech* 7 PM 1/25 at UTSA* 8 PM 1/27 at UAB*% 5 PM 2/3 at WKU* TBA 2/8 vs. Middle Tennessee* 7 PM 2/10 vs. North Texas* 7 PM 2/14 at Old Dominion*% 7 PM 2/17 at FIU* 2 PM 2/23 vs. Southern Miss* 7 PM 2/25 vs. FIU* 2 PM 3/1 at Marshall* 6 PM 3/3 at Charlotte* 5 PM 3/7-10 C-USA Tournament TBA Home games in bold All times ET *Conference USA game %ESPN3 game ^FAU Thanksgiving Tourney #FAU Holiday Classic SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: Boca Raton, FL Founded: 1961 Enrollment: 30,522 Nickname: Owls Colors: Blue and Red Arena: FAU Arena (2,500) Affi liation: Division I Conference: Conference USA Athletics: (561) 297-3199 Ticket Offi ce: (561) 297-0579 President: Dr. John Kelly AD: Patrick Chun FAR: Dr. Kim Dunn SWA: Danielle Daniel Website: FAUsports.com Game 2 Danneal Ford Redshirted last season Had a careerhigh 20 points against Mercer. FAU (0-1) vs. Mercer (1-1) Starters Last Time Out Raven Doyle Started in 17 games in 2016-17 Leading rebounder last season (5.8 rpg) vs. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 7 PM(MST)/9 PM(EST) Coors Event Center Boulder, Colo. Sasha Cedeño Leading scorer from 2016-17 (9.8 ppg) Had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block vs. Lynn. Ra Kyra Gabriel Led Owls in blocks last year Had fi rst career double-double vs. Mercer with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Malia Kency Started at point in 18 games last season. Led team in assists (60) in 2016-17. FAU vs. Colorado This will be the fi rst meeting between Florida Atlantic and Colorado. Both teams will be looking to bounce back with a win after sustaining losses in their most recent games. The Owls dropped their season opener to Mercer on Sunday and the Buffaloes lost at North Carolina, 87-80, in overtime. Colorado won their season opener at Samford, 71-60. Last Time Out The Owls faced a tough opponent in Mercer in the season opener last Sunday. The Bears came out with a 66-55 win against FAU to give them a 2-0 mark on the season after defeating UCF earlier in the week. FAU held a lead for 16:24 of the game against the Bears, but could not make the comeback after giving it up in the third quarter. Redshirt-junior Danneal Ford led all scorers with 20 points in her fi rst offi cial game back after sitting out last sesaon with an injury. Ra Kyra Gabriel had her fi rst career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the game, which were both career highs for the junior. Coming into the game FAU is 11-23 all-time in the fi rst road games of the season. The Owls have only ever played one team from the state of Colorado and that was agasinst Denver. Scouting Colorado The Buffaloes are 1-1 on the season with a win against Samford and an OT loss to UNC. Head coach JR Payne is in her second season at the helm of the program. In her fi rst season, she led Colorado to a 17-16 record, doubling their win total from the previous season. Colorado is led by Alexis Robinson who is averaging 16.0 points per game in the fi rst two games of the season.
Exhibition vs. Lynn The Owls earned a 79-67 victory in their only exhibition game of the season against Lynn University on Nov. 4 at the de Hoernle Center. Senior Sasha Cedeno led all scorers with 21 points in the contest. Cedeno also added four rebounds, two assists and a block against the Fighting Knights. In her fi rst game back, redshirt junior Danneal Ford burst on the scene with 16 points, fi ve rebounds and three assists. Redshirt-senior Raven Doyle was one point shy from a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds in the game. Senior Malia Kency commanded the court with 13 points and fi ve assists. Junior Ra Kyra Gabriel had a strong showing with eight points and six rebounds. New Beginnings Jim Jabir takes the reins in his fi rst season as the Florida Atlantic women s basketball head coach for the 2017-18 season. Jabir comes to FAU with 29 years of experience as a head coach, having made stops at Dayton most recently along with Providence, Marquette, Siena and Buffalo State. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native has accumulated a 458-363 record as a head coach and has made eight trips to the NCAA Tournament including a run to the Elite EIght in 2015. Along with his own experience, Jabir brings in a coaching staff with head coaching experience, WNBA and overseas professional basketball experience and an overall knowledge for the game of basketball. 2016-17 Quick Hits The Owls fi nished in the top third nationally in threepointers made (195) and three-pointers per game (6.7). In Confernce USA, FAU ended the regular season ranked seventh in the threes per game (6.7). The team was also seventh in rebounding offense (38.3) and fi fth in defensive rebounds per game (26.0). Sasha Cedeño remained FAU s leading scorer for the majority of the season. She averaged 9.8 points per game overall and 9.3 in league play. The junior had a team-leading 23 steals on the year and 49 three-pointers on 36 percent shooting. The Owls leading rebounder was Raven Doyle. She averaged 5.8 boards per game. in C-USA contests, fellow verteran forward Melinda Myers was tops for FAU with 5.0 rebounds per game. FAU continued to be a threat from the perimeter amassing 638 attempts in 2016-17, which is the fourth most in program history. Cedeño led the effort from beyond the arc with 159 attempts and now boasts the fourth highest career three-point fi eld goal percentage (.357). The team also improved on defense with 1,111 total rebounds to notch the sixth most rebounds in a season. With her 138 boards, Myers has 429 over her three years at FAU, which is 10th all time. Junior guard Malia Kency shared the season-high assist honor with 60 in 2016-17. A little old, a little new The Owls return eight student-athletes from the 2016-17 squad, including four true seniors, a redshirt-senior and a junior. Danneal Ford and Tyana Robinson will aslo return after redshirting last season. Among the returners is 2016-17 leading scorer Sasha Cedeño. She averaged 9.8 points per game last season and comes into the season with the fourth highest threepoint percentage (.357) in program history. Alongside the returnering players will be fi ve newcomers for the upcoming season. All fi ve newcomers are transfers. 2017-18 Non-conference Slate The Owls will take on 11 non-conference opponents this season, including Pac-12 and Big Ten foes, Colorado and Nebraska. Several of FAU s non-conference opponents had success in 2016-17, including Colorado who advanced to the WNIT Sweet 16 and Mercer who fi nished with a 25-7 record, regular season SoCon championship and a WNIT appearance. Starters Game-by-Game Opponent Starters Result Mercer (11/12): Ford-Doyle-Cedeño-Gabriel-Kency L, 66-55
BOX SCORES Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics MER vs FAU 11/12/17 2:00 PM at Boca Raton, Fla. MER 66 2-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Amanda Thompson f 4-9 0-0 2-4 6 4 10 4 10 3 2 0 4 35 34 Rachel Selph c 0-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 5 0 0 3 1 0 26 00 KeKe Calloway g 7-18 3-10 0-0 0 3 3 1 17 1 1 0 0 32 01 Sydni Means g 6-12 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 14 7 2 0 5 36 24 Kahlia Lawrence g 8-16 1-4 0-0 1 6 7 1 17 0 3 1 4 35 11 Linnea Rosendal 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 15 Ally Welch 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Shon Kitchens 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 Alex Williams 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 1 0 20 23 Kayla Potts 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 9 Team 0 6 6 Totals 28-66 4-15 6-8 13 25 38 20 66 13 13 3 13 200 1st - FG %: 7-21 33.3% 2nd: 4-12 33.3% 3rd: 8-16 50.0% 4th: 9-17 52.9% Game: 28-66 42.4% Deadball 3FG %: 0-3 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 4-15 26.7% Rebounds FT %: 0-0 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-2 100.0% 2-2 100.0% 6-8 75.0% 1 FAU 55 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 DOYLE, Raven f 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 1 4 0 2 0 1 23 15 CEDENO, Sasha f 1-7 1-6 0-0 2 3 5 3 3 0 3 1 3 32 31 GABRIEL, Ra'Kyra f 6-12 0-0 2-4 4 6 10 3 14 0 6 1 1 30 00 FORD, Danneal g 6-16 2-7 6-8 1 4 5 4 20 4 3 0 0 31 32 KENCY, Malia g 2-9 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 0 8 2 4 0 0 33 13 WILLIAMS, DaChe 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 23 COWAN, Alexis 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 25 50 MYERS, Melinda 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 24 Team 4 1 5 1 Totals 19-56 5-20 12-17 15 27 42 15 55 6 24 2 7 200 1st - FG %: 8-15 53.3% 3FG %: 3-5 60.0% FT %: 0-1 0.0% 2nd: 5-14 35.7% 0-4 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 3rd: 3-14 21.4% 2-8 25.0% 2-2 100.0% 4th: 3-13 23.1% 0-3 0.0% 9-13 69.2% Game: 19-56 33.9% 5-20 25.0% 12-17 70.6% Deadball Rebounds 1 Officials: Carla Fountain, Louis Gonzalez, Jody Cantrell Technical fouls: MER-None. FAU-None. Attendance: 587 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total MER 14 12 19 21 66 FAU 19 11 10 15 55 Last FG - MER 4th-01:13, FAU 4th-00:19. Largest lead - MER by 11 4th-01:13, FAU by 10 2nd-02:05. MER led for 22:27. FAU led for 16:24. Game was tied for 01:09. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MER 22 33 9 4 8 FAU 26 5 13 2 6 Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
ROSTER Florida Atlantic - Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Pronunications 00 Danneal Ford G 5-9 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Norland HS DUH-Kneel 3 Jamaria Williams G 5-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Miami Dade College JUH-mar-e-uh 4 Tyana Robinson G 5-9 R-Fr Indianapolis, Ind./Pike HS TIE-On-Uh 5 Raven Doyle F 6-2 R-Sr Lancaster, Calif./Desert Christian HS 11 Rhianna-Mae Laing G/F 5-10 Jr. Bradford, England/Cowley College re-on-uh lang 13 DaChe Williams G 6-2 Gr. Bloomfi eld, Conn./Rutgers DAW-che 15 Sasha Cedeño G/F 6-3 Sr. Spring, Texas/Klein Oak HS suh-dane-yo 21 Myka Johnson Matthews G 5-8 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Stetson 23 Alexis Cowan G 5-7 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill./State Fair CC 31 Ra Kyra Gabriel F 6-2 Jr. Stockton, Calif./Brookside Christian HS RUH-Keer-Uh 32 Malia Kency G 5-6 Sr. Statesboro, Ga./Briarwood Academy MUH-Lee-Uh 33 Nika Zyryanova G 5-9 Sr. Yekaterinburg, Russia/Casper College Zur-Ron-Uh-Vuh 50 Melinda Myers F 6-2 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz./Highland HS COACHES/STAFF Head Coach: Jim Jabir (JAY-bur) (1st season; Nazareth College 84) Assistant Coach: Kachine Alexander (KUH-sheen) (2nd season; Iowa 11) Assistant Coach: Terry Primm (1st season; Palm Beach Atlantic 97) Assistant Coach: Desma Thomas Bateast (1st season; Miami 97) Director of Operations: Arianne Johnson (1st season, Concordia St. Paul 12) Video Coordinator: Connor McNelis (1st season; Southern Miss 17) HISTORY First Year: 1984-85 Seasons Played: 35 All-Time Record: 434-481 Best Season Record: 23-6 (1990-91) Best Division I Year: 20-11 (2005-06) Conference Titles: 1 (A-Sun, 2006) NCAA Tournaments: 1 (2006) NCAA Record: 0-1 WNIT Record: 0-1 (2012) Affi liations: Atlantic Sun ( 94-06) Sun Belt ( 06-13) C-USA (5th season) Graduate DaChé Williams Seniors Sasha Cedeño Raven Doyle (redshirt) Malia Kency Melinda Myers Nika Zyryanova Roster by Class Juniors Alexis Cowan Danneal Ford (redshirt) Ra Kyra Gabriel Rhianna-Mae Laing Jamaria Williams Freshman Tyana Robinson (redshirt) Florida Atlantic - Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 15 Sasha Cedeño G/F 6-3 Sr. Spring, Texas 23 Alexis Cowan G 5-7 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 5 Raven Doyle F 6-2 R-Sr. Lancaster, Calif. 0 Danneal Ford G 5-9 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 31 Ra Kyra Gabriel F 6-2 Jr. Stockton, Calif. 32 Malia Kency G 5-6 Sr. Statesboro, Ga. 11 Rhianna-Mae Laing G/F 5-10 Jr. Bradford, England 21 Myka Johnson Matthews* G 5-8 Jr. Marlboro, Md. 50 Melinda Myers F 6-2 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. 4 Tyana Robinson G 5-9 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 13 DaChe Williams G 6-2 Gr. Bloomfi eld, Conn. 3 Jamaria Williams G 5-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 33 Nika Zyryanova G 5-9 Sr. Yekaterinburg, Russia * Redshirting
Head Coach Jim Jabir First Season Nazareth College 84 Jim Jabir was named Florida Atlantic University s head women s basketball coach in April 2017. He joins the program as just the fi fth head coach in the Owls 37-year history. Prior to joining FAU, the Brooklyn, N.Y. native spent 13 seasons as the University of Dayton s head women s basketball coach and left as the program s all-time wins leader. Jabir tallied a 238-140 mark at UD and holds a 458-363 record in his 29-year head coaching career. He led teams to six-consecutive NCAA appearances (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) - including guiding UD to the program s fi rst NCAA Regional Final in 2015, two postseason Women s National Invitation appearances, three-consecutive Atlantic 10 (A-10) Finals, the program s fi rst A-10 Women s Basketball Tournament title in 2012, followed by the program s fi rst A-10 Regular Season Championship title in 2013. In 2014, Jabir led the Flyers to another A-10 Regular Season crown. Under his guidance 27 players were named A-10 All-Conference performers while the Flyers undoubtedly enjoyed their program s most successful stint in modern program history. The two-time A-10 Coach of the Year transformed the Flyer program from a 3-25 record in his fi rst season to their highest national ranking at No. 11 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls in 2013. In his last six seasons, UD accrued a 162-60 overall record (.730 winning percentage) and posted an 81-23 record (.779 winning percentage) in Atlantic 10 games. In one of the program s most successful seasons, Jabir led the Flyers to the Elite Eight in 2014-15 with NCAA Tournament wins over Iowa State, No. 11/11 Kentucky and No. 8/8 Louisville before falling to eventual national champion No. 1/1 Connecticut. Dayton ended the season ranked No. 17 nationally in the fi nal USA Today Coaches Poll. At seasons end graduating seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott were each selected in the 2015 WNBA draft and six members of the squad received A-10 honors. In 2013-14, Jabir s UD squad posed a 23-8 record with a winning percentage of.742 and held the A-10 s number one spot for defensive rebounding and shots blocked. Dayton fi nished the year with a heart-breaking loss to in the fi rst round of the NCAA tournament. After losing seven seniors from the squad that won the 2012 A-10 Tournament title, the bar was set high for a young 2012-13 team, but they rose to the challenge. They set the school-record for greatest number of wins in a season (28) since becoming a Division I program in 1986. Jabir was named a fi nalist for the 2013 Naismith National Coach of the Year award after posting a career-high winning percentage (.903) with the sixth youngest team in the nation. The Flyers won three in-season tournaments and defeated fi ve BCS teams in 2012-13 and UD advanced to its fourth-consecutive NCAA tournament with its highest seed in program history at No. 7. Dayton advanced to the NCAA Second Round with a thrilling double overtime 96-90 win over host St. John s. Dayton went unbeaten at home during the 2012-13 season and the Flyers averaged 2,739 fans per home game - the best in the A-10 and among the Top 40 in the nation. The 2011-12 University of Dayton women s basketball team posted a 23-7 record. The Flyers lost three of their fi rst six games of the season but went on to win a then-programbest 12 league games (12-2). UD won three games in three days to claim its fi rst-ever A-10 Women s Basketball Championship title, culminating with a 56-53 victory over No. 16/22 St. Bonaventure. In winning the A-10 Championship, the Flyers advanced to their thirdconsecutive NCAA Women s Basketball Championship. Dayton earned the No. 11 seed in the tournament setting up a matchup with No. 6 seed Arkansas. In the fi nal Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the Flyers received 10 votes, coming in at No. 31 overall. The Flyers fi nished No. 37 in the fi nal RPI poll. Jabir s Resume 2017-18 Head Coach - Florida Atlantic 2003-2016 Head Coach - Dayton 238-140 record Led the Flyers to six consecutive NCAA appearances (2010-15), including a run to the NCAA Regional fi nal in 2015 Brought Dayton from a 3-25 record in his fi rst season to a program-high No. 11-ranking in the AP and USA Today Coaches Poll in 2013 Program s all-time wins leader Two-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Two WNIT appearances 2003: Assistant Coach, Colorado Team went 24-8 during Jabir s lone season with the Buffs and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament Reached No. 23 in the ESPN/ Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the AP Poll 1996-2002: Head Coach, Providence 1990-96: Head Coach, Marquette Won two Great Midwest Championships Two NCAA Tournament appearances and one WNIT appearance 1987-90: Head Coach, Siena MAAC Semifi nals in 1990 1986-87: Head Coach, Buffalo State 1985-86: Assistant Coach, Buffalo State 1984-85: Assistant Coach, Nazareth College
With its 21-12 record in 2010-11, UD had posted 20+ wins for four-consecutive seasons. Dayton advanced to the A-10 Championship fi nal for the fi rst time in school history. The Flyers advanced to their fourthconsecutive postseason, including their second-straight NCAA at-large berth. Also during the 2010-11 season, Jabir became the all-time wins leader with the Flyers 102-69 victory over Toledo on Dec. 5. The 2009-10 team fi nished the year with a 25-8 overall mark and the Flyers made their fourth postseason appearance - thirdstraight. The 2009-10 postseason was the fi rst at the NCAA Division I Tournament for the program. The 2009-10 season opener foreshadowed what would come with the Flyers knocking off No. 10 Michigan State in its season opener. The fi rst victory of a Top-10 opponent in the program s history. The Flyers continued their fi rsts and bests throughout the season; appearing for the fi rst time in the AP and USA Today/ESPN Top 25 polls, and actually received votes in at least one of the polls the entire 20 weeks of the season. UD went 11-3 in A-10 action and earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament, its highest ever. Dayton had a school record fi ve players go on to earn A-10 accolades. The dream season continued as Brittany Wilson scored just before the buzzer, and the eighthseeded Flyers rallied from an 18-point defi cit to beat No. 9 seed TCU 67-66 in the opening round of the NCAA women s tournament at the University of Tennessee on March 20, 2010. Jabir was one of 10 coaches named a fi nalist for the Kay Yow Coach of the Year Award. In 2009, when defeating nationally-ranked Xavier in the quarterfi nals behind a group of underclassmen, it was more than just luck ; the win marked a signifi cant moment for a team and a program on the rise. At the time, the Flyers 21-14 record in 2008-09 was the second-most wins since the program turned Division I and UD fi nished the year with most postseason individual honors ever. Jabir was named the 2008 A-10 Coach of the Year after mentoring the Flyers to a modern-program record 25-9. The Flyers went on to earn their second postseason berth in modern history with a trip to the WNIT. UD improved by 13 victories from 2006-07 to 2007-08 on the strength of a school-record 16-game winning streak that was the longest in the nation at one point. The Flyers also earned their fi rst ever votes in the AP Top 25 Poll in 2007-2008 as they were listed in two different weeks. UD returned to the A-10 Quarterfi nals at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season marking the third time in school history that the Flyers The offi ces are located in the FAU Arena on the Boca Raton Campus. Offi ce Phone: 561-297-1370 Athletics Fax: 561-297-2996 had advanced past their opening round in the A-10 Tournament. Jabir and Dayton continued the trend in 2005-06 with an improvement of fi ve more wins, giving UD the second best improvement over a two-year span in the nation. Dayton advanced to the quarterfi nals of the A-10 Tournament and fi nished with a winning record for the fi rst time in fi ve years and two Flyers earn A-10 All-Conference accolades. In addition to the strides made in 2007-08, UD had the fourth best single-season turnaround in the nation in the 2004-2005 season with an improvement of nine wins over the previous campaign. Prior to UD, Jabir served one season as an assistant coach at Colorado, a season that the Buffaloes (24-8) advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and were ranked as high as No. 23 in the ESPN/ Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll. Jabir was primarily responsible for the development of CU s post players, including the Buffaloes fi rst-ever First Team All-Big 12 selection. While at Colorado, Jabir drew upon his previous 16 seasons as a head coach at either the Big East Conference or the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference institutions. Jabir was at the helm of Providence College for six seasons, 1996-2002, after his time at Marquette University. During his last three years with the program, the Friars record improved with each season. Before heading to Providence College, Jabir spent six years at Marquette elevating the Golden Eagles into the national spotlight as he became one of the most successful coaches in the history of the program. After posting a 7-20 record during his inaugural year (1990-91) at Marquette, Jabir guided his team to four-consecutive winning seasons, two 20-plus winning seasons and three post-season appearances, including back-to-back bids to the NCAA Tournament. In 1994-95, Marquette won the Great Midwest Conference Tournament, the fi rst tournament championship in school history. This followed the 1993-94 campaign in which Jabir compiled a program-best 22-7 overall record and its fi rst trip to the NCAA Tournament. Jabir was a two-time Reebok/ Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year while at Marquette. Jabir went to Siena College from Buffalo State, where he served as the head coach of the Saints for three seasons (1987-90) and compiled a 50-29 record. Jabir s teams posted three-consecutive winning seasons. In his fi rst season, Jabir was responsible for the development of Siena s fi rst Freshman All-American. After one season as an assistant, Jabir became the head coach at Buffalo State during the 1986-87 season at the age of 24. He led that team to a 14-11 record and guided the Bengals to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) championship and an appearance in the Division III Tournament. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Nazareth College (1984-85) and at Buffalo State (1985-86). Jabir was instrumental in leading the Bengals to a 23-3 slate, the SUNYAC title, a 22-game winning streak, an NCAA regional tournament appearance and a national ranking (No. 3) during the 1985-86 season. He is a 1984 graduate of Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y., where he received a degree in English. He also earned a master s degree in student personnel administration from Buffalo State in 1986. Jabir s immediate family is comprised of his wife Angie and three children, Lauren, Shane and Jackson. Jabir s Record Year-by-Year Year School Record 1986-87 Buffalo State 14-11 1987-88 Siena 16-10 1988-89 Siena 16-8 1989-90 Siena 18-11 1990-91 Marquette 7-20 1991-92 Marquette 16-13 1992-93 Marquette 22-9 1993-94 Marquette 22-7 1994-95 Marquette 19-12 1995-96 Marquette 8-20 1996-97 Providence 13-14 1997-98 Providence 10-17 1998-99 Providence 5-22 1999-2000 Providence 10-17 2000-01 Providence 10-17 2001-02 Providence 13-15 2003-04 Dayton 3-25 2004-05 Dayton 12-16 2005-06 Dayton 17-12 2006-07 Dayton 12-19 2007-08 Dayton 25-9 2008-09 Dayton 21-14 2009-10 Dayton 25-8 2010-11 Dayton 21-12 2011-12 Dayton 23-7 2012-13 Dayton 28-3 2013-14 Dayton 23-8 2014-15 Dayton 27-6 2015-16 Dayton 14-15 2017-18 Florida Atlantic 0-1 Total: 458-364 Mailing Address: Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics 777 Glades Rd Boca Raton, FL 33431
SEASON STATISTICS FAU Women's Basketball FAU Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 FORD, Danneal 1-1 31 31.0 6-16.375 2-7.286 6-8.750 1 4 5 5.0 4 0 4 3 0 0 20 20.0 05 DOYLE, Raven 1-1 23 23.0 2-7.286 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 4.0 13 W I L L I A M S,D a C h e 1-0 2 2.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 15 CEDENO, Sasha 1-1 32 32.0 1-7.143 1-6.167 0-0.000 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 0 3 1 3 3 3.0 23 C O W A N,A l e x i s 1-0 2 5 2 5. 0 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1 3 4 4. 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 2. 0 31 GABRIEL, Ra'Kyra 1-1 30 30.0 6-12.500 0-0.000 2-4.500 4 6 10 10.0 3 0 0 6 1 1 14 14.0 32 KENCY, Malia 1-1 33 33.0 2-9.222 2-5.400 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 8.0 50 MYERS, Melinda 1-0 24 24.0 1-2.500 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.0 Team 4 1 5 1 Total... 1 200 19-56.339 5-20.250 12-17.706 15 27 42 42.0 15 0 6 24 2 7 55 55.0 Opponents... 1 200 2 8-6 6.424 4-1 5.267 6-8.750 1 3 2 5 3 8 3 8. 0 2 0-1 3 1 3 3 1 3 6 6 6 6. 0 TEAM STATISTICS FAU OPP SCORING 55 66 Points per game 55.0 66.0 Scoring margin -11.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 19-56 28-66 Field goal pct.339.424 3 POINT FG-ATT 5-20 4-15 3-point FG pct.250.267 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 4.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 12-17 6-8 Freethrowpct.706.750 F-Throws made per game 12.0 6.0 REBOUNDS 42 38 Rebounds per game 42.0 38.0 Rebounding margin +4.0 - ASSISTS 6 13 Assists per game 6.0 13.0 TURNOVERS 24 13 Turnovers per game 24.0 13.0 Turnover margin -11.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.3 1.0 STEALS 7 13 Steals per game 7.0 13.0 BLOCKS 2 3 Blocks per game 2.0 3.0 ATTENDANCE 587 0 Home games-avg/game 1-587 0-0 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/17 MER L 55-66 587 * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals FAU 19 11 10 15 55 Opponents 14 12 19 21 66
Danneal Ford 5-9 R-Junior Guard Miami, Fla. Norland HS #00 2016-17 (Junior): Redshirted. 2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in all 30 games, making 16 starts...averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game... Recorded 12 steals and 34 assists...scored 11 points against Milwaukee on Nov. 24...Grabbed four rebounds on three occasions...dished out four assists against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 29. High School:Three-time All-Dade County honoree Danneal Ford comes to FAU from Miami Norland Senior High where she scored 895 points in her career. A McDonald s All-American nominee, Ford was a scholar athlete each of her last two years under head coach Carla Harris-Curry. Ford led her squad to be the State Runners up in 2011-12. Personal: The daughter of Doneal Ford and Melissa Lewis. Majoring in Pre-Business. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 * 31 6-16.375 2-7.286 6-8.750 1 4 5 5.0 4 4 3 0 0 20 20.0 Totals 1 31 6-16.375 2-7.286 6-8.750 1 4 5 5.0 4 4 3 0 0 20 20.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 31.0 Points/game: 20.0 FG Pct: 37.5 3FG P t 28 6 Rebounds/game: 5.0 Assists/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 27-6 397/14.7 18-59.305 3-16.188 10-17.588 3 33 36 1.3 28 0 25 20 0 10 49 1.8 2015-16 30-16 541/18.0 42-119.353 10-37.270 36-50.720 7 37 44 1.5 50 0 34 44 1 12 130 4.3 2017-18 1-1 31/31.0 6-16.375 2-7.286 6-8.750 1 4 5 5.0 4 0 4 3 0 0 20 20.0 TOTAL 58-23 969/16.7 66-194.340 15-60.250 52-75.693 11 74 85 1.5 82 0 63 67 1 22 199 3.4 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 20, MER -- 11/12/17 Rebounds: 6, USM -- 2/14/15 Assists: 4, MER -- 11/12/17; BCUW -- 12/29/15 Steals: 2, at Charlotte -- 01/30/16; at Kansas State -- 12/13/15; LATECH -- 2/12/14 Blocks: 1, FIU -- 1/3/15 FG made: 6, MER -- 11/12/17 FG attempts: 16, MER -- 11/12/17 3FG made: 2, MER -- 11/12/17; LATECH -- 2/12/14 3FG attempts: 7, MER -- 11/12/17 FT made: 6, MER -- 11/12/17 FT attempts: 8, MER -- 11/12/17
Raven Doyle 6-2 R-Senior Forward Lancaster, Calif. Desert Christian HS #5 2016-17 (RS-Junior): Started in 17 contests...career-high 22 points against North Florida...Owls leading rebounder averaging 5.8 per game. 2015-16 (RS-Sophomore): Scored career-high 15 points against North Texas on March 8...Snagged career-high nine rebounds against Akron on Nov. 13. 2014-15 (RS-Freshman): Saw action in 21 games...grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Webber International on Dec. 6 and scored a career-high six points at UTEP on Feb. 5...shot.310 from the fi eld and dealt out four assists with three steals. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 * 23 2-7.286 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 2 0 1 4 4.0 Totals 1 23 2-7.286 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 2 0 1 4 4.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 23.0 Points/game: 4.0 FG Pct: 28.6 Rebounds/game: 7.0 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 21-0 187/8.9 15-46.326 1-8.125 8-16.500 14 22 36 1.7 27 0 5 12 2 6 39 1.9 2015-16 29-9 389/13.4 38-103.369 5-24.208 22-35.629 31 60 91 3.1 57 0 15 28 11 9 103 3.6 2016-17 27-17 593/22.0 68-156.436 8-23.348 47-69.681 54 102 156 5.8 59 2 21 38 6 10 191 7.1 2017-18 1-1 23/23.0 2-7.286 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 4.0 TOTAL 78-27 1192/15.3 123-312.394 14-55.255 77-120.642 101 189 290 3.7 144 2 41 80 19 26 337 4.3 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 22, at North Florida -- 11/20/16 Rebounds: 11, Florida Memorial -- 11/11/16; at North Florida -- 11/20/16 Assists: 3, Southern Miss -- 02/18/17; UAB -- 03/02/17; Florida Memorial -- 11/11/16 Steals: 3, UTSA -- 1/23/16; vs LATECH -- 3/11/15 Blocks: 3 [t-6th], vs North Texas -- 3/8/16 FG made: 9, at North Florida -- 11/20/16 FG attempts: 12, at North Florida -- 11/20/16 3FG made: 2, Middle Tennessee -- 03/04/17; at UTSA -- 2/25/17; vs North Texas -- 3/8/16 3FG attempts: 3, 8 times FT made: 5, UWM -- 11/24/15 FT attempts: 6, Southern Miss -- 02/18/17
DaChé Williams 6-2 Graduate Student Guard Bloomfi eld, Conn. Rutgers #13 At Rutgers: Spent the 2016-17 season at Rutgers...Appeared in the fi nal 10 games of the 2016-17 season making her debut at No. 3 Maryland...On the season, averaged 1.0 points per game and 0.8 rebounds, scoring a season-high 15 minutes against No. 12/9 Ohio State in the regular season fi nals, shooting 3-of-6 from the fl oor and hauling in a season-high three rebounds against the Buckeyes...Matched that performance with three rebounds versus No. 11 Wisconsin in the fi rst round of the Big Ten Tournament. At Northwestern: Played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2013-14 where she made two starts, averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game and netted a career-high 10 points against Tulane and a career-high four rebounds against NJIT. High School: Five-year varsity member of the Watkinson High School basketball team...five-time All-New England and All- Conference selection, four-time MVP...Had 2,058 total career points. Personal: Daughter of Gwen Williams...Majoring in sociology. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 2 0-0.000 0-0.000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 Totals 0 2 0-0.000 0-0.000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 2.0 Points/game: 2.0 FT Pct: 100.0 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 1.0
Sasha Cedeño 6-3 Senior Guard/Forward Spring, Texas Klein Oak HS #15 2016-17 (Junior): Played in all 29 games...had a career-high 24 points at Arizona and had a personal-best 10 rebounds... Led the team in points per game overall (9.8) and against conference opponents (9.3) and in total 3-pointers made with 49...Scored in double fi gures 15 times, which was the most in the season...now holds the fourth highest career 3-point fi eld goal percentage at FAU (.357) and seventh most 3-point attempts in a season (159). 2015-16 (Sophomore): Made 13 starts and played in 29 games Averaged 7.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game Set new career-high with 18 points at UTSA on Feb. 11 Went 5-for-5 from three-point range at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 4. to set FAU single-game three-point percentage record Shot 44.2% from three-point range - second highest mark in FAU history. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 * 32 1-7.143 1-6.167 0-0.000 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 3 1 3 3 3.0 Totals 1 32 1-7.143 1-6.167 0-0.000 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 3 1 3 3 3.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 32.0 Points/game: 3.0 FG Pct: 14.3 3FG Pct: 16.7 Rebounds/game: 5.0 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Steals/game: 3.0 Blocks/game: 1.0 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 29-0 333/11.5 57-144.396 23-70.329 12-16.750 16 53 69 2.4 35 0 22 44 13 13 149 5.1 2015-16 29-13 488/16.8 76-170.447 50-113.442 17-22.773 9 77 86 3.0 27 0 38 45 26 18 219 7.6 2016-17 29-11 652/22.5 104-289.360 49-159.308 27-44.614 14 97 111 3.8 53 0 44 62 13 23 284 9.8 2017-18 1-1 32/32.0 1-7.143 1-6.167 0-0.000 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 0 3 1 3 3 3.0 TOTAL 88-25 1505/17.1 238-610.390 123-348.353 56-82.683 41 230 271 3.1 118 0 104 154 53 57 655 7.4 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 24, at Arizona -- 12/1/16 Rebounds: 10, at Arizona -- 12/1/16 Assists: 6 [t-9th], at FIU -- 01/27/16; Middle Tennessee -- 03/04/17; Delaware State -- 11/27/15 Steals: 3, 4 times Blocks: 3 [t-6th], Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16 FG made: 8, Old Dominion -- 02/04/17; at UTEP -- 2/23/17 FG attempts: 20 [t-9th], Old Dominion -- 02/04/17 3FG made: 5, 6 times 3FG attempts: 10, Charlotte -- 02/02/17; Richmond -- 11/26/16 FT made: 6, Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16; at Arizona -- 12/1/16 FT attempts: 8, Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16
Alexis Cowan 5-7 Junior Guard Bolingbrook, Ill. State Fair CC #23 At State Fair CC: In 2016-17, Cowan was named NJCAA Division I Third Team All-American, NJCAA First Team All-Region and Missouri Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) First Team All-Conference and team MVP...She helped lead the team to a 19-9 overall record and 7-2 in conference play with an appearance in the 2017 Region 16 Division 1 Basketball Championship semifi nal game as the No. 2 seed...started and played in all 28 contests and led the Roadrunners in points per game overall (12.4) and in league play (13.4) in 2016-17...Shot 48.7 percent from the fl oor and a team-best 50 percent from beyond he arc, which put her second in the NJCAA in the latter...in 2015-16, helped the team capture the Region 16 Division I Women s Basketball Tournament Championship title and a spot in the NJCAA Division I District K Championship game. High School: Attended Auburn HS...Named NIC 10 All-Conference and Rockford Auburn Team MVP...Rising Stars Classic All-Star selection. Personal: Daughter of Karen and Michael Cowan...Majoring in sociology...great uncle Zaid Aziz played professional basketball for the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets and Seattle Supersonics...Born and raised in Illinois. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 25 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 3 0 1 2 2.0 Totals 0 25 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 3 0 1 2 2.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 25.0 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 33.3 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 1-0 25/25.0 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0 TOTAL 1-0 25/25.0 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 2, MER -- 11/12/17 Rebounds: 4, MER -- 11/12/17 Steals: 1, MER -- 11/12/17 FG made: 1, MER -- 11/12/17 FG attempts: 3, MER -- 11/12/17 3FG attempts: 1, MER -- 11/12/17 FT attempts: 1, MER -- 11/12/17
Ra Kyra Gabriel 6-2 Junior Forward Stockton, Calif. Brookside Christian HS #31 2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 21 games...shot.468 from the fi eld and averaged 3.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...set a career-high 13 points on a career-best 6-of-10 shooting in the Charlotte contest and saw a personal-best 10 rebounds against FGCU. 2015-16 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games, starting in eight Had a career-high eight points in the 62-55 win at Florida Gulf Coast Came down with a personal best eight rebounds in the 71-67 victory over Milwuakee Shot.342 from the fi eld. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 * 30 6-12.500 0-0.000 2-4.500 4 6 10 10.0 3 0 6 1 1 14 14.0 Totals 1 30 6-12.500 0-0.000 2-4.500 4 6 10 10.0 3 0 6 1 1 14 14.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 30.0 Points/game: 14.0 FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 10.0 Turnovers/game: 6.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 1.0 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 30-8 279/9.3 26-76.342 1-10.100 12-35.343 32 41 73 2.4 40 1 4 28 9 8 65 2.2 2016-17 21-3 323/15.4 29-62.468 1-7.143 15-27.556 22 68 90 4.3 33 0 8 35 16 11 74 3.5 2017-18 1-1 30/30.0 6-12.500 0-0.000 2-4.500 4 6 10 10.0 3 0 0 6 1 1 14 14.0 TOTAL 52-12 632/12.2 61-150.407 2-17.118 29-66.439 58 115 173 3.3 76 1 12 69 26 20 153 2.9 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 14, MER -- 11/12/17 Rebounds: 10, MER -- 11/12/17; Florida Gulf Coast -- 12/11/16 Assists: 2, at MARSHALL -- 01/01/17; at North Florida -- 11/20/16 Steals: 3, at Grand Canyon -- 12/4/16 Blocks: 3 [t-6th], Florida Gulf Coast -- 12/11/16; at WKU -- 12/30/16 FG made: 6, Charlotte -- 02/02/17; MER -- 11/12/17 FG attempts: 12, MER -- 11/12/17 3FG made: 1, UWM -- 11/24/15; at Grand Canyon -- 12/4/16 3FG attempts: 3, UWM -- 11/24/15 FT made: 3, BCUW -- 12/29/15; at Grand Canyon -- 12/4/16; Keiser -- 12/6/15 FT attempts: 6, Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16; BCUW -- 12/29/15; at UTEPW -- 2/13/16
Malia Kency 5-6 Senior Guard Statesboro, Ga. Briarwood Academy #32 2016-17 (Junior): Led the team in assists with 60 on the year and set a career high with six in the win over Indiana State... Tallied a season-high 19 points and set a career best in rebounds with nine in the fi rst FIU contest...scored in double fi gures fi ve times and was the team s leading scorer against Florida Memorial and in both FIU games...averaged 7.4 PPG overall and 6.7 when facing conference opponents. 2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in 29 games, making four starts Averaged 5.2 points and 2.0 assists per game Ranked second on the team with 58 assists Scored 19 points against Delaware State on Nov. 27 Dished out fi ve assists at Charlotte on Jan. 30. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 * 33 2-9.222 2-5.400 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 2 4 0 0 8 8.0 Totals 1 33 2-9.222 2-5.400 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 2 4 0 0 8 8.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 33.0 Points/game: 8.0 FG Pct: 22.2 3FG Pct: 40.0 FT Pct: 100.0 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 4.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 30-27 802/26.7 79-217.364 52-145.359 15-20.750 9 53 62 2.1 48 0 53 49 2 22 225 7.5 2015-16 29-4 605/20.9 50-158.316 41-126.325 10-16.625 9 41 50 1.7 33 0 58 35 1 19 151 5.2 2016-17 24-18 614/25.6 62-208.298 36-121.298 17-28.607 9 48 57 2.4 40 1 60 39 3 11 177 7.4 2017-18 1-1 33/33.0 2-9.222 2-5.400 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 8.0 TOTAL 84-50 2054/24.5 193-592.326 131-397.330 44-66.667 27 143 170 2.0 121 1 173 127 6 52 561 6.7 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 21, WIU -- 11/23/14 Rebounds: 9, FIU -- 01/26/17 Assists: 6 [t-9th], Indiana State -- 11/14/16 Steals: 3, at Bethune-Cookman -- 11/16/14; USM -- 2/14/15 Blocks: 1, 6 times FG made: 7, at FIU -- 01/07/17; WIU -- 11/23/14 FG attempts: 16, at Colorado State -- 12/14/14 3FG made: 7 [t-3rd], WIU -- 11/23/14 3FG attempts: 12 [t-10th], NU -- 11/29/14 FT made: 4, FIU -- 01/26/17; NU -- 11/29/14 FT attempts: 5, at North Florida -- 11/20/16
Nika Zyryanova 5-9 Senior Guard Yekaterinburg, Russia Casper College #33 2016-17 (Junior): Had a career-high 20 points on a personal best 8-of-14 from the fl oor and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc in a win against Indiana State...Shot.342 from the fi eld and averaged 5.1 PPG...Tallied 47 assists on the year and a personal-best seven against Mercer. 2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in 29 games with nine starts in her fi rst year at FAU Averaged 3.2 points and 1.1 assists per game Scored season-high 14 points at Kansas State on Dec. 13 Dealt fi ve assists on Nov. 13 against Akron. Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 29-9 412/14.2 35-104.337 15-48.313 9-13.692 8 12 20 0.7 20 0 32 38 0 5 94 3.2 2016-17 28-18 615/22.0 53-155.342 24-74.324 12-17.706 10 19 29 1.0 35 0 47 55 1 12 142 5.1 TOTAL 57-27 1027/18.0 88-259.340 39-122.320 21-30.700 18 31 49 0.9 55 0 79 93 1 17 236 4.1 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 20, Indiana State -- 11/14/16 Rebounds: 3, at RICE -- 02/11/17; Southern Miss -- 02/18/17; Middle Tennessee -- 2/4/16 Assists: 7 [t-4th], at Mercer -- 11/18/16 Steals: 2, Southern Miss -- 02/18/17; at Old Dominion -- 1/28/16; at North Florida -- 11/20/16 Blocks: 1, at UAB -- 01/19/17 FG made: 8, Indiana State -- 11/14/16 FG attempts: 14, Indiana State -- 11/14/16 3FG made: 4, Indiana State -- 11/14/16 3FG attempts: 7, Southern Miss -- 02/18/17 FT made: 5, Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16 FT attempts: 5, Jacksonville State -- 11/25/16
Melinda Myers 6-2 Senior Forward Gilbert, Ariz. Highland HS #50 2016-17 (Junior): Was the team s leading rebounder against conference opponents (5.0) and second overall for the season (4.8)...Captured a career-best 11 rebounds against Charlotte and was the Owls leading scorer in the win over Jackson State with 13 points...ranks 10th in program history in career rebounds with 429. 2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in all 30 games with two starts Scored 4.4 points per game Ranked second on team with 5.3 rebounding average Second on team with 17 blocks Scored career-high 15 points against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 4 Grabbed 11 rebounds against FGCU on Nov. 17. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MER 11/12/17 24 1-2.500 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2.0 Totals 0 24 1-2.500 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2.0 Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 24.0 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 50.0 3FG Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 29-1 470/16.2 48-87.552 1-7.143 21-36.583 53 79 132 4.6 72 1 17 31 14 16 118 4.1 2015-16 30-2 560/18.7 52-117.444 9-32.281 19-24.792 56 103 159 5.3 87 4 24 39 17 21 132 4.4 2016-17 29-19 627/21.6 47-115.409 14-44.318 18-25.720 49 89 138 4.8 69 3 17 49 11 17 126 4.3 2017-18 1-0 24/24.0 1-2.500 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.0 TOTAL 89-22 1681/18.9 148-321.461 24-84.286 58-85.682 159 273 432 4.9 229 8 58 120 42 55 378 4.2 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 15, Middle Tennessee -- 2/4/16 Rebounds: 11, Charlotte -- 02/02/17; at FGCU -- 11/17/15; CSU -- 11/21/14 Assists: 3, Florida Memorial -- 11/11/16; RICE -- 2/18/16 Steals: 3, at Middle Tennessee -- 03/03/16; UTEPW -- 1/21/16 Blocks: 3 [t-6th], 4 times FG made: 6, Jackson State -- 12/16/16; Middle Tennessee -- 2/4/16 FG attempts: 9, Jackson State -- 12/16/16; Middle Tennessee -- 2/4/16 3FG made: 2, at UAB -- 01/19/17; at Middle Tennessee -- 01/21/17; at Middle Tennessee -- 03/03/16 3FG attempts: 5, at UTSA -- 2/25/17 FT made: 4, Middle Tennessee -- 03/04/17; at UTSA -- 2/8/15 FT attempts: 6, at UTSA -- 2/8/15
2017-18 Owls Tyana Robinson 5-11 R-Freshman Guard Indianapolis, Ind. Pike HS #4 2016-17 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Received All-Conference, All-County and All-State honors while at Pike High School Member of the 1,000-point club. Personal: Daughter of Tyrone and Qiana Robinson Majoring in Exercise Science and Health Promotion Played summer ball for the Indiana Elite. Rhianna-Mae Laing 5-10 Junior Guard/Forward Bradford, England Cowley College #11 Cowley College: Was the team s top returning scorer (8.8) coming into 2016-17 as she shot 45.5 percent from the fl oor as a freshman...member of the 2016 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Region VI Championship team and also helped the team advance to the 2017 KJCCC Region VI Semifi nals...made 24 starts in 27 appearances and was third among starters in points per game with 9.6 (37th in the KJCCC) shooting 40.1 percent overall...averaged 9.6 points per game and shot 33.9 percent from beyond the arc, which placed her 29th and 16th in the conference, respectively...contributed on the defensive end with 1.9 steals and 4.0 rebounds each game...two-time member of the All-Tournament Team...Named to the Dean s Honor Roll. High School: Attended Tong High School. Personal: Daughter of Brenda Laing...Neuroscience and behavior major. Jamaria Williams 5-5 Junior Guard Chicago, Ill. Miami Dade College #3 Miami Dade College: In 2016-17, she made 28 appearances and started 12 contests earning First Team All-Southern Conference honors...she was the team s top scorer in league play with 16.8 points per game and the second-leading scorer overall with 12.4 points per game...shot 46.6 percent overall, which ranked her 16th in the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) NJCAA Region 8, and 38.7 percent from beyond the arc, which is fi fth in the NJCAA Region 8...Was also the team s assist and steals leader averaging 5.0 and 2.8 per game, respectively, which ranks her third in both categories in the league...named to the 2015-16 All-Southern Conference Second Team in her freshman season after helping the Sharks fi nish third in the league with an 18-12, overall record and 8-7 in conference. High School: Attended North Lawndale College Prep and was a four-year vasity starter...2014 and 2015 Region Champions...Named 2013, 2014 and 2015 All-Conference and 2015 All-City...2014 Elite 8 CPS City Tournament appearance...2015 CPS All-Star Player...2013-14 and 2014-15 Phoenix Honors...2012-13 Honor Roll member. Personal: Daughter of Nataly Williams and Walter White...Criminal justice major...favorite professional sports team are the Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors. Myka Johnson Matthews 5-8 Junior Guard Upper Marlboro, Md. Stetson #21 2017-18: Sitting out due to transfer rules. Stetson: Named to the 2015-16 Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team...In her freshman season, she played in 30 games, making 28 starts (19 in a row) and hit double-fi gure scoring in 10 games...ranked second on the team in fi eld goal percentage (.492) and hit double-digits versus McNeese State (10) and Louisiana (12) in the WBI...In 2016-17, played in 33 games with 18 starts and shot (.526) and averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game...scored in double fi gures fi ve times during the season and helped lead the Hatters to a 26-7 overall record, 13-1 in conference play and an Atlantic Sun Championship game and WNIT appearance. High School: Attended Bishop McNamara High School...Named Washington Catholic Athletic All- Conference First Team in 2014 and 2015...Received Prince George s Gazette First Team and Washington Post All-Met Second Team honors in 2015...Named the Bishop McNamara HS Women s Basketball MVP for 2014 and 2015...Member of the 1,000 Point Club. Personal: Daughter of Derrell Matthews and Imelda Johnson Matthews...Majoring in criminology with the goal of working in law enforcement...favorite professional sports team is the LA Lakers and favorite athletes are Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant.
ALL-TIME SERIES Opponent Record FM LM Streak Opponent Record FM LM Streak Abilene Christian 1-0 2013 2013 W1 Akron 2-1 2006 2015 W1 UAB 2-6 2003 2017 L3 Alabama-Huntsville 1-0 1987 1987 W1 Alaska-Anchorage 1-0 1986 1986 W1 Albany State (GA) 5-4 1987 1993 W2 American 0-1 2002 2002 L1 Arizona 0-1 2016 2016 L1 Arizona State 0-2 2006 2007 L2 UALR 0-9 2007 2013 L9 Arkansas State 5-7 2000 2013 L1 Armstrong State 2-0 1988 1989 W2 Assumption 2-0 1989 1993 W2 Augusta State 1-0 1988 1988 W1 Barry 6-2 1989 1998 L1 Baylor 0-1 2008 2008 L1 Bellarmine 0-1 1990 1990 L1 Belmont 4-6 2002 2006 L5 Bentley 0-1 1992 1992 L1 Bethune-Cookman 20-5 1984 2015 W3 Birmingham-Southern 0-2 2004 2005 L2 Boston 0-1 1998 1998 L1 Bowling Green 0-1 2002 2002 L1 Bryant 1-0 1988 1988 W1 Buffalo 0-1 1999 1999 L1 California (PA) 1-0 1989 1989 W1 Cal State-Northridge 0-1 1989 1989 L1 Cameron 0-1 1989 1989 L1 Campbell 12-12 1995 2006 W4 Catawba 1-0 1987 1987 W1 UCF 9-21 1993 2014 L1 Central Missouri State 1-0 1988 1988 W1 College of Charleston 6-4 1994 1998 W1 Charlotte 1-3 2014 2017 L2 Cheyney 2-0 1991 1992 W2 Clafl in 1-1 1990 1991 L1 Clark Atlanta 3-0 1990 1991 W3 Clearwater Christian 1-0 1985 1985 W1 Colorado First meeting (2017) Columbia 1-0 2007 2007 W1 Concordia (NY) 1-0 1990 1990 W1 Cornell College 1-0 1986 1986 W1 Cornell University 1-0 1987 1987 W1 CW Post 1-0 1991 1991 W1 Delaware State 1-1 2005 2015 W1 Denver 3-5 2007 2012 W1 Duquesne 1-0 1997 1997 W1 East Carolina 0-3 2002 2014 L3 East Tennessee State 2-0 2006 2006 W2 Eastern Illinois 0-1 2010 2010 L1 Eastern Michigan 2-0 2002 2007 W2 Eckerd 6-1 1985 1990 W6 Edward Waters 3-1 1985 1987 W2 Flagler 1-0 1986 1986 W1 Florida 1-6 1988 1999 L3 Florida A&M 0-3 1987 2007 L3 Florida Gulf Coast 1-1 2015 2016 L1 FIU 10-31 1985 2017 L2 Florida Memorial 18-1 1985 2016 W12 Florida Southern 6-6 1985 1992 W4 Florida State 2-7 1986 2005 L5 Florida Tech 11-3 1987 1993 L2 Fordham 1-0 2009 2009 W1 Fort Valley State 3-2 1989 1991 L2 Fresno State 0-1 1998 1998 L1 Furman 0-1 1999 1999 L1 Gardner-Webb 6-2 2003 2006 W3 Georgetown 0-3 1996 2006 L3 Georgia 0-1 1994 1994 L1 Georgia Southern 3-4 2000 2013 W3 Georgia State 9-17 1993 2005 L1 Georgia Tech 0-1 2003 2003 L1 Grambling 0-1 1997 1997 L1 Grand Canyon 0-1 2016 2016 L1 Grand Valley State 0-1 1987 1987 L1 Hampton 2-0 1989 1995 W2 Harvard 1-1 1995 1998 W1 Holy Cross 0-1 1995 1995 L1 Illinois-Chicago 0-1 2008 2008 L1 Immaculata 1-0 1987 1987 W1 Indiana State 1-1 1993 2016 W1 Iona 1-0 1999 1999 W1 Iowa 0-1 1994 1994 L1 Iowa State 0-1 2009 2009 L1 IUPUI 0-1 2011 2011 L1 Jackson State 1-0 2016 2016 W1 Jacksonville 15-3 2000 2013 W2 Jacksonville State 8-7 1996 2016 W1 Johnson C. Smith 1-0 1992 1992 W1 Kansas 0-2 1992 2011 L2 Kansas State 0-1 2015 2015 L1 Keiser 1-0 2015 2015 W1 Kennesaw State 2-1 2006 2010 L1 Kentucky 0-2 2000 2007 L2 Kent State 0-2 2009 2010 L2 Lafayette 0-1 1993 1993 L1 Lamar 0-1 2011 2011 L1 Lipscomb 3-3 2004 2006 W3 Livingstone 1-0 1988 1988 W1 Long Beach State 0-1 2014 2014 L1 Long Island 1-0 2002 2002 W1 Louisiana 1-1 2013 2013 L1 Louisiana-Lafayette 6-3 1993 2011 W1 Louisiana-Monroe 4-4 2007 2013 L1 LSU 0-2 2002 2006 L2 LA Tech 0-6 1987 2017 L6 Malone 1-0 1986 1986 W1 Manhattan 0-1 2003 2003 L1 Marshall 3-3 2014 2017 L1 MDES 0-1 2016 2016 L1 Mercer 14-22 1992 2017 L3 Miami 1-17 1987 2015 W1 Michigan 0-1 2011 2011 L1 Middle Tennessee 1-21 2004 2017 L15 Milwaukee 1-0 2015 2015 W1 Mississippi 1-2 1997 2009 L2 Mississippi College 0-1 1990 1990 L1 Mississippi State 0-1 2012 2012 L1 Mississippi-Women 1-2 1987 1990 W1 UMKC 0-1 1992 1992 L1 Missouri-Rolla 2-0 1989 1989 W2 Montana 0-1 2015 2015 L1 Montana State 1-0 1991 1991 W1 Morehead State 2-0 2000 2004 W2 Navy 0-1 2005 2005 L1 Nebraska 0-1 2006 2006 L1 New Haven 1-0 1989 1989 W1 New Mexico 0-1 2006 2006 L1 New Mexico State 0-1 2014 2014 L1 New Orleans 2-6 1994 2010 L1 NJIT 0-1 2014 2014 L1 Norfolk State 3-0 1989 2003 W3 Northeastern 1-0 2014 2014 W1 UNC-Charlotte 0-1 1988 1988 L1 UNC-Wilmington 2-0 2013 2014 W2 North Carolina State 0-3 1994 2009 L3 North Dakota 0-1 1991 1991 L1 North Florida 4-2 1996 2016 L1 Northern Kentucky 0-1 1987 1987 L1 Northern Michigan 2-1 1987 1990 W1