SAN ANTONIO — UTSA's women's basketball team will travel to south Florida for a pair of weekend matchups at Florida Atlantic and FIU this week. The Roadrunners will meet the Owls at 6 p.m. (CT) on Thursday before taking on the Panthers at 1 p.m. (CT) two days later.
UTSA (6-8, 2-1 C-USA) will seek to extend its win streak, as they head into the week following last Saturday's thrilling 63-61 victory against Louisiana Tech this past Saturday. Loryn Goodwin managed to get a shot off with 1.1 seconds on a fade away jumper and lead UTSA to the win.
The Roadrunners are now tied for fourth in the Conference USA standings with Southern Miss with a 2-1 mark. In conference-only games, the Roadrunners rank in the top five in eight different categories and own the fifth-best scoring offense averaging 71.3 points per game through three contests.
Goodwin maintains the No. 2 spot overall in scoring as she pours in 19.6 points per game and also leads the circuit in steals per game with 3.6. The junior guard also ranks fourth in minutes played (36.0 mpg), ninth in assists (4.1 apg) and 17th in rebounds (5.9 rpg).
Florida Atlantic (4-10, 0-3 C-USA) hosts UTSA off a 74-65 loss to neighboring FIU this past Saturday, which extends the Owls losing skid to four straight games. Florida Atlantic, along with Rice, is winless in league play.
FAU is shooting 39.4 percent from the field and is averaging 64.6 points a night. Opponents are outscoring the Owls by a 7.9 point margin (72.5). The Owls rank fourth in the league in rebounding offense as the team is grabbing 41.1 caroms a game.
Sasha Cedeno leads the Owls offense putting up 10.6 points a night and adds 3.7 rebounds per game. Malia Kency chips in with 10.1 points a game and is second on the team with 25 assists.
FIU owns a 3-11 overall record and is 1-2 in C-USA. The Panthers' win over Florida Atlantic snapped a three-game losing skid and opened up a three-game home stand. The Panthers have also won the last two meetings with UTSA and knocked out the Roadrunners in the opening round of the 2016 C-USA Basketball Championship.
At home, the Panthers are 3-7 and are led by Kristian Hudson's 11.4 points a night. She is also second on the team in rebounds (4.0 rpg) and tops the squad with 60 assists and 31 steals.
