The Florida Atlantic Owls women’s basketball team will begin a two-game road trip on Tuesday, January 27, with a matchup against Tulsa. The game at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, moved up from its original time due to winter weather concerns.
Florida Atlantic currently holds a 9-11 overall record and is 3-5 in American Athletic Conference play. The team comes into the contest after securing a narrow 64-63 victory over South Florida, highlighted by strong performances from Jess Moors and Grace Carstensen. Moors achieved her first career 20-point game with 21 points, while Carstensen contributed 18 points. Haley Walker led in rebounds with ten.
As a team, the Owls rank among the top five in their conference in several categories: leading in bench points per game (24.5), second in three-point attempts per game (22.1), third in three-pointers made per game (7.1), fourth in steals per game (9.3), and fourth for fewest fouls committed per game (17.4). Vivian Onugha leads offensively with an average of 9.7 points per game, followed by Destyne Jackson and Grace Carstensen.
On defense and assists, Walker averages a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game while Onugha follows with 6.2 boards each contest this season. Jess Moors also leads the team in assists with an average of three per game and is fifth in the conference for steals at two per contest. Madi Gewirtz leads the Owls in blocks with 24 so far this season.
Tulsa enters Tuesday’s matchup at 13-6 overall and has won five of seven games within the conference this season after splitting last week’s games against North Texas and Rice. Mady Cartwright and Hannah Riddick are Tulsa’s top scorers, averaging 15.5 and 14.3 points respectively; Riddick also leads on rebounds.
In series history between these teams, Tulsa has won three out of four meetings all-time against Florida Atlantic, including their most recent meeting last year.
Following Tuesday’s contest at Tulsa, Florida Atlantic will continue its road trip facing North Texas on Saturday, January 31.
To follow updates about Florida Atlantic women’s basketball throughout the season, fans can find information on X (@FAUWBB_Hoops), Instagram (@FAUWBB), or Facebook under Florida Atlantic Women’s Basketball.
The team’s current season sponsorship comes from Flagler Credit Union.
