UAB Falls to FAU in First Round of C-USA Championship, 72-66

Wednesday, March 10

Frisco, Texas

2:30 p.m. CST

UAB

-1013,311 CUSA

Florida Atlantic

-1110,88 CUSA

UAB

Fla. Atlantic

UAB Falls to FAU in First Round of C-USA Championship, 72-66

3/10/2021 6:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

FRISCO, Texas – Despite a 23-point second half performance from Margaret Whitley, the Blazers fell to FAU in the first round of the C-USA Championship 72-66 on Wednesday afternoon.

Whitley, who hit six 3-pointers in the second half, and Zakyia Weathersby both finished the matchup in double-digits. Weathersby had 20 points, shooting 8-of-14 from the field and tallied nine rebounds.

Junior Sara Rosenfeldt grabbed seven rebounds and had a season-high four assists.

As a team, UAB shot 36.4% from the field (24-of-26), made 11 3-pointers and collected 37 rebounds.

The Blazers (10-13, 3-11 C-USA) started the game off cold, trailing FAU 21-11 after the first quarter.

UAB was able to bounce back in the second, matching the Owls with 15 points in the quarter, led by Weathersby with a team-high seven, going into the half down 36-26.

The third quarter is when the Blazers got hot offensively, outshooting FAU 38.9% to 28.9% from the field. Whitley got her first points of the game in the third frame, sinking two shots from behind the arc.

Weathersby shot 3-of-4 from the field, matching Whitley with six points.

The Blazers went into the fourth quarter down 47-43.

UAB went toe-to-toe with FAU in the first nine minutes of the frame, cutting the Owls' lead to three with 36 seconds.

After the Blazers fouled FAU in back-to-back possessions, the Owls' went up 72-66 with 11 seconds remaining, sealing the win.

"I'm so proud of the fight and resilience our team played with today," head coach Randy Norton said. "We lost the first quarter and played straight up the rest of the game."

The loss brings an end to the 2020-21 season for UAB, a season where the Blazers dealt with injuries early on and relied on youth to carry them through the schedule.

UAB lost junior Emily Frasco prior to the season after she medically retired and then lost Audrey Jordan and Jasmine Gracie to injury in the first game.

"What an amazing journey this season has been for our team and staff," Norton said.

"We started off the season losing three impact players to injuries for the year and many others that had to fight through various injuries. But despite all the injuries and adversities we faced, this team always stayed positive, kept working hard and always stuck together. I believe in this team and we are so excited about the future."