Florida Atlantic University womens basketball fell to Kent State 82-53 on Tuesday afternoon at the M.A.C. Center. The Owls (3-8) fell behind early and trailed 29-13 with nine minutes to go until halftime. However, FAU went on a furious run and cut the gap to 35-33 before Kent State went on a 5-0 run to close the period to make the score 40-33 at halftime. The Golden Flashes (8-2) took control of the game in the second half and outscored FAU 42-20 to put things away. Taisja Jones led all scorers with 20 points. FAU was paced by Lyrell Barfield who scored 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Breana Turner and Teri Stamps each scored 11. The Owls return to action on December 29 against ULM at 7:00 p.m.
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