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• Women's hoop upsets Iowa 66-65 on Coley buzzer beater

  FIU junior guard Jerica Coley drove the length of the court and threw in a short leaner off the glass over Jamie Printy as time expired to give FIU a 66-65 win over 4-2 Iowa in the first game of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Coley finished with 31 points. Printy's [...]

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• Tuesday in the gray

  All three quarterbacks took first team reps at Tuesday's practice.

  Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Kolton Browning, the Sun Belt's total offense leader at 305.1 yards per game, is back from injury. With a bruised sternum last year, he totalled 347 yards of offense against FIU. Last week against North Texas, Browning went 25 of 34 [...]

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• Diamond promises

  FIU's new softball signees:

  Marina Carmona, a catcher out of Wellington Palm Beach Central High, hit .384 with 25 RBI as a junior

  Gabreilla Spallone, an outfielder out of Palm betto High was a First Team All-Dade player with a .556 average and 31 RBI.

   

  Stephanie Texeira was a First Team Miami Herald [...]

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• Medlock in (for now)

  On the weekly Sun Belt coaches conference call, head coach Mario Cristobal said "we forsee him being able to go" as far as starting quarterback Jake Medlock and this week against Louisiana-Monroe.

  Medlock left FAU Stadium with his left arm in a sling after getting thrown down on that shoulder in the fourth quarter. [...]

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• Leonard Sun Belt Special Teams POW, National Kick Returner of Week

  Sophomore Richard Leonard set an FIU record -- and gave FIU the lead for good seconds after FAU took its first lead -- with his 100-yard kickoff return Friday night. He also took his only punt return back 13 yards, a good return that was a step from being great. [...]

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• A few thoughts on FIU 34, FAU 24; swimmers rock

   Well, that tripped into Bizarro World. Or, maybe, as it involved Men of Owls, Earth 2 (Earth 3 for you Silver Agers).

   

  The maligned defense that couldn't rush the passer the first half of the season with cattle prods got four sacks for 25 yards in losses as [...]

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• Gameday XI: FIU vs. FAU; volleyball gets Western-cuted

  Tonight’s pregame blog is sponsored by the letter E. My needle’s laying there. Might have to bring a colada with me to Boca Friday night.

   

  A few things about FAU: Pelini’s a defensive guy and the Owls lead the Sun Belt in pass defense for conference games. Now, part of that [...]

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• Prsa All-Sun Belt Second Team

  At the pre-tournament banquet, where the Sun Belt volleyball teams get served before being served to host Western Kentucky, FIU senior Marija Prsa was named Second Team All-Sun Belt. Prsa led FIU in kills with 360 and was second to Ryanne Milligan with 259 digs. 

  FIU faces No. 1 seed Western Kentucky Thursday [...]

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• Perez Sun Belt Swimmer of the Week; Shula Bowl line swing

  Sonia Perez won the 400 Individual Medley in a dual meet with North Florida, then stole the show by winning her guest star appearances in the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. Her 4:20.97 in the 400 IM was the 33rd best in the nation this year.

  For this, Perez was named the Sun Belt's [...]

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• Milligan gets Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

  Senior Ryanne Milligan's 61 digs in the 12 sets of FIU volleyball last week got her the Sun Belt's Defensive Player of the Week Award. Milligan had 29 digs in the five-set grind against South Alabama that got FIU into the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

  Milligan transferred to FIU this season [...]

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