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The University of Denver used hot shooting and a strong defensive effort to cruise to a 79-55 victory over visiting Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night. Senior guard Lyrell Barfield scored a team-high 18 points for FAU, while Kimberly Smith and Vontrice Dennis added 14, and 12 respectively. But it wasn't enough as Denver (14-10, 6-5) shot 57 percent from the floor and tallied 12 blocked shots on ...

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After registering two straight wins, Florida Atlantic saw it's run end in a 60-53 loss to FIU on Sunday at FAU Arena. FAU (6-16, 3-8) rallied from a 16-point first half deficit and grabbed its only lead of the game at 38-37 with 13:55 left when a basket by Vontrice Dennis capped a 15-4 run to begin the second half.  That lead ...

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In a game that featured six lead changes, it would be the game’s final rally that led the Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball team to a dramatic 64-58 victory over the University of North Texas on Thursday night in Denton, Tex.  The win marked the first road victory of the season and second straight triumph for the Owls, which improved to ...

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Vontrice Dennis scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half and Breana Turner added a team-high 17 points as the FAU women’s basketball team knocked-off Western Kentucky 79-67 on Saturday at the FAU Arena. The Owls (5-15, 2-7) fell behind 17-4 after the first four minutes but closed the half on a 28-18 run and trailed only by three at ...

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Middle Tennessee posted a season-high 49 second-half points on FAU en route to a 85-53 victory on Wednesday night at FAU Arena. The Owls (4-15, 1-6) were led by Teri Stamps' 12 points while Breana Turner also added eight. The Blue Raiders (17-4, 8-0) shot 54% from the field during the game and had six players crack the double-digit mark in scoring. After trailing 36-21 at the half, ...

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