MIAMI -- Bethune-Cookman's first road game of the 2017-18 season has the two-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season champions taking on Florida International Monday at 7 p.m. in Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The Lady Wildcats opened their season with a 101-60 victory over Edward Waters Friday behind 28 points from junior
Angel Golden while FIU dropped a 77-69 decision at No. 24 Miami.
It's the first meeting between the teams since Bill Clinton was President (1992). FIU leads the series 10-2. Bethune-Cookman's last win in the series was in 1984. The first was in 1978 in the FIAW state tournament semifinals.
After this, Bethune-Cookman will return home for games Nov. 20 against Prairie View A&M and Nov. 26 against Southeastern Louisiana.
250 in the 305? Head Coach
Vanessa Blair-Lewis will go for her 250th overall career coaching victory Monday night. Blair-Lewis is in her tenth season at B-CU after spending nine season at her alma mater, Mount St. Mary's.
305,954, 561 … The Lady Wildcats have a strong South Florida roster presence. Assistant coach
Demetria Frank is a Jackson HS alum, sisters Brianna Battle and
Kanesha Battle are from Pompano Beach,
Amaya Scott is from Sunrise, and
Emily Williams is from Deerfield Beach.
2-0: The Lady Wildcats are looking for their first 2-0 start since 2008-09 when they opened with wins over North Florida -- Blair-Lewis' first at B-CU - and St. Augustine.
CALL 'EM BUTTER: Current streaks the Lady Wildcats are enjoying:
Consecutive Regular Season wins: 10
Consecutive MEAC wins: 10 (dating back to 2015-16)
Consecutive Home wins: 6
Consecutive MEAC Home Wins: 5
Consecutive Road Wins/MEAC Road Wins: 8
Consecutive Games With A 3-pointer: 124 (dating back to 3/12/13 vs. Delaware State at MEAC tournament)
ABOUT FIU: The Golden Panthers were 5-24 last season. Kristian Hudson had a good game against Miami with 21 points while Kiandre'a Pound double-doubled with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
MONDAY'S COVERAGE: Follow our official twitter feeds -- @BCUathletics and @BCUWBB -- for links to live stats and video.
