BOCA RATON, Fla. – Wichita State claimed its first true road win since Jan. 28, 2023, downing Florida Atlantic 67-56 Saturday afternoon in Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
 
"When things get tough, we can't fracture; we've got to make sure we stick together as group," head coach Terry Nooner said. "And we did a great job of that today."
 
Four Shockers finished in double figures, led by Daniela Abies's seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
 
Jayla Murray put up a career-high 15 points, and Salese Blow and Raissa Nsabua finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Wichita State (7-17, 3-9 AAC) forced 18 Owl turnovers and scored 21 points off those turnovers while only committing nine turnovers.
 
The Shockers dominated the paint scoring 36, over half, their points inside.
 
Wichita State opened the game on a 7-0 run with the help of a Nsabua three, and the Shockers got up by 10 with 2 and a half minutes left in the quarter, but the Owls cut the deficit to five, scoring the last four points of the quarter.
 
In the second quarter, the Owls went on a 7-0 run of their own to take their first lead of the game, and a back-and-forth second quarter kept things close before half. It was a tied game with less than a minute, and FAU's Allie Tylka hit a three with 13 seconds left to give the Owls a three-point advantage. Down on the other end, Murray's shot didn't quite get off before time expired, so the Shockers went into the break down three.
 
Abies was held to just four first-half points but found a way to overcome the double team in the second half with 11 second-half points and four assists.
 
"The great thing about Dani is she's a willing passer,
 
In the third quarter, FAU increased their lead to seven, before back-to-back buckets by Blow, a fast break layup by Nsabua and a rebound basket by Abies put the Shockers back on top.
 
The Owls took the lead right back, though, as leading scorer Mya Perry hit two-consecutive threes to put them up five.
 
Sierra Morrow responded with a Shocker three, and Wichita State held the Owls scoreless through the final three minutes of the quarter to head into the final quarter up two.
 
The Wichita State defense continued to get stops as the Owls didn't score again until the 7:23 mark of the fourth quarter.
 
Another Perry three tied the game with 6:35 remaining, but the Shockers made 11 free throws down the stretch to close out the game.
 
This marks Nooner's first road win as a head coach as the only non-home game won this season was a neutral site victory over Akron.
 
Wichita State continues its road trip in the Sunshine State, taking on South Florida in Tampa on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.