8/28/2024 | Women’s Soccer
| Florida Atlantic Women’s Soccer vs. Alabama & Stephen F. Austin | |
| Match Details | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Aug. 29 | 8 p.m. EST I Univ. of Alabama Soccer Complex Boca Raton, Fla. | Sept. 1 | 1 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium |
| Match Coverage | Streaming for Alabama: SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Match Notes Streaming for Stephen F. Austin: ESPN+ | Live StatsTwitter: @FAUWSoccer |
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| Stephen F. Austin Links | News | Roster | Schedule |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will travel to face the University of Alabama on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. EST to close out the month of August and then return to Paradise to take on the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (0-2-2) will remain on the road to play Alabama (3-1-0). The match will air on SEC Network+. The match on Thursday evening will mark the second time in program history that these two teams will face each other (the last matchup was Aug. 19, 2022). The last time the Owls were scheduled to play Alabama in the FAU Football Stadium resulted in a weather delay. The match was continued the following day in the FAU Soccer Stadium where they fell 4-0. Coming off back-to-back road matches before returning home, Florida Atlantic will have played in two great crowds and will have the chance to play in front of Owl Nation on Sunday afternoon against Stephen F. Austin.
The Sunday afternoon matchup to take on Stephen F. Austin marks the first meeting between these two programs. On Sunday, the match will be aired on ESPN+. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. All home games at the FAU Soccer Stadium are free admission.
ABOUT THE OWLS
- Head Coach Patrick Baker is in his 12th season at the helm for the Owls
- Baker is the only women’s soccer coach in history to go to a Division I, II, and III postseason tournament
- Florida Atlantic is in its second year in the American Athletic Conference after making it to the AAC Semifinals last season
- The Owls have an 0-2-2 overall record thus far after the match in Louisiana ended 0-0 for the first shutout of the season
- 2023 AAC All-Rookie Olivia Bori has one of the two goals scored for the Owls on the season. Bori’s clutch goal to tie the game against Miami was also her first collegiate goal
- Captain goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez, has racked up 12 saves this season with a .600 save percentage, improving her total to 115 career saves. She is ranked No. 10 in program history in all-time saves
- Junior forward Michelle Horan is the Owls active career leader with six assists (five coming last season)
ABOUT THE ROLL TIDE
- Alabama holds a 3-1-0 record thus far
- This is the tenth season with head coach Wes Hart at the helm for Alabama.
- Alabama had five players named to the SEC Preseason Watch List (Gianna Paul, Gessica Skorka, Leah Kunde, Nadia Ramadan, and Melina Rebimbas)
- In the Preseason SEC Coaches Poll, Alabama was ranked fifth
ABOUT THE LUMBERJACKS
- SFA will face UTEP before traveling to Paradise
- Head Coach Ben Williams is in his first season at the helm for the Lumberjacks
- Lumberjacks make their return to the Southland Conference (SLC) after spending three years in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
- 2023 WAC All-Freshman Team Ava Shannon is the leading goal scorer for SFA with two goals on the year
- Goalkeeper Lydia Sattler has registered 11 saves for the Jacks’
- As a team, they total 32 shots, 14 of those being on goal
SERIES HISTORY
- The Owls hold a 0-1 record against Alabama
- Thursday’s match marks the first time Florida Atlantic will play in Tuscaloosa
- The matchup between SFA on Sunday marks the first time these two programs meet
NEXT UP
Florida Atlantic will head back on the road, this time in the state of Florida. The Owls will travel to Fort Myers and take on the Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
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