9/18/2024 | Women’s Soccer
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| Match Details | Boca Raton, Fla. | Sept. 19 | 7 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will face the Charlotte 49ers in the first home conference matchup of the 2024 season on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.
The Owls (1-4-2, 0-1-0 AAC) will play in Boca Raton for the second time this week after a 4-0 shutout on Sunday night for Head Coach Patrick Baker‘s 350th win of this career. Florida Atlantic will take on the 49ers (1-5-3, 0-0-1 AAC) to close out the matches for the week. The match will air on ESPN+. The Owls will face Charlotte for the 13th time in program history (last matchup on Oct. 5, 2023). In the last eight appearances, Florida Atlantic is 5-1-2. This matchup marks the 49ers first time back in Paradise since 2022. The last time the Owls played Charlotte, Florida Atlantic returned home with a shutout.
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 of 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 improves to a 1-5-2 overall record after shutting out the Redhawks on Sunday evening
- For the first time since 2022, Florida Atlantic had four different goal scorers in a single game
- Small recorded her first collegiate career shutout on her birthday with two saves on the night. She totals five saves in two games
- Forward Sloane Young scored in the first four minutes of the second half from Emmy Schleifer to extend the lead.
- Gonzalez is ranked No. 10 in program history in all-time saves. She is eight saves away from No. 9 overall
- Junior forward Michelle Horan kicked a laser into the top corner of the net for her second goal of the year.
- Senior Drew Dempsey and Horan are now the leading goal scorers on the season for Florida Atlantic with two each.
ABOUT THE 49ERS
- Charlotte holds a 1-5-3 record thus far
- This is the third season with head coach Brandi Fontaine at the helm for the 49ers
- Charlotte had three players named to the AAC Players to Watch List (Macey Bader, Payton Patrick, and Emma Wakeman)
- Bader is the leading goal scorer for the 49ers with two on the year
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday’s match marks the second time Florida Atlantic faces the 49ers in AAC play
- Florida Atlantic leads the series 7-2-3
- The last time Florida Atlantic traveled to Charlotte, the Owls won 1-0
FOLLOW THE OWLS
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