Tight Finish Down The Stretch
With just two games remaining before The American Conference Tournament, no team has been eliminated from contention. The top six teams will make the tournament, with the semifinal and championship being hosted by the top seed, which is also still to be determined.
49ers Dominant Defense
The Charlotte 49ers continue to display their impressive defense this season , having recorded a shutout in in nine matches this year. Their shutout percentage of .667 leads the country, while their goals against average of .5 goals per game allowed is also the top mark in the NCAA.
Owls High-Scoring Offense
Florida Atlantic is riding a three-game winning streak and part of that can be contributed to their offense. The Owls rank third in the country in total assist (41) and second in assists per game (3.15). They also lead the conference in scoring offense (1.85 goals per game).
Florida Atlantic Facilitators
Florida Atlantic features two players in the top 10 of the NCAA in assists per game. Aboubacar Traore is 5th in the NCAA with .69 assists per game, while Sebastian Zettl is 7th in the NCAA with .67 assists per game. They rank 3rd (9) and 10th (8), respectively, in total assists.
NCAA RPI
Four American squads enter the week in the Top 100 in the NCAA RPI. Charlotte leads all teams at No. 29, followed by FIU (61), South Florida (84) and Florida Atlantic (94).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
Gardner-Webb 3, UAB 2
18/24 Hofstra 3, South Florida 1
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Charlotte 2, Elon 0
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
FIU at Temple____________________ 2 p.m.
Tulsa at South Florida_____________ 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Memphis_______ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
UAB at Charlotte__________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Memphis at FIU___________________ 7 p.m.
South Florida at UAB______________ 8 p.m.
Temple at Tulsa__________________ 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic_______ 7 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
