Men’s Soccer Set to Face Kentucky in First Round of Conference USA Tournament

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BOCA RATON, Fla.  The Florida Atlantic University men’s soccer team (7-7-1, 3-4) will square off against Kentucky (11-3-3, 4-2-1) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals at the 2019 Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championships. FAU earned its first trip to the C-USA tournament after knocking off Old Dominion in overtime last night with Jose Alastuey’s game-winning goal. The Owls will head to Norfolk, Virginia, as Old Dominion will be hosting this year’s tournament.

The match against the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats will commence tournament play on Wednesday with all games being streamed on ESPN+. FAU is riding on a two-game winning streak and looks to keep that momentum rolling into postseason play.

Kentucky, who was ranked No. 21 at the time, hosted the Owls in the Conference USA matchup in mid-September, shutting out the Owls 3-0 in Lexington. In the match, the Owls trailed 1-0 going into the half, while outshooting the Wildcats, 3-2. The Owls set up several opportunities for the equalizing goal in the second half, but Kentucky would pull away with goals scored in the 73rd and 87th minute to seal the deal.

More details about the matchup will come in the days leading off to first touch. For complete coverage of FAU men’s soccer during postseason play, follow us on Twitter (@FAUMensSoccer), Instagram (@FAUMensSoccer_) and Facebook (FAU Men’s Soccer).

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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:

FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 3-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 50-3 victory over Akron in the 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016. 

About Florida Atlantic University:

Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.