BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women’s soccer team fought to a scoreless tie against Miami on Thursday night. The Owls now stand at 1-1-1, while Miami’s record moves to 1-0-2. The Owl defense pitched it second consecutive shutout in the draw. FAU goalkeeper Blythe Braun tallied six saves and earned her second shutout in as many games. The Owls have not allowed a goal in 207 minutes and counting.
QUOTABLE“Mixed emotions, I thought we did some good things, Miami definitely did some good things,” FAU head coach Patrick Baker said. “They pitched back-to-back shutouts against Mississippi State and Alabama, so we knew that scoring chances would be limited and hard to come by. I thought we had some really good chances with Bri (Austin) Gi (Krstec) and Mia (Sennes)…their keeper made a great save in the second half. We got a fair share of corners; but we probably didn’t do as much as I would have hoped with them. Probably in the balance of the game, a nil-nil result was in the cards for the balance of play.”
“I think as a back line, we stayed compact really well,” FAU senior defender Amanda Martin said. “We have been focusing a lot on stopping crosses and clearing our lines, and I think overall we did that really well, not just as a back line, but as a team.”
NOTABLE
- FAU held a 10-7 lead in shots as well as a 9-2 edge in corner kicks
- The Owls had a prime chance early on as Austin sent in a shot to the low left part of the goal, but was denied by the Miami keeper in the 11′
- Elin Simonardottir had a pair of good looks in the 29′ and the 40′
- Kaylin Johnston let a shot fly from the top right corner of the box in the 61′ but sailed just over the crossbar
- Going the distance and playing the full 90 minutes in addition to Braun were Martin and Luisa Daikeler
- Austin and Simonardottir led the offensive attack with three shots each
- FAU controlled possession 55% of the match
First Road Trip up Next
The Owls will travel to USF for a 6 p.m. match on Sunday, August 28, in the first road game of the season.
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