| 9/4/2024 | Women’s Soccer Florida Atlantic Women’s Soccer vs. FGCU & Tennessee Match Details Fort Myers, Fla. | Sept. 5 | 7 p.m. I FGCU Soccer Complex Knoxville, Tenn. | Sept. 8 | 1 p.m. | Regal Soccer Stadium Match Coverage Streaming for FGCU: Live Stats | Match Notes Streaming for Tennessee: SEC Network+ | Live Stats Twitter: @FAUWSoccer Florida Atlantic LinksNews | Roster | Schedule FGCU LinksNews | Roster | Schedule Tennessee LinksNews | Roster | Schedule FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will travel to take on the Eagles of FGCU on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. before going to play their second SEC opponent of the season on Sunday, Sept. 8, when the Owls will face the Lady Vols. Florida Atlantic (0-3-2) will remain on the road to play FGCU (1-3-0). The match on Thursday evening will be the fourth time these two programs face each other (the last matchup was Sept. 7, 2023). In their last meeting, the Owls won 1-0 in Boca Raton. Remaining on the road, Florida Atlantic will take on Tennessee for the second time in program history. Last season, the Owls played against the Lady Vols in Paradise, where they fell 2-0 after only playing 76 minutes. The Sunday afternoon marks the first time the Owls play in Knoxville. The match will air on SEC Network+. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. This match marks the last SEC opponent of the regular season for Florida Atlantic. 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 have an 0-3-2 overall record thus far after falling to Alabama on the road Michelle Horan, Olivia Bori, Drew Dempsey, and Stella Rubidoux each have recorded a goal for the Owls Horan scored the equalizer less than a minute later to put Florida Atlantic on the board against Alabama Dempsey her eighth career goal in the 85th minute of the match ABOUT THE EAGLES FGCU holds a 1-3-0 record thus far This is the 18th season with head coach Jim Blankenship at the helm for Florida Gulf Coast Ashley Labbe is the leading goal scorer for the Eagles The Eagles were ranked No. 1 in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS The Lady Vols will face UCLA on Thursday night Head Coach Joe Kirt is in his third season at the helm of Tennessee Tennessee has a 3-1-0 record thus far Four players named in the SEC Preseason Watch list (Jaida Thomas, Mac Midgley, Sammi Woods, and Kate Runyon) Goalkeeper Ally Zazzara has appeared in four games this season and has recorded five saves As a team, they total 59 shots, 25 of those being on goal SERIES HISTORY The Owls hold a 1-2-1 record against FGCU Last matchup against the Eagles was in Boca Raton, where the Owls won 1-0 Thursday’s match marks the first time Florida Atlantic will play in Knoxville NEXT UP Florida Atlantic will head back on the road and head to Denton, Texas for the first American Athletic Conference matchup of the season. The Owls will take on North Texas on Thursday, Sep. 12, kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST. FOLLOW THE OWLS To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic women’s soccer, follow FAU on social media @FAUWSoccer. |
