9/11/2024 | Women’s Soccer
| Florida Atlantic Women’s Soccer vs. North Texas & SEMO | |
| Match Details | Denton, Texas | Sept. 12 | 8 p.m. EST I Soccer and Track & Field Stadium Boca Raton, Fla. | Sept. 15 | 6 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium |
| Match Coverage | Streaming for North Texas: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Match Notes Streaming for SEMO: FAUSports.com | Live StatsTwitter: @FAUWSoccer |
| Florida Atlantic Links | News | Roster | Schedule |
| North Texas Links | News | Roster | Schedule |
| SEMO Links | News | Roster | Schedule |
DENTON, Texas – Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will travel to North Texas for the first conference matchup of the 2024 season on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. EST to kick off AAC play. The Owls will return to Boca Raton for their last non-conference game of the year on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (0-4-2) remains on the road to face the Mean Green (4-2-1). The match will air on ESPN+. This will mark the 19th time in program history that these two teams will face each other (the last matchup was Oct. 15, 2022). The last time the Owls played North Texas, the match ended in a 1-1 draw in Paradise. After three consecutive road games, the Owls return back home to face the last non-conference opponent of the season. SEMO will make a trip to Boca Raton on Sunday, Sept. 15, after facing FIU on Thursday evening. The matchup on Sunday will mark the third matchup against the Redhawks since Sept. 11, 2016.
Sunday’s match will air on FAUSports.com, kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. All home games at the FAU Soccer Stadium are free admission. All fans who donate pantry items will receive a free t-shirt.
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 0-4-2 overall record thus far after facing two SEC opponents in the last two weeks
- Freshman Ashley Small picked up her first collegiate start against the Lady Vols and totaled three saves
- 2023 AAC All-Rookie Olivia Bori has one of the four goals scored for the Owls on the season. Bori’s clutch goal to tie the game against Miami was also the first of her collegiate career
- Captain goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez has racked up 16 saves this season with a .600 save percentage, improving her total to 119 career saves.
- 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 is the Owls active career leader with six assists (five coming last season). Horan scored the equalizer against Alabama, which was her first goal of the season
ABOUT THE MEAN GREEN
- North Texas holds a 4-2-1 record thus far
- This is the 30th season with head coach John Hedlund at the helm for the Mean Green
- North Texas had three players named to the AAC Players to Watch List (Summer Brown, Maddie Ogden, and Rachel Roebuck)
- The Mean Green also played Alabama earlier in the season
ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
- SEMO will face FIU before traveling to Boca Raton
- Head Coach Heather Nelson is in her 26th season at the helm of the Redhawks
- The Redhawks are 0-4 before traveling to South Florida
- SEMO was picked seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason polls
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday’s match marks the second time Florida Atlantic faces the Mean Green in AAC play
- North Texas leads the series 12-5-1
- The last time Florida Atlantic traveled to Denton, the Owls won 1-0
- The Owls will face the Redhawks for the first time since 2016 with a 1-1 series record
