Florida Atlantic University Athletics
FAU To Host Worth Invitational
2/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 19, 2003
Florida Atlantic University will host the annual FAU "Worth" Invitational, February 21-23, in Boca Raton, FL. The tournament gets underway Friday morning at FAU Field.
Florida Atlantic will be among six teams competing, including top-ranked UCLA. Florida International, Long Island, Rutgers, and Wisconsin round out the participating schools.
FAU (7-6) begins play Friday at 5:00pm against Rutgers. The Lady Owls will then face UCLA at 7:00pm. On Saturday, FAU faces Wisconsin at 11:00am before taking on Long Island at 7:00pm.
FAU has faced all the teams in the field except Long Island. FAU is 0-1 all-time vs UCLA, 23-12 against FIU, 4-3 against Rutgers, and 0-1 against Wisconsin.
Friday and Saturday's play will feature a total of six games, with the first game starting at 9:00am on each day. The tournament concludes Sunday with three games to determine fifth-place, third-place and first-place. The championship game is scheduled for 1:00pm on Sunday.
Tickets are available at the field. A three-day adult pass is $20 while a three-day pass for seniors and children 12 and under is $15. A one-day pass is $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and youths.
2003 FAU "Worth" Invitational (sponsored by Doubletree)
Friday | Game | Result |
9:00am | Wisconsin vs LIU | Wisconsin 5, LIU 2 |
11:00am | FIU vs Wisconsin | FIU 1, Wisconsin 0 |
1:00pm | LIU vs FIU | LIU 4, FIU 2 |
3:00pm | UCLA vs Rutgers | UCLA 8, Rutgers 1 |
6:20pm | FAU vs Rutgers | Rutgers 3, FAU 1 |
8:30pm | FAU vs UCLA | UCLA 7, FAU 0 |
Saturday | Game | Result |
9:00am | Rutgers vs Wisconsin | Rutgers 5, Wisconsin 1 |
11:00am | FAU vs Wisconsin | FAU 1, Wisconsin 0 (8) |
1:00pm | FIU vs Rutgers | Rutgers 3, FIU 1 |
4:40pm | UCLA vs FIU | UCLA 3, FIU 0 |
7:15pm | UCLA vs LIU | UCLA 7, LIU 0 |
9:30pm | FAU vs LIU | Long Island 4, FAU 1 |
Sunday | Game | Result |
9:00am | FAU vs Wisconsin | FAU 3, Wisconsin 2 (8) |
11:00am | FIU vs Long Island | FIU 7, Long Island 1 |
1:00pm | UCLA vs Rutgers | UCLA 8, Rutgers 0 (5) |