Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Florida Atlantic Enjoys Strong Finish to 2008 Season
1/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Jan. 12, 2009
Boca Raton, FL - The 2008 FAU women's soccer team began the season by taking No. 20 Florida into overtime at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. 10th-year head coach Brian Dooley and his squad would put together a five-game conference winning streak at the end of the regular season to earn a top-tier finish in the Sun Belt Conference standings and a No. 5 seed in the league's postseason tournament.
In the playoffs, the Owls knocked off Middle Tennessee State thanks to an overtime goal by junior all-conference forward Ashley Mannarino and was within one game of playing for the Sun Belt title. Freshman Laura Hyvonen was honored as the Sun Belt Conference "Newcomer of the Year" while both Mannarino and senior Jannica Tjeder were selected to the SBC second team.
The Owls will use the spring to build the experience of a talented group of young players that allowed FAU to finish the 2008 season strong, winning 6 of their last 8 before eventually losing to Denver in the SBC tournament semifinals.
