Women's Soccer Falls to Regionally Ranked North Texas

Sunday, October 17

Denton, Texas

2:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

4-11-0, 3-5SBC

North Texas

11-5-1, 6-2SBC

FAU

North Texas

10/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Oct. 17, 2010

Final Stats

Denton, Tex. - Scoring four first half goals regionally ranked University of North Texas coasted to a 5-0 victory over the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team on Sunday afternoon in Denton, Tex.

The Owls still remain in contention for a postseason berth in the Sun Belt Conference tournament with a 3-5 league record. FAU will have two of its final three matches at home. Meanwhile, North Texas improves to 11-5-1 on the season and 6-2 in Sun Belt Conference action.

The Mean Green got the scoring started in the 10th minute with a goal by Kelsey Hodges. North Texas found the back of the net just a minute later when Loreli Ramsey scored on a shot from 30 yards out. Michelle Young scored in the 20th minute to give the team a 3-0 advantage. North Texas' Dani Watson rounded out the scoring in the opening half. Young would cap the scoring in the 57th minute for her second goal of the match.

FAU freshman Alexandra Major tallied two of the team's four shots in the match. Freshman Allyson Buerosse and sophomore Jamie Greany also had a shot for the Owls.

Florida Atlantic will return to the pitch on Thursday, October 21 when it hosts the University of Louisiana-Lafayette at 7 p.m. The match will be featured as part of the athletic department's "20 Sports - One Team" activity at the FAU Soccer Stadium, 777 Glades Road on the Boca Raton campus. Live statistics of the match can be followed at www.fausports.com.