Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Men's Hoops Hosts American In Home Opener
11/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2012
BOCA RATON, FL - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team will open its 2012-13 home schedule against American University on Saturday, November 24 at 1 p.m.
The Owls (1-3) played their first four games of the season away from home, losing at North Carolina and Mississippi State in the Opening Games of the Maui Invitational, before defeating Coppin State and losing to host Elon in the Mainland Regional portion of the tournament.
The Eagles (2-2) come to Boca Raton off of a 67-53 loss to San Francisco on Monday night. Saturday's game will mark the fourth season in a row that the Owls and Eagles have met. American won last season's meeting 62-56 in Washington D.C.
Freshman Stefan Moody leads the Owls in scoring at 14.0 points per game. Senior Jordan McCoy is the Owls' leading rebounder, averaging 7.3 boards per game. Live stats and live audio of the game will be available at www.fausports.com. Season and single-game tickets are available by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
