Women's Soccer Garners Shutout Victory over Blue Raiders

Friday, September 30

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

8:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

6-5-1, 2-0

Middle Tennessee

3-6-1, 1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Florida Atlantic	1	0	1
Middle Tennessee	0	0	0

9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Sept. 30, 2016

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team was able to make a first half goal stand up in notching a Conference USA road victory on Friday night over Middle Tennessee, 1-0.

Turning Point:

The lone goal of the match came in the 38th minute, off of a beautiful corner kick by Kelsey Parry. The senior played the ball to the far side of the box where it was headed in by Sammy Rowland for her team-high fifth goal of the season.

The Finish:

The Owls (6-5-1, 2-1-0 C-USA) staved off all of the remaining Blue Raider (3-6-1, 1-2-0) shot attempts. They had 11 chances following the score, none finding the back of the net. Only five of their 15 shots were on goal.

Notables:

On the other side of the ledger, seven of 10 Owl attempts were on goal
Rowland, Asta Arnadottir, Mary O'Hara and Pernille Velta each had two shots; Elisha Holmes and Jessica Monteiro had one apiece
Sydney Drinkwater had four saves for her fifth shutout of the season
The entire defensive backline in front of Drinkwater played all 90 minutes: Marli Batiste, Erica Burt, Madison Caldwell and Sophie Sanchez

Quotable:

"It was a great performance by both teams," said head coach Patrick Baker. "It was our first road win of 2016 ... and had a lot of 1-0 losses the wrong way. Today we just managed to collect an early goal in the first half and managed to make it hold up over the course of 90 minutes."

What's Next:

The Owls' road action continues Sunday at UAB, for a 2 p.m. EDT kickoff. Sunday, Oct. 9 will be the next home tilt, at the FAU Soccer Stadium against Charlotte. To purchase tickets for that match or for season ticket plans, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/fau/EN/buy/browse?i%5B0%5D=242.