Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Blomqvist, Smith Tabbed FAU Players of the Week
10/1/2018 4:46:00 PM | Football, General, Women's Soccer
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida Atlantic University has named Ebba Blomqvist (women's soccer) and Rashad Smith (football) student-athletes of the week.
Blomqvist earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday after leading the Owls to consecutive shutouts last week against Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss. FAU is off to the best start in conference play in program history with a 4-0-0 record. The senior was part of the defensive effort that held the Lady Techsters to eight shots on Friday and she set up a late game-winning goal for the squad. On Sunday, the Skovde, Sweden native made a penalty kick that proved to be the game-winner in the Owls' 2-0 win over Southern Miss.
Smith notched six tackles at Middle Tennessee on Saturday, including five solo and 2.0 tackles for loss. The junior's pick to begin the second was his third of the season which is the third in the country. The Florida City, Florida native is also 54th in the nation in total tackles with 43 on the year.
Blomqvist and the women's soccer team will hit the road to take on UTSA on Friday in San Antonio. The Owls will be back at FAU Soccer Stadium next week with a pair of matches against Old Dominion (Oct. 11) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 14).
Smith and the football team return home to take on Old Dominion on Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Stadium.
For tickets, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to FAUSports.com.
Blomqvist earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday after leading the Owls to consecutive shutouts last week against Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss. FAU is off to the best start in conference play in program history with a 4-0-0 record. The senior was part of the defensive effort that held the Lady Techsters to eight shots on Friday and she set up a late game-winning goal for the squad. On Sunday, the Skovde, Sweden native made a penalty kick that proved to be the game-winner in the Owls' 2-0 win over Southern Miss.
Smith notched six tackles at Middle Tennessee on Saturday, including five solo and 2.0 tackles for loss. The junior's pick to begin the second was his third of the season which is the third in the country. The Florida City, Florida native is also 54th in the nation in total tackles with 43 on the year.
Blomqvist and the women's soccer team will hit the road to take on UTSA on Friday in San Antonio. The Owls will be back at FAU Soccer Stadium next week with a pair of matches against Old Dominion (Oct. 11) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 14).
Smith and the football team return home to take on Old Dominion on Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Stadium.
For tickets, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to FAUSports.com.
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