Women’s Soccer Moves to 2-0 in C-USA Play

Sunday, September 23

Boca Raton, Fla.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-560, 200 CUSA

UAB

-441, 110 CUSA

UAB

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

9/23/2018 4:41:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team won their third straight match and moved to 2-0 in league play for the first time since joining Conference USA after Sunday afternoon's 1-0 win over UAB.

Turning Point:
The game's lone score came in the 42nd minute. Thelma Hermannsdottir provided the first bit of control for the Owls (5-6-0, 2-0-0 C-USA), getting it ahead to Miracle Porter. Porter stopped on a dime and eluded a defender, crossing it to her left, directly to the head of Elisha Holmes, who drilled it past the UAB keeper for her second goal of the year.

The Finish:
FAU had a 7-2 shot advantage at the half, and continued to press after, having many opportunities to extend the lead, but they were turned away or off target. On the other side, UAB (4-4-1, 1-1-0 C-USA) ended up with six second half shots, but they too could not keep it on frame, with only one save necessary by FAU goalkeeper Jennifer Ocampo.

Notables:

Holmes provided goal No. 9 of her three-year career, and for Porter, it is her first assist of the year and second as an Owl
Mary O'Hara led the team in shot attempts for the second straight match, with two of her four on goal. Pernille Velta had three shots, and Madison Davenport and Holmes two each
On a hot and humid day, three Owls in addition to Ocampo played the full 90: Ebba Blomqvist, Alex Maxson and Jessica Monteiro. Carolynn Wotring was on for 86 minutes, and Hailey Landrus for 80
Not only is this the first time FAU has been 2-0 in C-USA play – in their sixth year in the league – the last time they started out with wins in their first two conference matches was as part of the Sun Belt in 2010 (defeating Arkansas State and Little Rock)

Quotable:
"(I'm) pleased, I thought again a good scouting report, good video highlights, we kind of knew what they were about and what we needed to try to do to be successful," said Head Coach Patrick Baker. "We scored a great goal, Thelma (Hermannsdottir) had a great run, served the ball through the box, Miracle (Porter) recycled it with an even better service for Elisha (Holmes) to head home. It's gonna take a quality goal to beat this team, they're well-coached, they're well-drilled (and) have a lot of good players. They don't give up much, and we knew that."

Full Video with Coach Baker:

What's Next:
Two more conference battles, both at home, are ahead. Next Friday, Sept. 28, the Owls host Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m.; on Sunday at 1 p.m., it's Southern Miss at FAU Soccer Stadium. Counting these two, only four matches remain at home, so to get tickets, go to www.fausports.com or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.