Women’s Soccer Tops Miami For Second Straight Victory

Thursday, August 29

Coral Gables, Fla.

7:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Miami

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Florida Atlantic

Miami (FL)

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

8/29/2019 10:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team scored twice early and held off both a late Miami surge and the elements in defeating the Hurricanes in a weather-shortened match, 2-1 at Cobb Stadium on Thursday.

The Turning Point:
The Owls (2-1-0) got on the board early and doubled the lead a dozen minutes later. The goals were tallied by Sammy Vitols and Elisha Holmes, and the FAU defense was stingy, not allowing a single shot on goal in the first half.

The Finish:
The homestanding Hurricanes (2-1-0) did halve the lead in the second, in between two weather delays. The teams played for 13 more minutes, but the latter weather halted the match at 76:07 (which had become official when it passed the 70:00 mark).

Notables:

Under two minutes in, 1:47 to be exact, Vitols deposited a corner kick in for her third goal of the season
Vitols had another good look in the 14th minute, and teammate Holmes was on the spot to deflect it past the UM keeper for a 2-0 lead. The score would hold there into the break
Just after the second half began, weather forced a delay of just under 45 minutes
Goalkeeper Cassidy Wasdin turned away three very tough UM looks early in the second
She and a backline defender combined to keep two more out on the same flurry, but the Hurricanes snuck a third attempt across for their first goal in the 64th
A downpour halted play with 13:53 left, and the teams would have attempted to come back out had another lightning strike not occurred during the delay window

Quotable

"I was pleased with how we started the game, I thought that we were really good, very similar to how we started against Florida," said head coach Patrick Baker. "Very similar to Florida (also), we come out of halftime … and have to go into a delay. Give Miami credit, they're very talented, they're very well-coached and we knew they were going to bring it to us."

Full Video with Coach Baker:

What's Next

On Sunday afternoon, the Owls will take on No. 18 Kansas on the road. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern and the match will be both streamed (on Big 12 Now on ESPN+) and broadcasted (free on KU radio) live.