Women’s Soccer Faces Sixth Straight Undefeated Opponent Friday

Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer vs. Ball State
Matchup Details	vs. Ball State Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Soccer Stadium Friday, Sept. 13 \| 7 p.m.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University women's soccer, sitting at 4-2-0 on the young season, hits the midway point of a five-game homestand when the team hosts 5-0-0 Ball State on Friday night. Since the opener against Florida, every single Owls' opponent has been undefeated. FAU has handed four teams their first loss of 2019, winning four of five matches against opposition that, beforehand, had a combined mark of 12-0-1.

Owls' Week in Review
Two of those victories came last weekend against Dartmouth (previously with a record of 2-0, defeating them 1-0) and North Florida (4-0-1, a 2-1 victory). In the former, Pernille Velta's third goal put her into a tie for the team lead with Miracle Porter and Sammy Vitols. That was only a momentary dead heat, as on Sunday, Mary O'Hara came up with both goals to leapfrog the trio with four on the season. Additionally, with the two wins, Cassidy Wasdin earned the team's first Conference USA accolade of the season, as Goalkeeper of the Week.

Fast Facts

Owls' Weekend in Preview
Ball State (5-0-0) has gotten through the first portion of the season unscathed, while outscoring their five opponents 11-1. Keeper Tristin Stuteville has been in goal for every match, with four shutouts and 19 saves against 20 opposing shots. Grace Alsop leads the squad with four goals, while Tati Hawkins-Dabney has three. The Cardinals went 14-3-3 a year ago, 8-2-1 in the MAC, finishing second in both the regular season and in the MAC Tournament (falling in PK's in the championship). They too were chosen second in the league's preseason poll.

Opponent History
Twice before, the Owls and Cardinals have met, each splitting a decision in two matches in Boca Raton. The last matchup was 10 years ago, on Aug. 30, 2009, a 3-0 FAU win; two years prior, on Sept. 7, 2007, BSU prevailed, 2-1.

Women's Soccer on Social Media
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After This
The final two matches of five straight at home comes next weekend. On Thursday, the Owls host Marshall in each team's 2019 C-USA opener; on Sunday, FAU will take on Creighton for the first time ever. Following that is four consecutive road matches for the squad, their longest stretch away from Boca Raton this season.

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