Women’s Soccer Gears up for First Two of Five in a Row at Home

Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer vs. Dartmouth & North Florida
Matchup Details	vs. Dartmouth Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Soccer Stadium Friday, Sept. 6 \| 5:30 p.m. vs. North Florida Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Soccer Stadium Sunday, Sept. 8 \| 1 p.m.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team, now receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, returns to the familiar setting of the FAU Soccer Stadium to begin a five-match homestand this weekend, hosting Dartmouth and North Florida.

The Dartmouth matchup on Friday will be earlier than normal, at 5:30 p.m., as it is the front end of a doubleheader with the men's team. The 1-0 squad topped No. 17 James Madison last Friday, and will take on Louisville following the women's matchup.

Owls' Week in Review
The Owls (2-2-0) picked up a victory in hostile territory a week ago, topping Miami in Coral Gables, 2-1. A Sunday match with then-No. 18 Kansas – now up to No. 11 in the same national poll – also came on the road, and the Jayhawks escaped with a 1-0 victory.

Junior Sammy Vitols picked up a goal and an assist against UM, with Elisha Holmes tallying the other score. Five Owls have garnered a goal, led by Vitols and Miracle Porter with three each; nine have recorded an assist, paced by two from defender Carolynn Wotring.

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Owls' Weekend in Preview
Dartmouth (2-0-0) comes into Boca first, having picked up wins against Pittsburgh and Syracuse. The dual victories helped earn Tracey Mills, who had a goal and an assist, Ivy League Player of the Week honors. The Big Green were chosen prior to the year to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll, after placing third a year ago with a 4-2-1 conference mark, while going 10-5-2 overall.

North Florida (3-0-1) had two comfortable wins last weekend, 3-1 over Presbyterian and 3-0 over Charleston Southern. Thais Reiss was chosen as ASUN Player of the Week, her second straight conference honor, and teammate Sophia Thompson is the reigning ASUN Defensive Player of the Week. Reiss leads the conference with five goals, including game-winners in each result a weekend ago. The Ospreys were 7-8-1 last year, 2-5-1 in the league, and were voted seventh in the ASUN preseason poll.

Opponent History
Regarding Dartmouth, this will be the third straight weekend (following Grand Canyon and Kansas) that the Owls face an opponent for the first time in program history.

FAU and UNF have met three times, with the Owls holding a 2-0-1 advantage. The series was bookended with wins, in 2005 (4-0) and 2015 (1-0). The tie came in 2009, a 1-1 stalemate in two overtimes.

Women's Soccer on Social Media
Follow the Owls on Twitter and Instagram, both @FAUWomensSoccer, and like the team on Facebook here.

After This
Next weekend will see the Owls host just one contest, on Friday, Sept. 13. The matchup will come against Ball State. The homestand ends on Sept. 19 and Sept. 22, against Marshall – the team's 2019 Conference USA opener – and Creighton, respectively.

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