Owls Clipped by Monarchs in Regular Season Finale

Thursday, October 28

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 PM

Florida Atlantic

6-6-4, 4-2-2

Old Dominion

10-4-1, 6-1-1

Old Dominion

Florida Atlantic

10/28/2021 10:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – In the final regular season match, the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team was topped by Old Dominion, 2-0. The Owls conclude the regular season at 6-6-4 and 4-2-2 in Conference USA play.

The Owls had already clinched a berth into the Conference USA Women's Soccer Championship Tournament prior to tonight's match. FAU will serve as the host for the entire tourney, which will run from Nov. 1-Nov. 7. The complete bracket will be released by the conference tomorrow morning.

Prior to the game, FAU honored its four seniors for their contributions to the program the last five years. Cassidy Wasdin, Emma Grissom, Sammy Vitols, and Miracle Porter were recognized surrounded by their teammates and family members pregame. The quadrant has been a part of 49 victories since the start of the 2017 season.

How it Happened
After a scoreless first half, ODU (10-4-1, 6-1-1 C-USA) broke through in the 48^th minute with a Carla Morich goal. Deep in a crowded FAU box, the ball was bouncing around and wound up at the feet of Morich who punched it in.

Five minutes later, FAU had a great scoring look when Bri Austin took a shot 20 yards out on a free kick. The rifled shot bounced off the crossbar to keep ODU on top.

The Monarchs doubled up the lead in the 56'. Morgan Hall had a close shot that was initially denied by FAU keeper Amit Cohen, but Hall controlled the rebound and put the second shot in to make it 2-0.

Notables

FAU's three-game winning streak was snapped with the defeat tonight. The Owls propelled themselves into the conference tourney with the run
The conference tournament appearance marks the seventh straight for FAU, a streak that began in 2015
Austin paced the offensive attack for the Owls with three shots
ODU out-shot FAU, 11-7
FAU held a 7-3 lead in corner kicks
Gi Krstec recorded two shots on the evening
Cohen recorded four saves in net
Going the distance was Cohen, Hailey Landrus, Hunter Koziara, Grissom, Jodi Smith, and Amanda Martin
Old Dominion clinched the C-USA East and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament

Postgame Interview With Coach Baker

Conference USA Tournament Starts Monday
FAU will serve as the host for the 2021 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championship. The tourney is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1 with the championship match to be held on Nov. 7. Check on fauathletics.com and conferenceusa.com tomorrow morning for the complete brackets.