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Florida Atlantic vs USF
Match Details	at USF Tampa, Fla. Saturday, Feb. 27 \| 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 (DH \| 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Match Coverage	Live Stats Watch: ESPN+ Social: @FAUSoftball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University softball (2-8) is set to play a three-game series this weekend in Tampa, against USF, beginning with one game on Saturday, Feb. 27 and concluding on Sunday, Feb. 28 with a doubleheader. Saturday's contest will start at 6:30 p.m., while the Sunday matchups have been changed to 3 p.m. and then immediately after.

The Owls trail the USF all-time series 16-6, but captured the last meeting in 2013, 2-1. FAU is expected by be led by senior catcher Kaitlyn Burke, who is No. 4 among all Conference USA hitters in batting average and No. 6 in RBI. The duo of Kaitlyn Cunningham and Sara Berthiaume has used their legs to stretch doubles into triples and singles into doubles. Cunningham leads the league in triples while Berthiaume is No. 2 in doubles.

The circle is expected to be occupied by lefty Lynn Gardner who leads C-USA with 31 innings pitched. She stands at No. 5 among pitching leaders with 14 Ks and No. 6 with two wins. Also expected to work the circle are returners Abigail Morgan and Kara Lokeinsky and newcomer Donnie Gobourne.

What's Next

FAU will return home to play host to Parents' Weekend scheduled for March 4-8. The tournament field includes Kentucky, ranked No. 12 in the latest poll, as well as Pitt, Coastal Carolina and Illinois State. Visit www.fausports.com for a complete and up-to-date schedule and note that the Owls have added South Dakota to the 2021 schedule. That matchup is a scheduled doubleheader on March 12 prior to the three-game home series versus UCF. Follow the team socially at @FAUSoftball.

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Sara Berthiaume

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Kaitlyn Cunningham

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Kara Lokeinsky

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