Owls Visit Memphis for Pivotal Conference Matchup

Florida Atlantic Men's Soccer at Memphis
Match Details	Memphis, Tenn. \| Saturday, Oct. 22 \| 8 p.m.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (2-2-2 AAC) is in a battle for a place in the American Athletic Conference postseason tournament. The Owls will have a major opportunity in front of them when they visit Memphis (3-2-1 AAC) on Saturday night for an 8 p.m. EST kickoff.

ABOUT THE OWLS

The Owls enter Saturday in seventh place in the AAC standings with eight points – they are tied on points with Charlotte but behind the 49ers based on conference goal-differential
The top six at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the postseason tournament
A win on Saturday would vault the Owls into the top four
FAU is coming off a 2-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday
After falling behind 1-0 in the 4th minute, the Owls controlled possession for most of the match and outshot the Eagles by a significant margin
They finally converted the equalizer in the 84th minute when freshman Yuval Oren found himself on the other end of a Spencer Mallion free kick
FGCU would respond just four minutes later to retake the lead and hold for a one-goal victory
The result was the first time this season in which the Owls scored at least one goal but did not earn a win or draw (previously 3-0-3).
The Owls were without regular contributors Leo Keller and Victor Claudel – both are expected back in the lineup on Saturday

ABOUT THE TIGERS

Memphis is 6-3-4 overall and coming off a 1-1 tie with No. 12 Lipscomb on Tuesday
The Tigers have AAC wins against SMU, UCF, and Temple and losses to FIU and Tulsa – they drew 1-1 with Charlotte
Memphis is led offensively by Alberto Cruz with seven goals – the freshman came through in the clutch on Tuesday scoring the tying goal with less than 30 seconds left in regulation
Goalkeeper Colin Welsh has earned AAC Defensive Player of the Week honors three times this season including this past week
Head coach Richard Mulrooney is in his eighth season with the program
The former MLS and United States Men's National Team player was named as an assistant under then-head coach Richie Grant for one season before being promoted to his current position.

MATCH HISTORY

FAU and Memphis last met for the first and only time on October 1, 1993, when they played to a 1-1 draw

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls return home to face No. 20 SMU next Friday for senior night
The regular season concludes in Miami against FIU on November 2

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Victor Claudel

Leo Keller

Spencer Mallion

Yuval Oren