Owls Return Home to Face Charlotte

BOCA RATON, Fla. – On Sunday afternoon, the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team will return home to face Charlotte. The Conference USA match will kick at 1 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

Florida Atlantic University (5-5-3, 1-2-1 C-USA ) vs Charlotte (3-6-2, 2-2-0 C-USA)
Match Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| Oct. 2 \| 1 p.m. ET
Match Coverage	Streaming: CUSATV \| Live Stats Twitter: @FAUWSoccer
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About The Owls

FAU is coming off a 1-0 defeat to Rice, who is undefeated in Conference USA play last time out
The FAU Owls controlled the pace of the game with a 15-4 margin in shots and a 12-6 lead in corner kicks, yet the Rice Owls were the one who cashed in on their opportunity
FAU has seen a trend of playing low-scoring, close games. Seven games have finished with one goal or less this season. In total, nine games have been decided by one goal or less, including the last five games
FAU's defense is averaging a flat 1.00 goal per game against to rank fourth in C-USA
The Owl back line has been led by Amanda Martin, Luisa Daikeler, Jodi Smith and Hailey Landrus
The defenders have been workhorses this year, rarely coming off the pitch. Martin leads the team with 1,122 minutes played out of a possible 11,70 minutes, which is 95% of the total minutes
Smith has recorded 1,053 minutes played (90% of possible minutes) while Landrus has tallied 1,016 (87%)
Landrus has also created chances on the offensive end with three assists, which is tied for the team lead with Bri Austin

About The 49ers

Charlotte is looking for a three-game winning streak, with victories over Louisiana Tech and UTEP coming into today
Tash Hudson leads the 49ers and is tied for third in C-USA in scoring with five goals

Series History

FAU is 4-2-3 all-time against Charlotte
The last meeting was a dramatic one last year. In the first round of the Conference USA Championship Tournament, the Owls outlasted the 49ers in penalty kicks to advance to the quarterfinals
FAU took a 4-3 edge in penalty kicks
These two teams tied in the regular season, 1-1, as well as the 2-2 tie in the conference tournament

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Bri Austin

Luisa Daikeler

Hailey Landrus

Amanda Martin

Jodi Smith