Owls Shutout the Bulls and Advance to the Semifinals

Tuesday, October 31

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

8-6-5, 3-3-3

#2 Seed USF

10-6-2, 6-1-2

Fla. Atlantic

South Fla.

Photo by: American Athletic Conference/Ben Solomon

10/31/2023 11:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women's soccer shutout USF 1-0 in the 2023 AAC Championship quarterfinals in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, on Tuesday evening. The Owls improved to 8-6-5.

After facing the Bulls in the last game of the regular season it was time to face them again in the AAC tournament.

The match remained scoreless through the first half. In the 63rd minute, the Owls took the lead on a goal by Molly Setsma, assisted by Michelle Horan to put Florida Atlantic on top. Setsma and Horan set new career-highs on the night as Setsma registered her third goal of the season and Horan recorded her fifth assist of the season. Goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez recorded six saves on the night in the Bulls shutout.

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Post game interview with head coach Patrick Baker #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/rLFT5sPJka
— Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer (@FAUWSoccer) November 1, 2023

WHAT'S NEXT
Florida Atlantic advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 AAC Championship tournament and is set to face the No. 3 seed SMU on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.

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