Florida Atlantic (3-3-2, 0-0-0 AAC) vs. East Carolina (4-2-2, 0-0-0 AAC) |
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Greenville, N.C. | Sept. 14Â | 7Â p.m. ET I Johnson Stadium |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Florida Atlantic women's soccer (3-3-2) will travel to take on the Pirates of East Carolina (4-2-2) at the Johnson Stadium on Thursday evening for a AAC matchup.This will make the first conference game in the American Athletic Conference for the program.
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- The Owls faced the Lady Vols in an AAC-SEC matchup Sunday, the game was called early due to weather.Â
- Taylor Vogt will represent Peru on the u19 National Peruvian team this week.Â
- Florida Atlantic recorded a team high of eight saves against Tennessee.Â
- Senior Lexi Gonzalez registered three saves and left the Lady Vols scoreless in the second half.Â
- Elin Simonardottir leads the Owls with four goals, right behind her is Sloane Young with two goals on the season.Â
- East Carolina is 4-2-2. Their last matchup against Western Carolina resulted in a tie.Â
- Jazmin Ferguson and Ella Steck lead the Pirates with two goals each.Â
- The Pirates were ranked No. 4 in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.
- This is the second season with head coach Gary Higgins at the helm for the Pirates.Â
- East Carolina averages 10.9 shots per game and 1.38 goals per game.Â
- This will be the third meeting between the two in program history.Â
- The last time the Owls faced the Pirates was October 20, 2013 in Greenville, N.C..
- The Pirates lead the series 2-0.Â
- The Owls return home to play another AAC game against Temple on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 pm.Â
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