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12 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs. Florida State
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Thursday, October 17
Boca Raton, Fla.
7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
Rice
Photo by: Rick De Paiva
Owls Remain at Home to Face Rice and Memphis
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| Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer vs. Rice & Memphis | |
| Match Details | Boca Raton, Fla. | Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, Fla. | Oct. 20 | 6 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium |
| Match Coverage | Streaming for Rice: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Match Notes Streaming for Memphis: FAUSports.com | Live Stats Twitter: @FAUWSoccer
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women's soccer will take on the Owls of Rice on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. and the Tigers of Memphis on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.
The Owls (2-8-3, 1-3-1 AAC) will play Rice (11-2-1, 5-1-0 AAC) in Boca Raton for the first time since joining the American Athletic Conference. The last time these two teams faced each other was in Houston when the Owls won 1-0 in their first AAC matchup in program history. The match on Thursday night will air on ESPN+. The Florida Atlantic Owls will be back at it on Sunday evening as they take on Memphis (9-1-2, 4-0-2 AAC) in a Sunday conference matchup to close out the week. This will mark the fourth match between these two teams in program history.
All home games at the FAU Soccer Stadium are free admission. Fans will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a chance to win a mini fridge on Thursday evening.
ABOUT THE OWLS
- Head Coach Patrick Baker is in his 12th season at the helm of the Owls
- Baker is the only women's soccer coach in history to go to a Division I, II, and III postseason tournament
- Florida Atlantic is in its second year in the American Athletic Conference after making it to the AAC Semifinals last season
- The Owls move to a 2-8-3 overall record and 1-3-1 in the AAC
- On the year, Florida Atlantic has registered eight different goal scorers (Michelle Horan, Drew Dempsey, Olivia Bori, Emmy Schleifer, Daniella Diaz, Stella Rubidoux, Jodi Smith, Sloane Young, and Hailey Santiago)
- Goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez is ranked No. 9 in program history in all-time saves with 131
- Freshman Hailey Santiago scored her first collegiate goal in the match versus Tulsa
- Defender Kayla Siddiqi is off representing her country (Pakistan) for the next week
- Senior Drew Dempsey and Horan are now the leading goal scorers on the season for Florida Atlantic, with two each
ABOUT THE OWLS
- Rice holds a 11-1-2, 5-1-0 AAC record thus far
- This is the sixth season with Head Coach Brian Lee at the helm for the Owls
- Leah Chancey is the leading goal scorer for the Owls, with nine on the year
- Rice averages 1.79 goals per game with a total of 25 this season
- The Owls are first in the standings in conference play
ABOUT THE TIGERS
- Memphis holds a 9-2-1, 1-0-1 AAC record thus far
- This is the 25th season with Head Coach Brooks Monaghan at the helm for the Tigers
- Ai Kitagawa leads the Tigers with five goals on the season
- In conference play, Kitagawa leads with two goals
- The Tigers total 24 goals and 174 shots on the year
- Memphis is currently at second in the AAC standings
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday's match marks the second time Florida Atlantic has faced the Owls since being in the AAC
- The series against Rice is tied 4-4-0
- The Rice Owls will travel to Paradise for the first time since 2019
- Florida Atlantic trails 0-3-0 in the series against the Tigers
- FAU's last matchup against Memphis on the road was in 2022 before Florida Atlantic joined the AAC
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic women's soccer, follow FAU on social media @FAUWSoccer.
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