Owls Remain at Home to Face Rice and Memphis

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: F AUSports.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

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Bori

Drew Dempsey

Daniella Diaz

Lexi Gonzalez

Michelle Horan

Stella Rubidoux

Hailey Santiago

Emmy Schleifer

Kayla Siddiqi

Jodi Smith

Sloane Young

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus North Texas on October 26, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at USF on October 30, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus American Conference on November 3, 2025

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