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Owls Face Temple on the Road Before Senior Day Against ECU
10/23/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer vs. Temple & ECU | |
| Match Details | Philadelphia, Pa. | Oct. 24 | 7 p.m. | Temple Sports Complex Boca Raton, Fla. | Oct. 27 | 1 p.m. | FAU Soccer Stadium |
| Match Coverage | Streaming for Temple: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Match Notes Streaming for ECU: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Match Notes Twitter: @FAUWSoccer
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PHILADELPHIA – Florida Atlantic women's soccer will take on the Owls of Temple on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. and the Pirates of East Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. for the last home match of the season.
The Owls (2-9-4, 1-4-2 AAC) will play Temple (2-14-0, 0-7-0 AAC) on the road in Philadelphia for the first time in program history. The last time these two teams faced each other was in Boca Raton when the Owls won 2-0 in their first matchup against the Temple Owls. The match on Thursday night will air on ESPN+. The Florida Atlantic Owls will be back at it on Sunday afternoon as they take on ECU (6-3-6, 3-2-3 AAC) in the last home regular season match 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. On Sunday, Florida Atlantic will honor the eight seniors (Drew Dempsey, Jodi Smith, Emmy Schleifer, Malaya Melancon, Kat Cunningham, Kaylin Johnston, Iris Young, and Sofia Voldby) prior to kickoff.
- 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 2-9-4 overall record and 1-4-2 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 145
- 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
- Temple holds a 2-14-0, 0-7-0 AAC record thus far
- This is the first season with Head Coach Chris Shaw at the helm for the Owls
- Shari Atkins is the leading goal scorer for the Owls with three on the year
- Temple averages 0.56 goals per game with a total of nine on the season
- East Carolina holds a 6-3-6, 3-2-3 AAC record thus far
- This is the third season with Head Coach Gary Higgins at the helm for the Pirates
- Sydney Schnell leads the Pirates with six goals on the season
- In conference play, Schnell leads with four goals
- The Pirates total 17 goals and 172 shots on the year
- ECU is currently ranked fourth in the AAC standings
- Thursday's match marks the second time Florida Atlantic has faced the Temple Owls in program history
- The FAU Owls lead 1-0 in the series versus Temple
- Florida Atlantic trails 0-3-0 in the series against the East Carolina
- FAU's last matchup against ECU was on the road on Sept. 13, 2023, where the Owls fell 1-0
- Prior to last season's matchup, Florida Atlantic hadn't faced ECU in ten years
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