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Florida Atlantic Tallies Victory over Lipscomb
8/31/2025 3:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Behind two first half goals, the Florida Atlantic's women's soccer team defeated Lipscomb in a 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at FAU Soccer Stadium.
The Owls (1-4-1) picked up their first victory of the season, holding the Bisons (2-2-1) scoreless for the first half and tacking on two goals of their own.
For the third consecutive game, the Owls found the scoreboard first. 23 minutes in, when a free kick led to a Sloane Young score off the assist from Sydney Neira. The graduate student Young takes the team lead in goals and Neira takes the lead in assists, each now with two on the season.
With nine minutes remaining in the first half, a handball provided the opportunity for Hailey Santiago to take a penalty kick, which she drilled for her first goal of the season and keeping her at 100% on penalty kicks in her collegiate career. Off Santiago's score, the Owls entered halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Lipscomb responded with a goal of its own 17 minutes into the second half to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Owls held the Bisons scoreless the rest of the way. Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Small saved an attempt at the tying goal three minutes later, with Bison only registering one shot attempt for the remainder of the half.
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UP NEXT
The Owls will take a one-game trip to face Jacksonville on Thursday, Sep. 4 at 7 p.m. before returning to FAU Soccer Stadium to host Florida State on Sunday, Sep. 7 at 12 p.m on ESPN+.
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To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic women's soccer, follow FAU on social media @FAUWSoccer.
The Owls (1-4-1) picked up their first victory of the season, holding the Bisons (2-2-1) scoreless for the first half and tacking on two goals of their own.
For the third consecutive game, the Owls found the scoreboard first. 23 minutes in, when a free kick led to a Sloane Young score off the assist from Sydney Neira. The graduate student Young takes the team lead in goals and Neira takes the lead in assists, each now with two on the season.
With nine minutes remaining in the first half, a handball provided the opportunity for Hailey Santiago to take a penalty kick, which she drilled for her first goal of the season and keeping her at 100% on penalty kicks in her collegiate career. Off Santiago's score, the Owls entered halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Lipscomb responded with a goal of its own 17 minutes into the second half to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Owls held the Bisons scoreless the rest of the way. Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Small saved an attempt at the tying goal three minutes later, with Bison only registering one shot attempt for the remainder of the half.
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Postgame with Head Coach Patrick Baker following the win!#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/U5RAenv1Dj
— Florida Atlantic Women's Soccer (@FAUWSoccer) August 31, 2025
UP NEXT
The Owls will take a one-game trip to face Jacksonville on Thursday, Sep. 4 at 7 p.m. before returning to FAU Soccer Stadium to host Florida State on Sunday, Sep. 7 at 12 p.m on ESPN+.
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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