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Owls set for American Tipoff in Tampa
10/9/2026 12:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – LeAnn Freeland, Florida Atlantic women's basketball head coach, along with senior guard Grace Carstensen and junior guard Erin Rodgers will be spotlighted at the American Tipoff on Sunday and Monday, October 11-12 at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street in Tampa, Florida.
The Owls will be featured on the ESPN+ live show, beginning on Monday, Oct. 12 at 8:05 a.m., hosted by Maria Trivelpiece and analyst Brooke Weisbrod.
Carstensen, from Hinsdale, Illinois, was one of the nation's top 3-point threats during her junior season in Paradise.
Carstensen saw action in every FAU contest and made 20 starts for the Owls in 2025-26. The senior led the team in 3-point field goal percentage (.416), finishing 24th in the nation and second in the American, in addition to leading the team in made 3-point field goals (69) and 3-pointers per game (2.2), both of which ranked fifth in the league.
She produced a team second-best 11 double-figure scoring performances, including a career-best 19 points and a career-high two blocks in her Florida Atlantic debut in the Owls' season opener against Florida Memorial on Nov. 4. Carstensen also finished the season with a career-high three steals vs. FGCU (Dec. 12), tied a career-best five made 3-pointers against South Florida (Jan. 24), and collected a career-high four rebounds and scored 14 points at Tulsa (Jan. 27).
Erin Rodgers, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was a dominant offensive force for the Owls as a sophomore in Boca Raton.
Rodgers played in 22 games and made 10 starts for the Owls in 2025-26. The junior led the Owls in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. She recorded nine double-digit scoring performances, including registering three consecutive 20-point games, marking the first Owl to do so since the 2023-24 season. Rodgers recorded a career-best 25 points, including a career-high 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, in the Owls' home win over UAB on Feb. 7. She also registered her second career double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down a season-best 11 rebounds at East Carolina on Feb. 17.
Florida Atlantic, picked to finish eighth in the league's preseason poll, will open the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2 when the Owls visit Miami at the Watsco Center.
2026-27 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Click here to view the Owls' 2026-27 schedule.
2026-27 ROSTER
Click here to view the Owls' 2026-27 roster.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets and season ticket renewals are on sale and can be purchased here or by calling the FAU ticket office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS. Single game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
Keep up with everything Florida Atlantic women's basketball at FAUSports.com and on social media on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
The Owls will be featured on the ESPN+ live show, beginning on Monday, Oct. 12 at 8:05 a.m., hosted by Maria Trivelpiece and analyst Brooke Weisbrod.
Carstensen, from Hinsdale, Illinois, was one of the nation's top 3-point threats during her junior season in Paradise.
Carstensen saw action in every FAU contest and made 20 starts for the Owls in 2025-26. The senior led the team in 3-point field goal percentage (.416), finishing 24th in the nation and second in the American, in addition to leading the team in made 3-point field goals (69) and 3-pointers per game (2.2), both of which ranked fifth in the league.
She produced a team second-best 11 double-figure scoring performances, including a career-best 19 points and a career-high two blocks in her Florida Atlantic debut in the Owls' season opener against Florida Memorial on Nov. 4. Carstensen also finished the season with a career-high three steals vs. FGCU (Dec. 12), tied a career-best five made 3-pointers against South Florida (Jan. 24), and collected a career-high four rebounds and scored 14 points at Tulsa (Jan. 27).
Erin Rodgers, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was a dominant offensive force for the Owls as a sophomore in Boca Raton.
Rodgers played in 22 games and made 10 starts for the Owls in 2025-26. The junior led the Owls in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. She recorded nine double-digit scoring performances, including registering three consecutive 20-point games, marking the first Owl to do so since the 2023-24 season. Rodgers recorded a career-best 25 points, including a career-high 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, in the Owls' home win over UAB on Feb. 7. She also registered her second career double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down a season-best 11 rebounds at East Carolina on Feb. 17.
Florida Atlantic, picked to finish eighth in the league's preseason poll, will open the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2 when the Owls visit Miami at the Watsco Center.
2026-27 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Click here to view the Owls' 2026-27 schedule.
2026-27 ROSTER
Click here to view the Owls' 2026-27 roster.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets and season ticket renewals are on sale and can be purchased here or by calling the FAU ticket office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS. Single game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
Keep up with everything Florida Atlantic women's basketball at FAUSports.com and on social media on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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