Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will host Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The match will stream live on FAUSports.com, with live statistics available. The event also will feature Girls in Sports Night, which celebrates girls and women in sports.
Fans can participate in a giveaway for football tickets to Florida Atlantic’s Sept. 12 home opener against Navy. Florida Atlantic entered the match with a 1-2-2 record after a 1-1 draw with then-No. 20 Florida on Aug. 30. Jacksonville entered at 1-1-1 after a 6-0 loss to Florida on Aug. 27.
Florida Atlantic enters after weekly honors
Florida Atlantic defeated Howard 7-0 before drawing Florida 1-1. Hailey Santiago scored against Florida after recording a hat trick against Howard, totaling four goals and nine points during the week. She also recorded an assist against Howard and received American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Ashley Small made 10 saves against Florida and received American Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors. Freshman Lola Hathorne received American Conference Freshman of the Week honors after recording one goal and two assists against Howard. Florida Atlantic ranks third in the American Conference in scoring per game and total goals, is tied for third in total points and ranks sixth in goals allowed per game.
Jacksonville brings 1-1-1 record
Jacksonville defeated Miami 2-0, tied Georgia Southern 0-0 and lost to Florida 6-0. Ula Omerzu and Julia Delprat scored Jacksonville’s goals against Miami, while Omerzu leads the team with eight shots and five shots on goal. Jacksonville was picked third in the Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll after posting a 9-5-5 record, including a 6-1-3 conference record, the previous season.
Delprat and defender Paula Herranz were selected to the Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team. Jacksonville leads the all-time series 11-9-1 in a matchup dating to 1995. Florida Atlantic has won the last three meetings, including a 3-2 road victory last season after a nine-year gap between matchups.
Florida Atlantic has won last three meetings
Michelle Horan scored the game-winning goal in the 59th minute of last season’s meeting. Santiago scored 31 seconds into that match for Florida Atlantic. Thursday’s match will be played at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton.
Source: Original report