The Florida Atlantic Owls (6-7-3, 3-5 AAC) bested longtime in-state rivals and nationally ranked No. 23 Florida International University (FIU) Panthers (9-4-4, 5-1-2 AAC) 1-0 on Sunday night.
“What a game, what a win for our boys in a tournament anything can happen,” said head coach Joey Worthen after the game. “FIU is a great team, coached really well. It just had everything in the game, it was really exciting. Our boys never gave up. I tell them to play as hard as they can.”
FIU was a 3-seed after a 2-2 draw with the University of Tulsa to end the season.