On Friday, the Florida Atlantic Owls (4-6-3) defeated 14-ranked Florida International University (FIU) Panthers (8-3-3), 2-1.
The win against FIU places FAU higher in their bracket as they battle for the sixth tournament spot in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
“We put ourselves in a great spot, winning tonight over FIU. We needed to win at home, and doing it against FIU felt awesome. Winning breeds confidence, we had two guys step in that were not scheduled to start, and they did fantastic,” head coach Joey Worthen stated.
In the 2022 regular season finale, the Owls had an opportunity to advance to the final playoff spot for the Conference USA Tournament.