Seth Henigan completed 25 of 38 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns to lead Memphis to a 20-12 road victory over Florida State and their former coach Mike Norvell on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. The Tigers (3-0) picked up
Football is back in full force this week, as week 0 has come and gone, meaning week 1 and a full slate of AAC games are on tap for this weekend.
FAU entered the rubber match against Memphis, attempting to obtain their second consecutive AAC series win to open up their conference schedule. The previous night the Owls launched seven home runs, tying the program single game record, to even up the series at one game a piece.
FAU entered game two of their conference series at Memphis looking to get their bats back on track and tie the series. The Owls bats would come alive early, and Memphis would never be able to catch up. Led by the long ball, the Owls took game two over the Tigers 13-5, to even up the series.
The season finale matchup between FAU (24-7 14-4 AAC) and Memphis (22-9 11-7 AAC) was built up with immense anticipation since it was placed on the docket, and it lived up to every ounce of the hype.
Sunday afternoon’s matchup between FAU and Memphis was a thriller that saw both sides exchanging leads and playing hard nosed basketball. In the end, however, it was the Memphis Tigers who defended their home court and used big moments in the second half to power through FAU, 78-74.