FAU football got better Tuesday afternoon, specifically the defensive side of the ball, as per FAU_Owls_Nest on X, the Owls received commitments from Wilky Denaud, a former 4 star prospect and transfer from Mississippi State & Auburn, Eric Brantley, a
After taking the series finale against UTSA, FAU got into the AAC tournament as the six seed. They’ll take on the four seeded Tulane Green Wave, a team that FAU lost a series at home to not too long ago. After a tough final stretch of the regular season for the Owls, they’ll need to turn things around in Clearwater if they want a bid into the NCAA tournament.
FAU Men’s Basketball made their first roster move in 9 days on Sunday morning, as the Owls went back overseas, landing a commit from 7 ‘1 Lithuanian Center Matas Vokietaitis.The 19 year old played for Zalgiris Kaunas in the Lithuanian basketball league, mainly for their second affiliate team, where he averaged 12.5 points 8.6 rebounds and 0.8 Assists across 41 games this past season, while also making 1 appearance for their main team.
FAU entered their regular season finale at home on Saturday looking to avoid being swept by the UTSA Roadrunners. After losing by run-rule in game one, and in heartbreaking extra inning fashion in game two, the Owls grinded out a game three win that secured them a spot in the AAC tournament in Clearwater.
2024 FAU Lady Owls Finished with an Incredible 41-16 Record
FAU Softball (41-16) lost a tough one Saturday evening 3-2 to FGCU (38-20), which brought an end to their 2024 campaign. The Owls were able to grab a 1-0 lead early in this ballgame and held that lead deep into the 6th inning, however a late FGCU rally was too much to overcome in this one for FAU, and with that brought an end to the Owls NCAA regional run after just 2 games.
FAU Lady Owls vs South Alabama game photos.
After taking back to back losses by the run-rule, FAU looked to get in the win column and still have a chance to take the series against UTSA. Trey Beard delivered another very solid pitching outing, and the Owls played a solid game as a whole. However, a catcher’s interference call in the tenth inning gave UTSA the game winning run.
FAU battled hard in their first regional matchup since 2016, sending out Gabby Sacco to the circle who matched Olivia Lackie pitch for pitch in the early innings. Unfortunately for the Owls, the hitting never broke through, eventually falling to South Alabama 1-0, who were helped by a complete game shutout from Lackie.