Basketball in paradise was back in full force Saturday afternoon, as the first preseason game of the Jakus era against Saint Leo finished in a dominating 104-53 victory.
The second bye week of the season is here for FAU and Coach Tom Herman took to the odium to address a variety of topics, including the team’s need to win 4 games across 5 weeks to make a bowl game.
Basketball season is right around the corner and FAU Men’s basketball coach John Jakus spoke with members of the media Monday afternoon addressing a variety of topics as the team approaches preseason play.
FAU traveled to Philadelphia to face off against Temple (2-15, 0-8 AAC) in a match of Owls. Even though it was Philly in October the weather was almost as nice as Paradise as Florida Atlantic dominated Temple in an important road victory.
A busy weekend at the Elly brought the top two teams in the AAC to Paradise. After sweeping second place Rice, FAU turned to USF (11-8, 7-1 AAC). The Bulls brought their seven match win streak and top spot in the American to Boca Raton, but that was no worry for the Owls as FAU flew past South Florida 3-1.
Two teams heading in opposite directions met on the pitch in Paradise to play out the contest of the Owls. Rice (11-2-2, 5-1-1 AAC) was on a four match winning streak while Florida Atlantic was on a three match losing streak. Florida Atlantic gained a valuable point and the third clean sheet of the season drawing Rice 0-0.
FAU heads to San Antonio in need of a win in week 8 against UTSA following a heartbreaking loss to UNT which dropped the Owls to 2-4.
Saturday night was one to remember for the Owls, until it wasn’t. UNT shutout FAU 14-0 over the final 4 minutes, forcing a ferocious comeback with Chandler Morris commanding the offense like a poised veteran.
The final mid-week match for the Owls in the 2024 season pitted FAU against FGCU (2-7-2, 1-1-1 ASUN). The final non-conference match for the Owls gave the team a boost of confidence heading into the final three weeks of AAC play as Florida Atlantic surged in the second half to get past FGCU 3-0.