Good Morning, Owl Nation. Did you feel the seismic shift in the atmosphere? That’s right—it’s officially football week! And what better way to usher that in than with a tropical affair!?

Florida Atlantic administration, coaches, and staff gathered Thursday night to celebrate Touchdown in the Tropics. The event was held in the Schmidt Family Complex Owl Perch to support FAU student-athletes, the upcoming 2024 season, and Name Image and Likeness [NIL]).

Guests were treated to amazing food, enjoyed live music, and heard from Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White and Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Tom Herman.

What else do we have stirring in the Brew today? Check it out below!

🏐 Volleyball swept Palm Beach Atlantic in preseason play
⚽️ Owls shut out Louisiana on the road in women’s soccer
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Palm Beach Atlantic’s Ship Has Sailed. The FAU volleyball team closed out preseason play on Saturday, earning a 3-0 sweep against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish.
 
The Owls have now set their sights on their regular season opening weekend. They will host the Florida Atlantic Invitational against Bryant, Seton Hall, and Ball State on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31. Florida Atlantic's regular-season opener is on Friday, Aug. 30, at 12 p.m. vs. Bryant.

🔼 R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The Florida Atlantic men's basketball team and Head Coach John Jakus thanked their support staff before practice this week.

The Owls took time before practice this week to appreciate all departments who helped them succeed on and off the court. The team enjoyed lunch with departments that help behind the scenes, such as development, marketing, communications, academics, international student services (ISS), equipment, athletic training, strength and conditioning, compliance, facilities, ticketing, and alumni.

🔼 Road Shutouts Are the Best Shutouts. Florida Atlantic's women's soccer team finished their match against the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns' in a 0-0 draw on Sunday afternoon.

The Owls ended with a tie against Louisiana to improve their overall record this season to 0-2-2. 

The Owls will remain on the road as they will take on the University of Alabama on Thursday, Aug. 29. Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be aired on SEC Network+.

🔼 Up Next: Home Opener. Florida Atlantic men's soccer (0-1-1) concluded its season-opening road trip with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Omaha (2-0) on Sunday night.
 
Goalkeeper Nacho Alfaro finished with seven saves. Sebastian Zettl had four shot attempts for the Owls, with three on target.
 
FAU men's soccer will now focus on its home opener against Stetson, scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. Admission is free for all games at the FAU Soccer Stadium. 

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 4 DAYS

Number of the Day: 4

That’s right; we are just FOUR DAYS away from the return of
FAU Football under the Friday Night Lights in East Lansing
with Michigan State on August 30.

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🦉 PARADISE TRIVIA

⇢⇢⇢ Three FAU women’s soccer players—Lexi Gonzalez and Jodi Smith— were named players to watch. Who is the third?

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday, August 26
(No Activities Scheduled)

Tuesday, August 27
(No Activities Scheduled)

Wednesday, August 28
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, August 29
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Stetson @ 6 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Watch Live
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Alabama @ 7 p.m. ET SEC Network + | Watch Live | Live Stats

Friday, August 30
🏈 First football game of the season @ Michigan State @ 7 pm. EST | Big Ten Network | Fox Sports 640 South Florida | Live Audio | Tickets

Saturday, August 31
🏐 Volleyball vs. Ball State - Florida Atlantic Invitational @ 1 p.m. ET | FAUSports.com | Watch Live | Live Stats

Sunday, September 1
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Stephen F. Austin @ 1 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Watch Live | Live Stats
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Belmont @ 6 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Watch Live

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

TRIVIA ANSWER 🦉

The Answer: Lexi Gonzalez, Jodi Smith, and Sofia Voldby were the three players to watch for FAU. 

🦉 Let’s get this football week started, y’all