Good morning. Gentlemen, start your engines! Coach Dusty May takes the spotlight as the Grand Marshal for this weekend’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway tomorrow at 7:00pm ET on NBC.

What else did we throw into today’s Brew?

👀 Pair of Owls getting a closer look
🏐 FAU Invitational on deck
🦉 And much, much more!

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🔼 Two Reese-ons To Celebrate. FAU football has a pair of standouts in Evan Anderson and Je'Quan Burton who have been named to the 11th Annual Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List.

The Reese's Watch List team began the process of finding the "best of the best" draft prospects for the 2024 NFL Draft. FAU's duo are among 720 position players who will be evaluated throughout the 2023 season and more could be added.

🎥 Watch highlights from Evan Anderson’s monster performance against Western Kentucky last season.

✍️ Read why Bruce Feldman put him on his 2023 College football Freaks List published by The Athletic.

🔼 Check Your Six. Florida Atlantic men's soccer knocked off (RV) Lipscomb in a 6-4 thriller last night. The Owls' goal total was the most in a single game since a 6-0 win over Xavier on September 16, 2005.

Down 2-0 after the first half-hour, a cross from Sebastian Zettl was headed home by freshman Oliver Moller-Jensen—and 14 minutes later, Jonathan Lassesen was taken down in the penalty area allowing Tom Abrahamsson to step forward and convert the penalty kick to tie the game.

Just 48 seconds into the second half, Victor Claudel crossed the ball to Noah Kvifte alone in the six-yard box who twisted to give the Owls their first lead of the night. A few minutes later, Victor Claudel added his name to the goal column in the 50th minute to make it 4-2. Lipscomb then responded with two goals in six minutes to square the score once again.

The Owls finally regained the lead for the final time in the 59th minute. Once again, it was Tom Abrahamsson who converted from the penalty spot after Victor Claudel drew a foul inside the box. Noah Kvifte completed the scoring for the night three minutes later when he found himself on the end of a clinical cross from Tom Abrahamsson.

Goalkeeper Rotem Fadida settled in to finish with nine saves in his FAU debut.

🔼 Bounce Back. Florida Atlantic women's soccer just couldn't find the back of the net last night as the Owls fell in a 3-0 battle against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at Neal Patterson Stadium. The squad will return to the Sunshine State on Sunday afternoon as they host the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Islanders for a 1:00pm ET kickoff at FAU Soccer Stadium.

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🤔 PARADISE TRIVIA

Crazy eights. Typically, touchdowns are followed by extra points to give you seven points for getting into the end zone—but when you need that eighth point there’s always the opportunity to go for a two-point conversion.

It didn’t happen last season, but can you remember the last season when the Owls converted a two-point conversion?

Think you've got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🦉 ONE BIG THING

It’s a party in our city. FAU volleyball is opening their 2023 season with the FAU Invitational—kicking off starting today with matches against Holy Cross and Kansas City and running through the end of the weekend.

🎟️ The best part? Attendance is free! Check out the full volleyball schedule this weekend and grab a seat (or three).

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Friday 8/25

🏐 Women's Volleyball vs. Holy Cross @ 12:00pm ET (Free Admission) | Watch Live | Live Stats

🏐 Women's Volleyball vs. Kansas City @ 7:00pm ET (Free Admission) | Watch Live | Live Stats

Saturday 8/26

🏐 Women's Volleyball vs. FDU @ 12:00pm ET (Free Admission) | Watch Live | Live Stats

Sunday 8/27

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi @ 1:00pm ET (Free Admission - Home Opener)

Saturday 9/2

🏈 Football vs. Monmouth @ 6:00pm ET on ESPN+

🦉 Click here to view the entire FAU Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2019

Harrison Bryant, Charles Mitchell, and Chris Robison all helped the Owls score two-point conversions that season.

🦉 Have a good Friday and an even greater weekend, y’all.