Good morning. FAU men's basketball team (13-4) has moved up to No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25, marking the 12th consecutive week for the Owls in the AP poll.
 
Now fully in American Conference play, Florida Atlantic went undefeated over the past week, taking down Tulane (11-5), 85-84, in a last-second victory on the road before a comfortable 86-73 win over UAB (10-6) at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Sunday, Jan. 14.
 
Florida Atlantic will host Wichita State (8-8) at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7pm ET before heading back out on the road to face UTSA on Sunday, Jan. 21.

What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

🎾 After three rain delays, women’s tennis gets underway
🗣 A reminder about the Florida Atlantic Coaches Show at Duffy’s
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Setting the Baseline. As their first softball season in the American Athletic Conference approaches, the Owls were ranked No. 5 in the AAC Coaches' Poll. 

FAU was one of the six members who entered The American this year. Head coach Jordan Clark enters her second season at FAU and first season in the AAC. Her first year saw the Owls win 35 games, their most since 2017, and went 15-9 in conference play.

“We have 15 new faces on the roster and big opportunities for this group,” said Coach Clark. “It's not about where you start in the rankings it's where you end!"

Returning players for Florida Atlantic include junior pitcher Gabby Sacco, coming off a season in which she won 2023 C-USA Pitcher of the Year, as well as sophomore third baseman Jesiana Mora, who finished on the 2023 Conference USA All-Tournament team.

The Owls will begin their season with 19 consecutive home games, beginning with a doubleheader on Thursday, Jan. 8, against Marshall and Arkansas as part of the Paradise Classic.

🔼 No Stroke of Luck. Due to rain, the Florida Atlantic's women's tennis team tried to open the 2024 season three times, first on Friday, then on Sunday, and were finally able to play a tightly contested match Monday afternoon, falling to Northwestern by a 4-3 decision.
 
The Owls opened the match by grabbing the first point with doubles victories on courts one and two.
 
Playing in her first collegiate dual match, Panna Bartha assumed control of court one and evened the match score at 2-2. The Owls would earn their second lead of the contest with a court two victory by Victoria Gomez O'Hayon, but that lead was erased just minutes later, and it was tied once again at 3-3.
 
All eyes and attention turned to court four, which had been forced into a first-set tiebreaker at 6-6 and then moved into the same fate in the second set, ultimately giving the visiting Northwestern Wildcats the victory.

The Owls take on Stetson on the home court next—Saturday, Jan. 27, at 10am ET.

🔼 No Biz Like Show Biz. ICYMI! Florida Atlantic’s weekly Basketball Coaches Show, Presented by Duffy's Sports Grill, began on Tuesday, Jan 9, with men's head coach Dusty May, women's head coach Jennifer Sullivan, and host Ken LaVicka.

The weekly shows are recorded live at Duffy's Sports Grill on St. Andrew's Boulevard in Boca Raton. Fans are encouraged to attend and listen live to May and Sullivan discuss their teams and take advantage of Duffy's dinner and beverage specials. Based on schedules and availability, other guests from around Florida Atlantic Athletics will join the weekly shows. 

The weekly guests will be shared in advance of each show on the Florida Atlantic Athletics social media channels, and the remaining show schedule is included here, including the show this evening from 6:30-7:30. Tonight’s special guest is Johnell Davis!

🔼 Don’t Be Late! Florida Atlantic women's basketball's contest at Wichita State on Saturday, Jan. 27, has been moved up one hour and will now tip off at 6 p.m. ET inside Charles Koch Arena and on ESPN+.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 1/17

Florida Atlantic’s weekly Basketball Coaches Show @ Duffy's Sports Grill - 6:30pm ET-7:30 - see article above for more details

Thursday 1/18

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Wichita State @ 7pm ET on ESPN2 Fox Sports South Florida | Live Audio | Live Stats 

Friday 1/19

👟 Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field @ RADD Florida Invitational

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Louisiana @ 3:30pm ET

Saturday 1/20

👟 Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field @ RADD Florida Invitational

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Stetson @ 1pm ET

🌊 Swimming & Diving vs. St. Thomas/Indian River @ 11am ET

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Memphis @ 3pm ET on ESPN+ | Live Stats 

Sunday 1/21

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ UTSA @ 3pm ET on ESPN+ Fox Sports South Florida | Live Audio | Live Stats 

🦉 Click here to view the entire FAU Athletics Calendar

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