Good Morning, FAU Family. It’s time for the Owlflics of the Week once again! Check out the best photos from an incredible week of FAU Athletics, including men’s soccer’s Mamadou Diarra and his teammates celebrating his game-sealing goal against FIU.

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏆 Triple the awards
⚽️ Conference standout
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Triple The Awards. A trio of Owls earned American Conference Weekly Honorable Mentions for their performances on the pitch. Men’s soccer’s goalie Alfred Mikkelsen, defender Fabrizio Cubeddu, and forward Mamadou Diarra all earned the honor for the first time this season.

Mikkelsen tallied four saves in FAU’s 2-0 win over FIU and has yet to give up a goal at home this season, while Diarra cemented the team’s victory with FAU’s second goal of the game with just 25 seconds to go in the match. Diarra leads the Owls with five goals and 13 points on the year.

🔼 Conference Standout. FAU women’s soccer’s Sloane Young earned her second American Conference honorable mention as one of the top five players in the league for the week. Young scored in each of FAU’s games last week against Tulsa and Temple, giving her a career-high and team-leading seven goals on the season.

🔼 Inside The Owls’ Burrow. Episode 8 of Inside the Owls’ Burrow is set to premiere on Thursday, October 2 at 10 a.m. ET, and we’ve got your sneak peek ready! The show’s eighth episode will feature Frank Forte sitting down one-on-one with Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley to break down last week’s American season opener.

Also on the list of topics? Kittley’s return to his home state of Texas, plus OL coach Stephen Hamby joins the show, and WR Easton Messer will take “Pads Off.”

🎥 Don’t miss the full trailer ahead of the episode’s premiere!

🔼 On Air. The Florida Atlantic’s Coaches Show presented by Duffy’s Sports Grill is back on Thursday! The show, featuring Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Kittley and the voice of the Owls Ken LaVicka will air from 6-7 p.m. on Fox Sports 640 South Florida. Don’t miss it!

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🤓 All-Time Record. FAU is set to meet UAB on the gridiron on October 11. Do you know the all-time record between the two programs? 

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Mark Your Calendars. Game time is set for FAU’s upcoming battle against UAB on October 11. FAU will kickoff at 6 p.m. ET at Flagler Credit Union Stadium, and the game is slated to air on ESPN+. FAU will honor eight former student-athletes who will be inducted into the 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, October 10 as part of Family Weekend on the FAU campus.

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*All Times Are in ET

Thursday, Oct. 2
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ East Carolina @ 7 p.m. (Greenville, North Carolina)

Friday, Oct. 3
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Bedford Cup (Jacksonville, Florida)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ UCF Hidden Dual (Orlando, Florida)
🌊 Swim & Dive @ TYR Fall Classic (Miami, Florida) @ 5 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. North Texas @ 6 p.m. TV: ESPN | Live Stats
⚽️ Men’s Soccer @ Missouri State (Springfield, Missouri) @ 8 p.m. TV: ESPN+ | Watch 

Saturday, Oct. 4
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Bedford Cup (Jacksonville, Florida)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ UCF Hidden Dual (Orlando, Florida)
🌊 Swim & Dive @ TYR Fall Classic (Miami, Florida) @ 10 a.m.
🏈 Football @ Rice @ Time TBA Radio: Fox Sports 640 South Florida | Listen | Tickets

Sunday, Oct. 5
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Bedford Cup (Jacksonville, Florida)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ UCF Hidden Dual (Orlando, Florida)
🏐 Volleyball @ Temple @ noon | Live Stats

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

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The Answer: The Owls are 6-4 against UAB, having won five of the last seven in the series!

🦉 Have an amazing week, Owl Fam!