Paradise Brew 10/22: Best Nickname

Plus: Tip times are in for FAU men's and women's hoops!

Good Morning, FAU Family. What’s in a name for FAU baseball?

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

⚾ Meet the Team
🏆 Best of the Week
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Tip Times. Tip times and TV info are in for the upcoming season of Florida Atlantic men’s and women’s basketball! The men’s basketball squad will appear in 14 nationally televised games across the CBS and ESPN family of networks, while the women’s team’s 29 battles will air on ESPN+.

The men’s basketball season gets underway on Nov. 3 on ESPNU at 7 p.m. against Boston College. The women’s season begins a day later on Nov. 4 vs. Florida Memorial at 7 p.m.

🔼 Meet the Team. Get to know the new guys on the FAU baseball roster this season! It’s time to meet “KDot” or Kyzer Smith, a transfer from Ouachita Baptist.

🔼 Coaches Show. The FAU Coaches Show, presented by Duffy’s Sports Grill, is back this week! Catch the show at Duffy’s Sports Grill of Boca Raton from 6-7 p.m. Ken LaVicka, Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley, and tight ends coach Jajuan Dulaney will join the show this week as they review last week’s game and look ahead as the Owls will clash with American Conference leader Navy.

🔼 Inside the Owls’ Burrow. It’s that time again! Episode 11 of Inside the Owls’ Burrow is coming tomorrow at 10 a.m. On this week’s episode, Frank Forte sits down with Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley to talk last week’s clash with No. 19 South Florida and to look ahead to this Saturday’s game against the United States Naval Academy. On “Pads Off” this week, the show will feature Derrick “Dooda” Rogers Jr., while former TE John Raine is highlighted on the “Where Are They Now” segment. OL Mauricio Hinds will also join the show to talk about why he always thought he’d end up playing hockey.

Plus, as part of the show’s celebration of the 25th season of FAU football, the episode will look back at Devin Singletary’s breakout game as a freshman against Rice in 2016.

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🤓 In The End Zone. How many rushing touchdowns did Devin Singletary score at FAU?

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🦉 ONE BIG THING

Rocco Simonelli is the ASUN Diver of the Week! Simonelli picked up the weekly honor for the first time in his career as he finished with two top three finishes in FAU’s win over Keiser. On the 3mtr diving, Simonelli won the event with a score of 321.30, and in the 1 mtr event, he finished in second.

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*All Times Are in ET

Wednesday, Oct. 22
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W15 (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Portugal M25 ITF (Portugal)

Thursday, Oct. 23
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W15 (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Portugal M25 ITF (Portugal)
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Charlotte @ 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W15 (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Portugal M25 ITF (Portugal)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Rome Georgia Invitational (Rome, Georgia)
🥎 Softball vs. St. Johns River (10 Innings) @ 5 p.m.
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. UAB @ 7 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball @ Memphis @ 8 p.m. | Live Stats

Saturday, Oct. 25
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W15 (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Portugal M25 ITF (Portugal)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Rome Georgia Invitational (Rome, Georgia)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Stetson, Tampa, North Florida, & Florida State (Tavares, Florida)
🥎 Softball vs. Lynn (10 Innings) @ 1 p.m.
🏈 Football @ Navy @ 3:30 p.m. | Watch: CBS Sports Network | Listen: Fox Sports 640 South Florida

Sunday, Oct. 26
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W15 (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Portugal M25 ITF (Portugal)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ American Athletic Conference (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Rome Georgia Invitational (Rome, Georgia)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Stetson, Tampa, North Florida, & Florida State (Tavares, Florida)
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. North Texas @ 1 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball @ UAB @ 2 p.m. | Live Stats


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Answer: 66!

🦉 Have an amazing week, Owl Fam!