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🌴 This Week in Paradise
🏀 Freshmen Take Over
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 This Week in Paradise. Volleyball heads into the final week of the regular season sitting on top of the American Conference by a half game over Rice, with the home finale against East Carolina on Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both basketball programs are in action today at Baldwin Arena, with women’s hosting South Alabama at 1 p.m. ET and men’s taking on William & Mary at 7 p.m. ET. Football travels to Tulsa on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff, and baseball and softball keep rolling through exhibition play with games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that are free and open to the public.

🔼 Homestand Begins. Florida Atlantic men’s basketball is settling in at home! The Owls open a stretch of five consecutive home games over 19 days by hosting William & Mary tonight at 7 p.m. as part of a Salute to Service game honoring U.S. military and veterans in conjunction with Veterans Day. Catch it on ESPN+ or FOX Sports South Florida 640.

🔼 Kittley Honored Again. Make it three for Hagerty Family Head Coach Zach Kittley! Florida Atlantic’s head coach was named American Conference Coach of the Week by CBS Sports after the Owls’ 60-29 rout of first-place RV UTSA secured bowl eligibility, his third such honor this season and fourth of his two-year career. The offensive fireworks included four touchdowns from Easton Messer, three from AJ Johnson, and four scoring tosses from Caden Veltkamp as FAU handed the Roadrunners their first league loss.

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🔼 One of Eight & Great. Caden Veltkamp threw four touchdowns and didn’t turn it over in the 60-29 win over UTSA, clinching bowl eligibility for the Owls for the first time since 2020 and landing on the Davey O’Brien Great 8 for the second time this season. He finished 17-of-25 for 210 yards, his fifth turnover-free game of the year, and now owns the longest active streak in the FBS with at least three touchdown passes in five straight games. Veltkamp also leads the country in completions per game and sits third nationally in passing touchdowns.

🔼 A League Of His Own. Easton Messer picked up his second straight American Conference Honorable Mention and fourth of the season after scoring four touchdowns in the 60-29 win over UTSA. He was also named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll. His first of the night made him the first Owl ever with double-digit receiving scores in a single year, and across a three-game stretch, he’s now scored twelve times in four different ways: receiving, rushing, throwing and returning a punt, the only player in the country to do all four. He leads the nation in catches and ranks fourth in both receiving yards and touchdown receptions.

🔼 Freshmen Take Over. Both Florida Atlantic basketball programs landed American Conference weekly honors this week, with freshmen leading the way on each side. Jaelynn Housey took Freshman of the Week on the women’s side, the Owls’ first weekly award of the season and the first of her career, after putting up 27 points across three games against Miami, Kennesaw State, and No. 4 Duke. She shot 88 percent from the line, added 10 rebounds, six assists, and four steals, and closed the week with 10 points, three assists, and three steals against the Blue Devils.

Felipe Quinones earned the same honor for the men after scoring eight of FAU’s last 12 points in the closing stretch against LIU on his way to 14 points and six rebounds, then following with 11 points, nine boards, and four assists at Wright State. Kanaan Carlyle picked up Honorable Mention with 20-point games in both outings, including 25 at Wright State on 4-of-6 shooting from deep and a perfect 9-for-9 at the line. The men open a five-game homestand today against William & Mary at 7 p.m. ET.

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🔼 Honors Keep Coming. Florida Atlantic volleyball’s trophy case keeps filling up! Libby Ashline and Maya Van Heyst earned American Honorable Mention honors after the Owls swept South Florida and downed UAB in four sets, marking the ninth and tenth American weekly awards for FAU this season. Ashline posted a career-best 16 kills against the Blazers while hitting .480, and Van Heyst dished out 63 assists across the week for her 11th double-double of the season. Next up: Senior Night against East Carolina on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+!

🔼 Tune In. Pull up a seat at Duffy’s! The Florida Atlantic Coaches Show returns tomorrow from 6 to 7 p.m. at Duffy’s Sports Grill on St. Andrew’s Boulevard, with Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley joined by Offensive Line Coach Stephen Hamby and Head Women’s Basketball Coach LeAnn Freeland. Join in person for trivia prizes and giveaways, plus possible appearances from Owlsley, or listen live on FOX Sports South Florida 640 AM.

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*All Times Are in ET

Wednesday, Nov. 11
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. South Alabama @ 1 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. William & Mary @ 7 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+

Thursday, Nov. 12
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)

Friday, Nov. 13
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
👟 Cross Country @ NCAA South Regionals (Tallahassee, Fla.)
⚾ Baseball vs. Nova Southeastern @ 4 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. East Carolina @ 6 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+
🥎 Softball @ Nova Southeastern @ 6 p.m. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) (10 Innings)

Saturday, Nov. 14
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🏈 Football @ Tulsa @ 3:30 p.m. (Tulsa, Okla.) | Watch: ESPN+ | Listen: Fox Sports South Florida
🥎 Softball vs. Palm Beach Atlantic @ 12 p.m. (10 Innings)
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ FGCU @ 2 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.) | Watch: ESPN+
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Coastal Georgia @ 2 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+
⚾ Baseball vs. Lynn @ 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🥎 Softball: Red vs. Blue Intrasquad @ 12 p.m. (10 Innings)
🏐 Volleyball @ Charlotte @ 1 p.m. (Charlotte, N.C.) | Watch: FAUSports.com

Monday, Nov. 16
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)

Tuesday, Nov. 17
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)

Wednesday, Nov. 18
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏊 Swim @ Patriot Invitational (Fairfax, Va.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Florida Gulf Coast @ 7 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+

Thursday, Nov. 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏊 Swim @ Patriot Invitational (Fairfax, Va.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Florida @ 6 p.m. (Gainesville, Fla.) | Watch: SECN+

Friday, Nov. 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏊 Swim @ Patriot Invitational (Fairfax, Va.)
🏐 Volleyball @ American Championship (Houston, Texas)

Saturday, Nov. 21
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏊 Swim @ Patriot Invitational (Fairfax, Va.)
🏐 Volleyball @ American Championship (Houston, Texas)
🏈 Football vs. South Florida @ 2:30 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+ | Listen: Fox Sports South Florida | Tickets

Sunday, Nov. 22
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITF M15 (Naples, Fla.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Weston, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ PTT Miami (Miami, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏊 Swim @ Patriot Invitational (Fairfax, Va.)
🏐 Volleyball @ American Championship (Houston, Texas)

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🦉 Have a great Wednesday, Owl Fam!