Good morning, Owls Family. Football on the TV. Heavenly scents coming from the kitchen. Loose-fitting pants to enjoy said heavenly food. A comfortable couch just waiting for the perfect post-meal nap. We hope this sounds like some version of your Thanksgiving and that you’re surrounded by your loved ones. And most importantly, we want to thank YOU, our loyal Owls fans, for always being there.

☀️ Life’s pretty dang good when you get to work and play in Paradise. 🏝

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

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

🏈 Omari Hayes’ football journey
🏀 Matas Vokietaitis is the AAC Freshman of the Week… again
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 A Tall Order. Florida Atlantic MBB team’s Matas Vokietaitis has been named the AAC Freshman of the Week. This marks his second consecutive honor after winning the award the previous week.
 
Competing in the eight-team 2024 Shriners Children's Hospital Charleston Classic, Vokietaitis started in all three games, scoring a combined 29 points on 80% shooting from the field (12-for-15) and averaging seven rebounds per game.

🔼 Annie Get Your Stats Sheet. Florida Atlantic football will play its final game of the 2024 season this Saturday, Nov. 30, when the Owls travel to Oklahoma to face Tulsa. The game, airing on ESPN+, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
 
Offensively, Redshirt junior RB CJ Campbell leads FAU with 150 rushing attempts for 744 yards. He has 11 rushing touchdowns, which is fifth all-time at FAU for a single season, tying former Owl and NFL veteran Alfred Morris. Showing his versatility, Campbell is second on the team with 36 catches for 348 yards and has two receiving touchdowns, giving him 14 on the year. Phillip Dunnam is also No. 5 nationally in interception return yards with 141.

🔼 Let’s Have a Ball. The Florida Atlantic Coaches Show will feature women's basketball and volleyball from 12-1 p.m. ET today at Duffy's Sports Grill Boca Raton.

Head Women's Basketball Coach Jennifer Sullivan is host Ken LaVicka's featured guest. Along with Sullivan, LaVicka will chat with women's assistant basketball coach Jason Rasnake and redshirt sophomore point guard Stefanie Ingram.

Having wrapped up a successful season last Sunday in the American Athletic Conference Championship match, the volleyball team will be represented by senior outside hitter/right side Valeria Rosado. 

Baller Blip. Florida Atlantic guard Sydney Mains will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to an ongoing knee injury requiring season-ending surgery.
 
Mains competed in three contests this season and was averaging 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game before her injury.
 

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Wednesday, Nov. 27
No Activities Scheduled

Thursday, Nov. 28

Friday, Nov. 29
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Manhattan @ 2 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Watch Live | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, Nov. 30
🏈 Football @ Tulsa @ Time TBD Fox Sports 640 South Florida | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. FGCU @ Time 6 p.m. ET ESPN+ Fox Sports 640 South Florida | Watch Live | Live Audio | Live Stats

Sunday, Dec. 1
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Austin Peay - Thanksgiving Classic @ 2 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Watch Live | Live Stats | Tickets

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

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⇢⇢⇢ As the MBB team looks ahead to its next name vs. FGCU, today’s trivia asks: What’s the Owls’ record against the Eagles in the eight games they’ve played?

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

Paradise Trivia is brought to you by Choice Mortgage Group, the Official Mortgage Lender of Florida Atlantic Athletics.

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Life in the Deep End. ICYMI! A clean sweep with records broken? Not much more we can say!

The Answer: 4 wins, 4 losses!

You can bet the Owls will want to tip the scales in their favor when they face the Eagles in MBB at home this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET!

🦉 Happy Thanksgiving Eve, y’all!