Good morning, Owls Family. From thrilling new coaching hires to the historic naming rights deal between Florida Atlantic Athletics and Flagler Credit Union and everything in between, 2024 has been a banner year for FAU Athletics.

Owls fans—we can’t thank you enough for coming along for the ride, and we look forward to reaching many more milestones in 2025.

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

🏀 WBB earned a dominant 68-52 win over the Wright State Raiders
🌊 Swim & Dive wraps up their annual FAU Fun Invite
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Wright State, Wrong Time. The Florida Atlantic Owls wrapped up non-conference play on Saturday, earning a dominant 68-52 win over the Wright State Raiders.

Jada Moore led the way for the Owls, tying a season-high 20 points, shooting 53 percent from the field, and a perfect 100 percent (4-of-4) at the line. She also added seven boards, four assists, two steals, and a block in the win.

🗣 "Exciting win, always great to get a win before you go into the Christmas break. Just really excited about this group and looking forward to conference play." - Jennifer Sullivan, head coach

🔼 Just For Fun. The men’s and women's swimming & diving teams wrapped up 2024 with their annual FAU Fun Invite meet versus East Carolina and Old Dominion on Friday morning. The Owls were victorious in 11 events on a day that saw unique and unusual events taking place to live up to the meet name.

The Owls get nearly a month to recharge before hopping right back into the pool at the FAU Aquatic Center for their last home meet of the season, senior day, on Jan. 18 against St. Thomas (S&D].

🔼 Non-conference Blip. The Florida Atlantic's men's basketball team fell to No. 20 Michigan State on Saturday afternoon by a score of 86-69. With the loss to the Spartans (10-2), the Owls (7-6) have concluded the non-conference portion of their 2024-25 campaign.

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Monday, Dec. 23-Saturday, Dec. 28
(No Activities Scheduled)

Sunday, Dec. 29
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Tulane @ 2 p.m. ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Monday, Dec. 30-Tuesday, Dec. 31
(No Activities Scheduled)

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

⇢⇢⇢ How many appearances off the bench did redshirt junior Tre Carroll have on the year?
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🦉 ONE BIG THING

New Year. Same Elly Energy. ICYMI! FAU MBB announced the Stripe the Elly game in a huge conference matchup against Memphis on Jan. 2.

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🦉 Have a great holiday week, y’all!