Good morning, Owls Family. Florida Atlantic's men's basketball team concluded the 2024-25 regular season campaign with an 81-53 blowout victory over East Carolina on Sunday afternoon at the Elly.
 
Prior to the game, the Owls (17-14, 10-8) held a senior day ceremony, honoring KyKy Tandy, Ken Evans Jr., Jack Johnson for their contributions to the program. FAU then put forth a season-best defensive outing, holding the Pirates to 29.3% from the field. On the offensive end of the floor, Tandy knocked in five triples on his way to a game-high 19 points.
 
With the win, FAU clinches the fifth seed in the upcoming AAC tournament.  

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

🥎 Softball coach gets 100 career wins and the team gets an AAC sweep
🏆 Baseball snags a 6-4 series finale victory over FIU
🦉 And much, much more

Number of the Day: 32

We’re counting down the days to Florida Atlantic’s 2025 football spring game on Friday night, April 11, at 6:30 pm! #32 on the FAU baseball team, Carter Holjes, appeared in 27 games in three seasons at UNC-Wilmington before making his way to Paradise.

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🔼 Courtney, Clark and 100 Career Dubs. The No. 24 Florida Atlantic softball team completed the sweep in their first AAC series of the season, defeating Wichita State 5-0 on Sunday for head coach Jordan Clark's career 100th win.
 
For the Owls (24-4, 3-0), two home runs were all that was needed to break the Shockers (10-12, 0-3 AAC). Junior pitcher Autumn Courtney checked in the third inning with a 2-0 lead and allowed just two hits the rest of the way. She improves to 12-1 on the season, responsible for half of FAU's wins.

🔼 Rousing Rubber Game Win. The Florida Atlantic baseball team went on the road on Sunday and never trailed in a 6-4 series finale victory over FIU. The two teams will meet again later this season in Boca Raton on April 29.  

The Owls out-hit the Panthers 13-6, with five different players ending the weekend with multiple hits. James Litman was credited with the win (2-0) after reaching a new career high with six innings. The freshman allowed three hits, did not walk a batter, and tied a career high in strikeouts (five) for the second straight start.

🔼 Par For This Peachy Course. Florida Atlantic men's golf continues its spring season at the Seminole Intercollegiate in Thomasville, Georgia. Florida State is the tournament host this week, and the two-day event will consist of 36 holes today and 18 tomorrow. 

The Owls will keep the same lineup used at last week's Daytona Beach Intercollegiate led by senior Jake Hibbert. Hibbert has been the Owls' top finisher in the last two events. He has three consecutive Top 20 finishes.

🔼 Hardwood Heartache. The Florida Atlantic Owls' WBB season came to a close on Saturday, as the Owls couldn't overcome third-quarter struggles, falling to No. 12 seed Charlotte 55-51 in the opening round of the AAC Tournament at the Super Pit.

Jada Moore, Mya Perry, and Ta’Ziah Jenks led the Owls in the contest, all finishing in double figures. Moore finished with a team-leading 13 points, shooting 42 percent (5-of-12) from the field, 67 percent (2-of-3) from 3-point range, and going 1-of-2 at the line.

Perry was recognized on Friday as the AAC All-Conference Second Team following a breakout 2024-25 campaign.

🔼 Sandy Setback. The No. 12 FAU Sandy Owls fought tough in a pair of top-10 matchups on Saturday, but came up just short, falling against No. 7 Florida State, 3-2, and No. 4 TCU, 4-1. Florida Atlantic falls to 8-4 overall.
 
In the Sandy Owls weekend finale, No. 4 TCU won courts four, five, three, and two to lead 4-0, but Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova defeated TCU's top pair, who represented Team Spain in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, in three sets, 21-19, 21-23, 17-15, to close out the match, 4-1.

🔼 Charlotte’s Web … Of Low Scores. The Florida Atlantic women's golf team (+74) finished 13th at the Gator Invitational on Saturday.

Charlotte Perkins' 72 (+2) was the low round on Saturday for the Owls. Perkins moved up 10 places on the leaderboard into a tie for 52nd. The sophomore from Sydney, Australia, has been the Owls' low scorer in four events this season, including her win two weeks ago in Georgia.

We can’t wait to see you for yoga on the FAU Football Field! Save the date.

⇢⇢⇢ What year did the Florida Atlantic Owls become Division I?

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

🦉 ONE BIG THING

First Conference Dub Of the Season: ✅. Saturday’s softball win over Wichita State was the first AAC dub and the squad’s first home win over the Shockers.

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Monday, March 10
🌊 Swim & Dive @ Diving Zone B Championships @ Auburn
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Seminole Intercollegiate in Thomasville, Georgia

Tuesday, March 11
🌊 Swim & Dive @ Diving Zone B Championships @ Auburn
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Seminole Intercollegiate in Thomasville, Georgia
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bucknell @ 6:30 p.m. ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Wednesday, March 12
🌊 Swim & Dive @ Diving Zone B Championships @ Auburn
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bucknell @ 4 p.m. ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday, March 13
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🌊 Swim & Dive @ CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Boston University @ 10 a.m. ET | Live Stats

Friday, March 14
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🌊 Swim & Dive @ CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Pennsylvania @ 10 a.m. ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Charlotte @ 2:30 p.m. ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bradley @ 6:30 p.m. ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball @ UAB @ 6:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, March 15
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🌊 Swim & Dive @ CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. UAB @ FAU Beach Invitational @ 10:30 a.m. ET
🥎 Softball @ UAB @ 2 p.m. ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Virginia Commonwealth @ 2:30 p.m. ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bradley @ 6:30 p.m. ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Georgia State @ FAU Beach Invitational @ 4:45 p.m. ET

Sunday, March 16
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. USC @ FAU Beach Invitational @ 11 a.m. ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. South Florida @ 11 a.m. ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bradley @ Noon ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. TCU @ FAU Beach Invitational @ 3 p.m. ET

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The Answer: 1993!

The Owls competed on the Division II level from 1988 to 1993 before joining the Atlantic Sun Conference when moving to Division I in the 1993-1994 season. 

🦉 Let’s get this week started off right, Owl Fam!