Good morning, Owls Family. Florida Atlantic has finalized ticket information for tonight's NIT First Round MBB game at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena between the Owls and Dayton. The game tips at 7 p.m. ET and all fans are encouraged to wear red.

Thanks to FAU's Student Government, Owls students will have free admission until the lower-arena student section is at capacity. There will be no advance student claim, and FAU students will be permitted only through the student entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis by showing their student ID.

🏀 : TICKETING INFO 🎟
🎙️ : COACH JAKUS’ TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
ℹ : GAME PREVIEW/SCOUTING REPORT

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

⚾️ Two FAU baseball team members receive weekly AAC awards
🏆 Trinity Schlotterbeck named Amateur Athlete Of the Year
🦉 And much, much more

Number of the Day: 23

We’re counting down the days to Florida Atlantic’s 2025 football spring game on Friday night, April 11, at 6:30 pm ET! In honor of the 23 days we have to wait and the current MBB team heading into the postseason, we take a look at an impressive year for the FAU MBB squad. The Owls won 35 games during the 2022-23 season, including four in a row as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history.

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🔼 Trinity = Gift That Keeps On Giving. Trinity Schlotterbeck, player-turned-graduate assistant for the Florida Atlantic softball team, beat out two other finalists to be awarded Amateur Athlete of the Year by the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame.
 
Joining Florida Atlantic prior to the 2024 season, Schlotterbeck delivered an All-American season, the fourth Owl to do so in program history. Thanks to her efforts, FAU won the AAC regular season championship in its first year of league play and qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2016.

🔼 Packing a One-Two Punch. Florida Atlantic baseball senior outfielder John Schroeder has been named AAC Player of the Week. This is Schroder's first career Player of the Week honor after being named as a Weekly Honorable Mention twice in 2024. Sophomore pitcher Trey Beard was named to the Weekly Honorable Mention List for the third time this season.
 
Schroeder went 10-for-20 at the plate with two home runs, 11 RBI, and nine runs scored in the Owls' 5-0 week against Bucknell and Bradley, homering in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. Beard tossed six shutout innings in Friday's 6-0 victory over Bradley. The sophomore ranks second in Division I in strikeouts with 52.

🔼 Dub Train Stops in Paradise. The No. 27 Florida Atlantic women's tennis team will host two games to close out the week. On Thursday, March 20, at 11 a.m. ET the squad faces East Tennessee State. The Owls will then host Delaware on Sunday, Mar. 23 at 9:30 a.m. Both games will be played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.
 
Florida Atlantic comes into Thursday's match with an undefeated 9-0 record coming off last week's three wins. The Owls beat Boston University on Thursday, March 13 by a score of 6-1. The following day on Friday, March 14, FAU overpowered Charlotte in a 4-2 victory. On Sunday, March 16 the Owls shut out South Florida 4-0.

🔼 A Nickel For Your Thoughts. The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team recorded its fifth-consecutive win by defeating the visiting Georgia State Panthers 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the victory being logged, the Owls broke into the national rankings at No. 65, announced by the ITA. The win moves the Owls to 6-7 on the year.

🎾 : FULL COURT PRESS

🔼 Success From the Circle. The No. 23 Florida Atlantic softball team has received yet another weekly AAC accolade. Senior pitcher Ainsley Lambert was named an honorable mention recipient following two victories in the Owls' (27-4) sweep over UAB.  
 
Entering in a relief role, Lambert delivered six masterful innings in the circle, energizing the team in back-to-back comeback wins. She allowed zero runs and just three hits to go with four timely strikeouts. 

2️⃣2️⃣ : OWLS SOFTBALL MOVED UP IN THE RANKINGS

🔼 Rinse and Repeat. Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova of the No. 13 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team continue to set league history as they earned their fourth consecutive Conference USA Pair of the Week award, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
 
They are the first four-time CUSA beach volleyball Pair of the Week. It also marks the sixth career weekly honor for Svozilova and fifth for Adams.
 
🏐 : READ ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1️⃣4️⃣ : THIS WEEK’S RANKINGS

🔼 Free Friday Fun. The No. 22 Florida Atlantic softball team will host Kids Night at FAU Softball Stadium during for their Friday, March 21, matchup against Charlotte. First pitch is at 6 p.m. ET.
 
All children ages 12 and under that are attending the game will receive a free ticket at the front entrance of the stadium. 
 
🥎 : MORE ON THE KID-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

🔼 Primed For Pivoting. The Florida Atlantic football team displayed its ability to respond to both direction and change on Tuesday, pleasing first-year head coach Zach Kittley.
 
The Owls saw limited scrimmage action last Saturday, made corrections by watching film, primarily on their own time, and responded to those corrections on Tuesday. Kittley also encouraged the mantra that everyone makes mistakes, it is how you adjust, correct, put it behind you and get ready for the next play.

🏈 : COMMENTS FROM PLAYERS + COACHES

🔼 Blip For Baseball. Catch them this Friday as they host Rice at 6:30 p.m. ET.

⇢⇢⇢ How many times has the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena hosted postseason basketball before tonight’s game between FAU and Dayton?

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Wednesday, March 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. East Tennessee State @ 5 p.m. ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Dayton @ 7 p.m. ET - first-round game of NIT in Dayton Regional ESPN2

Thursday, March 20
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. East Tennessee State @ 11 a.m. ET | Live Stats

Friday, March 21
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Palm Beach Atlantic @ Stetson Beach Blast in DeLand, Florida @ 8 a.m. ET
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Florida State @ Stetson Beach Blast in DeLand, Florida @ 11:30 a.m. ET
🥎 Softball vs. Charlotte @ 6 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 6:30 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, March 22
👟 X-Country/Track & Field @ UM Hurricane Invitational in Coral Gables, Florida
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Stetson @ Stetson Beach Blast in DeLand, Florida @ 10:30 a.m. ET
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Erskine @ Stetson Beach Blast in DeLand, Florida @ 2 p.m. ET
🥎 Softball vs. Charlotte @ 2 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 4 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, March 23
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Delaware @ 9:30 a.m. ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ Noon ET ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Charlotte @ Noon ET ESPN+ | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Tulane @ 1 p.m. ET

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

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The Answer: Zero!

Tonight's NIT First Round MBB game at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena between FAU and Dayton is first time the Elly has ever hosted postseason basketball!

🦉 Let’s get over the hump, Owl Fam!