Good morning, Owls Family. From the Desk of Brian White, Vice President and Director of Athletics:

Greetings from Paradise!

Our spring sports are off to an amazing start, it's time for the American Athletic Conference Basketball Tournaments in Fort Worth, and we just announced football season tickets on sale in anticipation of an exciting first season under Hagerty Family Head Coach Zach Kittley.

I'd like to begin by welcoming Adam Hasner as the eighth president of Florida Atlantic University. Hasner is Boca Raton through and through – having lived in Paradise for much of his life. He knows FAU, he knows south Florida and he is the ideal leader to continue the exponential growth of our university.

Read the full address for more on postseason hoops, MBB coach John Jakus’ success, the explosive start to the spring season for the reigning AAC regular season champion softball team and more.

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

🥎 Softball downed Toledo on Wednesday; Next up, Wichita State
🌊 Gianni Carlino named to Swimming & Diving Academic All-SUN Team
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Toled-0. With seven doubles at the plate, the No. 24 Florida Atlantic softball team recorded its largest shutout of the season, defeating Toledo 13-0 on Wednesday evening at home. 
 
In their final tune-up before AAC play begins, the Owls (21-4) needed only five innings to beat the Rockets (5-9) and scored at least one run in each of their series of at-bats.
 
Senior pitcher Gabby Sacco delivered her third shutout of the season, improving to 5-1 in 2025.

🥎 : PREVIEW OF WEEKEND SERIES VS. WICHITA STATE, OPENING AAC PLAY AT HOME

🔼 Eyes On These Owls. Following a career game that saw Mya Perry post the sixth-best offensive performance in the AAC this season and her first 30-point outing, the junior guard was recognized as the AAC Player of the Week, while Lovisa Asbrink Hose was also awarded AAC Weekly Honorable Mention honors.
 
The two awards put the Owls at 11 weekly honors this season. This marks Perry's first-career Player of the Week nod and her third AAC accolade this season. It’s the second career weekly AAC honor for Asbrink Hose.
 
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🔼 Spring Break Hits Different. Florida Atlantic men's tennis battled South Alabama as well as the wind to come away with a 5-2 victory on Thursday afternoon. The win is the second in as many outings for the Owls and improves their record to 3-7 overall.
 
The Owls welcomed back veteran Jiri Jenicek, who saw his first action of 2025 following an injury, as he teamed with Mark Havlicek on doubles court #1.

🎾 : FULL COURT PRESS

🔼 A Progressive Party But Make it Baseball. Florida Atlantic baseball will square off against FIU in a weekend series beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET in Miami. Saturday's middle game will be played at the FAU Baseball Stadium at 4 p.m. before Sunday's finale shifts back to Miami for a noon first pitch. The Owls (10-2) and the Panthers (11-3) will complete the four-game season series in Boca in late April.

⚾️ : SCOUTING REPORT + FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FANS

🔼 Amping Up the Competition. The No. 12 Florida Atlantic BVB team travels to the Lone Star State to compete in the TCU Invitational today (Friday, March 7) and tomorrow (Saturday, March 8). The Sandy Owls will face a trio of top 20 opponents, including No. 4 TCU, No. 7 Florida State, and No. 13 Texas, as well as Boise State.
 
The Sandy Owls enter this weekend's tournament with a 7-1 overall record, following a 3-1 weekend in Miami that saw the team earn victories over Utah, Palm Beach Atlantic, and Southern Miss.

🔼 Blip V. Blazers. Florida Atlantic's men's basketball team shot a season-high 58% from the field but ultimately came up short against UAB on Thursday evening, 89-80.
 
The Owls (16-14, 9-8) went toe-to-toe with the Blazers (20-10, 13-4), the top scoring team in the AAC, and built an early lead that was maintained through the first half.
 
Freshman center Matas Vokietaitis put forth a career-best scoring outing to lead the team with 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting while adding eight rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks on the defensive end.

🔼 After a While, Crocodile. Florida Atlantic women's golf is set to compete in the Gator Invitational beginning today in Gainesville, Florida. This is the third of four events this spring leading up to the American Athletic Conference Championship on April 14 in Brooksville, Florida.
 
36 holes will be played today, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Saturday's final round will consist of 18 holes.

🔼 Not Staying in His Lane. Gianni Carlino of the FAU men's swimming & diving team has been named to the 2024-25 Swimming & Diving Academic All-SUN Team.
 
The junior from Detroit currently has a 3.881 cumulative GPA, majoring in International Business. Carlino has not only been successful in the classroom, but in the pool as well. At the 2025 ASUN Conference Championships, Carlino swam to a second-place finish in the 1650 free in a time of 15:43.23.

 🔼 Resting On Laurels. The Florida Atlantic women's tennis team boasts a 6-0 record and remain among the country's elite, coming in at No. 27 in this week's ITA poll. The Owls have quietly maintained perfection while navigating a schedule that has seen a flurry of matches before the squad’s current respite. As a team, FAU has tallied a 21-3 singles mark.

The next flurry of matches, five in 10 days, begins with Boston College on Thursday, March 13, at 10 a.m ET. All five will be home matches played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center. 

⇢⇢⇢ Which member of the FAU softball squad hit three of the seven doubles during Wednesday’s commanding win over Toledo?

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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🥎 : SOFTBALL TICKETS
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We also need to give a shoutout, as it’s National Athletic Trainer Month! 👇🏼

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Friday, March 7
🏌🏽‍♀️Women’s Golf @ Gators Invitational in Gainesville, Florida
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Texas @ TCU Invitational @ 1 p.m. ET
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Boise State @ TCU Invitational @ 5 p.m. ET
🥎 Softball vs. Wichita State @ 6 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball @ FIU @ 6:30 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Live Video | Live Stats

Saturday, March 8
🏌🏽‍♀️Women’s Golf @ Gators Invitational in Gainesville, Florida
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Florida State @ TCU Invitational @ 9 a.m. ET
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. TCU @ TCU Invitational @ 1 p.m. ET
🥎 Softball vs. Wichita State @ 2 p.m. ET ESPN+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. FIU @ 4 p.m. ET FAUSports.com | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, March 9
🏌🏽‍♀️Women’s Golf @ Gators Invitational in Gainesville, Florida
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas @ TBD
🌊 Swim & Dive @ Diving Zone B Championships @ Auburn
🥎 Softball vs. Wichita State @ Noon ET ESPN+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball @ FIU @ Noon ET ESPN+ | Live Video | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. East Carolina @ 1 p.m. ET ESPN+ Fox Sports 640 South Florida | Watch Live | Live Audio | Live Stats

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The Answer: Kiley Channell!

Seven doubles are one shy of the program's single-game record.

🦉 Happy Friday, Owl Fam!