Good Morning, FAU Fam.

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⚾ Big League Debut
👟 Season Starts Today
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Doing It Thrice. Hailey Santiago is on a tear! The FAU women’s soccer forward hung all three goals on Jacksonville in a 3-0 Florida Atlantic win last night, capping the hat trick in the 89th minute with a right-footed strike into the bottom right corner. Santiago fired seven shots and put four on frame, with Lola Hathorne setting up one of the goals. Ashley Small handled the rest, making two saves for the clean sheet as the Owls outshot the Dolphins 17-9.

🔼 A New Season. Graduate QB Caden Veltkamp, who led the nation in completions per game last season while guiding the country's top passing offense, sits down with Frank Forte to preview 2026 on this week's "Inside the Owls' Burrow.” Catch it here.

🔼 Big League Debut. Former Florida Atlantic infielder BJ Murray made his MLB debut Tuesday night, starting at designated hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Brewers. Murray became the second Owl in 2026 to reach the majors, and he wasted no time getting on the board with an infield single in the sixth for his first big league hit. The Nassau, Bahamas, native was hitting .294 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI at Triple-A Iowa when the call came Sunday night. He played three seasons at FAU from 2019-2021, breaking out as a junior with 14 homers, 52 RBI, and a .311 average.

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🔼 Season Starts Today. Florida Atlantic cross country opens the 2026 campaign tonight at the Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational in Jacksonville. A total of 21 Owls will hit the course, with 12 women racing the 5K at 6:30 p.m. and nine men following at 7 p.m. The FAU women enter the season ranked sixth in the American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll with 84 votes. Head coach Alex Smolka begins his 26th season leading the cross country program and his 35th overall with the Owls.

🔼 Year Five Ahead. Florida Atlantic softball heads into year five under head coach Jordan Clark in 2027, and the résumé keeps growing. The Owls have posted at least 34 wins in each of Clark's four seasons, with the skipper holding a 155-68 overall record. Since moving to the American Conference ahead of 2024, Florida Atlantic has won back-to-back regular season championships, reached consecutive NCAA Regionals, and been named the league's Coaching Staff of the Year both years. Sixteen All-Conference selections and two conference Pitcher of the Year awards round out a loaded first four seasons.

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🔼 Ticket Time. Free student tickets are now available for all six Florida Atlantic home football games; claim yours through Ticketmaster with your FAU email, grab guest tickets for $10, and be ready for the home opener against Navy on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

BJ Murray became the ___ Owl to debut in MLB when he took the field with the Cubs this week.

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Thursday, Sept. 3
🏐 Volleyball @ FGCU @ 6 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.)
⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Jacksonville @ 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 4
🏐 Volleyball vs. WVU @ 1 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.)
👟 Cross Country @ Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Saturday, Sept. 5
⚽ Men’s Soccer @ Cleveland State @ 7 p.m. (Cleveland, Ohio)
🏈 Football vs. Florida @ 7:45 p.m. (Gainesville, Fla.) | Watch: SEC Network

Sunday, Sept. 6
⛳ Men’s Golf @ Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
⚽ Women’s Soccer @ Florida Gulf Coast @ 1 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.) | Live Stats

Monday, Sept. 7
⛳ Men’s Golf @ Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

Tuesday, Sept. 8
⛳ Men’s Golf @ Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

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Answer: 16th.

🦉 Have a great weekend, Owl Fam! Enjoy kickoff!