Good morning. Florida Atlantic University student-athletes posted a 3.269 cumulative grade point average during the fall semester, the 17th consecutive semester with a GPA better than 3.0, and the second consecutive fall semester that both the men's and women's teams were collectively above 3.0.

Each women's sport had a GPA better than 3.0, led by 3.792 for beach volleyball and 3.790 for women's golf. Men's tennis recorded a 3.519 GPA to lead all men's teams. In total, 18 of the 21 intercollegiate teams were above a 3.0 GPA.

"It makes me so proud to see our student-athletes continue to excel at a high level in the classroom," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White. "We have embraced a culture of winning both on and off the field, and it was evident again with a fall-semester record of 326 Owls above a 3.0 GPA.”

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🏈 Owls in the NFL: Week 17
🏀 WBB loses by five in hard-fought battle with SMU Mustangs
🦉 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Owls (5-8, 0-2 AAC) battled for a full 40 minutes against the SMU Mustangs (7-6 1-1 AAC), falling just short 57-52 in the final minute on Thursday in Dallas.

"Tough game,” said Owls head coach Jennifer Sullivan. “The same MO of our team so far has just been being able to get stops. I think we defended at a high level and threw a lot of different things at them, but just trying to capitalize on the offensive end of the floor, finding ways to finish and score.”
 
"Really proud of Janeta [Rozentale],” Coach Sully went on to say, as Rozentale had the second-best number of rebounds of her career at 19. “She was like a woman possessed. She had 14 rebounds at the half, and we told the team at halftime that not only was that incredible, but that we just needed more from everyone else, and then Dyllan [Hanna] turned around and finished with 13.”

Three Owls registered double-figure performances in the contest, led by Rozentale, who posted her fourth double-double of the season—followed by Rose Caverly and Mya Perry. 

The Owls will continue their first AAC road trip of the year on Sunday, visiting the North Texas Mean Green for a 3pm ET tip inside The Super Pit and on ESPN+
 

🔼 Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is in the books, with six former Florida Atlantic Owls seeing action and one final week in the regular season to go. Here’s a rundown of how each performed during the 17th week: 
 
Active Owls (6)
#2 Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | Tennessee Titans
-  Al-Shaair continues to add to his career season with a strong performance against the Houston Texans, making eight tackles, three of them stopping the opposing offense at a yard or less. Ultimately, he was bested by his former Owl teammate Singletary and the Texans by a score of 26-3.
Season Stats: In 16 games/16 starts, 153 tackles (77 solo, 76 assists, sixth place in NFL), eight tackles for loss, two sacks, four pass deflections
Titans' Record: 5-11 (Fourth in AFC South)
Next Game: vs. Jacksonville – Sunday, 1pm ET (CBS)
 
#88 Harrison Bryant | TE | Cleveland Browns
- Bryant kept seeing snaps and the ball, catching two passes for 14 yards, 12 of them coming from a run after the catch in Cleveland's 37-20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night. He contributed 41 total snaps, 28 coming on offense and 13 on special teams. With Joe Flacco under center, Cleveland is on a tear, winning four straight games and clinching Bryant's second playoff appearance of his career. 
Season Stats: In 16 games/eight starts, 13 catches for 81 yards (6.2 per catch with a long of 23), three touchdowns, four first downs
Browns' Record: 11-5 (Second in AFC North, currently fifth seed in the conference)
Next Game: at Cincinnati (and Hendrickson) – Sunday, 1pm ET (CBS)

Go here for the full rundown, including updates on Trey Hendrickson (Cincinnati Bengals), Greg Joseph (Minnesota Vikings), James Pierre (Pittsburgh Steelers), and Devin Singletary (Houston Texans).

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🦉 ONE BIG THING

Nothing But Net. FAU men’s basketball is 1-0 in conference play. ‘Nuff said. 🎤👇🏼

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 1/5

(No Activities Scheduled)

Saturday 1/6

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Charlotte @ 4pm ET on ESPN+ Fox Sports South Florida | Live Audio | Live Stats

Sunday 1/7

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ North Texas @ 3pm ET on ESPN+ | Live Video | Live Stats 

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

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🦉 Have a great Friday, y’all