FAU Women’s Soccer Announces 2012 Schedule

BOCA RATON, FL (June 21, 2012) – Seven home matches and two in-season tournaments highlight the Florida Atlantic University women’s soccer team’s upcoming fall season.
Head Coach Brian Dooley enters his 14th season with one of his most experienced teams, returning 15 varsity letterwinners from the 2011 season.
The Owls will play in two tournaments this fall: the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament in Fort Myers, from August 24-26, and at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, from August 31 to September 2. The team will face Illinois State University and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at FGCU, while meeting the University of Northern Arizona and UNLV in Las Vegas.
FAU’s non-conference opponents will include former Atlantic Sun Conference rival Jacksonville University on August 17 in Boca Raton; in-state opponent Stetson University on September 9 in DeLand; and UAB of Conference USA on September 16, at the FAU Stadium.
Sun Belt Conference action begins on the road for the second straight season with matches at Troy University on September 21 and University of South Alabama on September 23. FAU defeated Troy 2-1 in overtime in Boca Raton last fall. The team hopes to return to South Alabama for the conference championships on October 31 to November 3.
Western Kentucky University will be the home conference opener on September 28, before battling Middle Tennessee State University in the second game of a men’s-and-women’s doubleheader on September 30.
FAU will also host the University of Louisiana-Monroe on October 12 before playing the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in the nightcap of a doubleheader on October 14. The regular-season finale will be at home against South Florida rival FIU on October 25.
Coach Dooley’s team returns senior goalkeeper Ashley Lantes, who led the SBC in saves and ranks second in program history with 246 saves. Offensively, junior forward Brittney Nash ranked among the conference leaders in assists and scored four goals last fall. Nash chipped in five assists and is the team’s top returning point scorer. Junior midfielder started 15 matches last season and has recorded six assists her career. Fellow junior midfielder Lindsey Rice attempted 14 shots in her first season as an Owl after transferring from Florida State University.
Sophomore defenders Yazmin Ongtengco and Amunique Scott look to continue to make an impact after being main contributors during their freshman seasons in 2011.
The Owls also will be bringing in a talented freshman class to help add quality players and depth to this year’s squad.
Here is the women’s soccer schedule:

Date Day Opponent Location Time
Aug. 11 Sat Florida Gulf Coast (Exh.) Boca Raton, Fla. TBA
Aug. 17 Fri Jacksonville Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m.
Aug. 24 Fri Illinois State & Fort Myers, Fla. 5 p.m.
Aug. 26 Sun Wisconsin-Green Bay & Fort Myers, Fla. 10 a.m.
Aug. 31 Fri Northern Arizona % Las Vegas, Nev. 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 Sun UNLV % Las Vegas, Nev. 4 p.m.
Sept.9 Sun Stetson DeLand, Fla. 1 p.m.
Sept. 16 Sun UAB Boca Raton, Fla. 11 a.m.
Sept. 21 Fri Troy * Troy, Ala. TBA
Sept. 23 Sun South Alabama * Mobile, Ala. TBA
Sept. 28 Fri Western Kentucky * Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m.
Sept. 30 Sun Middle Tennessee * Boca Raton, Fla. 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 Fri North Texas * Denton, Texas 9 p.m.
Oct. 12 Fri ULM * Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m.
Oct. 14 Sun Louisiana-Lafayette * Boca Raton, Fla. 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 Thursday Arkansas-Little Rock * Little Rock, Ark. 8 p.m.
Oct. 20 Sat Arkansas State * Jonesboro, Ark. 2 p.m.
Oct. 25 Thursday FIU * Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m.
Oct. 31-Nov. 3 SBC Championships# Mobile, Ala. TBA
All times eastern
Home matches in bold (FAU Soccer Complex)
* Sun Belt Conference match
& Florida Gulf Coast Tournament (Fort Myers, Fla.)
% UNLV Invitational Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.)
# Sun Belt Conference Championships (University of South Alabama in Mobile, Ala.)