BOCA RATON, Fla. \u2013\u00a0Florida Atlantic women’s soccer will host Jacksonville to finish off the early portion of its home schedule, Thursday night at FAU Soccer Stadium.
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\nThe Owls (1-2-2) drew with then-No. 20 Florida on Sunday afternoon, a 1-1 stalemate. Jacksonville (1-1-1) also last played the Gators, falling in a 6-0 road contest on Aug. 27. The match will kick off at 7 p.m., and the stream will be showcased live on FAUSports.com.
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\nThursday is also Girls in Sports Night, celebrating girls and women in sports. Additionally, fans can take part in a giveaway for football tickets for the Sept. 12 home opener against Navy.
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\nABOUT THE OWLS<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE DOLPHINS<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SERIES
\n\tThe tie against UF, coupled with a 7-0 win over Howard three days prior, earned weekly American Conference awards for three individual Owls.
\n\tOffensive Player of the Week Hailey Santiago<\/a> added a goal Sunday to her Thursday hat trick for a league-high four goals on the week. She also had an assist against Howard to amass nine total points.
\n\tJoining her in receiving hardware were Goalkeeper of the Week Ashley Small<\/a> (10 saves against UF) and Freshman of the Week Lola Hathorne<\/a> (one goal and two assists against Howard).
\n\tThe Owls are now third in the American in scoring per game and total goals, tied for third in total points, and rank sixth in goals allowed per game.
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\n\tJacksonville has a result in each column \u2013 a 2-0 win over Miami, a scoreless tie versus Georgia Southern, and the aforementioned loss to Florida.
\n\tThe two goals against the Hurricanes were recorded by Ula Omerzu and Julia Delprat. Omerzu leads the team with eight shots and five shots on goal.
\n\tThe Dolphins were voted third in the Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll after a 9-5-5 (6-1-3 ASUN) record last year. Delprat, at forward, and defender Paula Herranz were chosen to the Preseason All-ASUN Team.
\n\tHead Coach Ryan Moon is in his third season atop the program, holding a 14-17-9 record. He previously spent three seasons as head coach at Florida Tech, where he went 35-12-15.
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\nThe Dolphins hold a slight 11-9-1 edge in the all-time series, which dates back to 1995. The Owls have won the last three matchups, in 2015 and 2016, and then after a nine-year layoff, a 3-2 road victory last season. Santiago scored the first goal of the match, just 31 seconds in, and the game-winner came in the 59th minute by the Owls’ Michelle Horan<\/a>.
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\nSCHEDULE
\nFor the full 2026 women’s soccer schedule, click\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n