11th Hour: Week of 10/12

Giving you what you missed and what’s coming up this week in Owls Athletics.

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Junior defensive end for the FAU Owls, Trey Hendrickson (9), sacks Rice quarterback Driphus Jackson (6), forcing a fumble that lead to FAU gaining possession on Rice’s 27-yard line. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

Ryan Lynch, Sports Editor
October 12, 2015

Scores from this week:         

Football (1-4, 1-1 C-USA)

  • Vs. Rice (L, 27-26)

Recap of game here, gallery here

Women’s Soccer (9-7, 3-3 C-USA):

  • Friday Oct. 9 vs. North Texas, (L, 2-1)
  • Sunday Oct. 11 vs. Rice, (W, 3-2)

Recap of games here

Men’s Soccer (0-9-1, 0-4 C-USA):

  • Friday Oct. 9 at South Carolina, (L, 2-1)

Recap of game here

Indoor Volleyball (12-6, 4-2 C-USA):

  • Sunday Oct. 11 vs. Charlotte, (W,3-0)

Reflections and Notes:

Volleyball:

  • Volleyball has won three straight matches going back to Oct. 2. They have not lost a set since their Sept. 27 game at Rice.

Cross Country

  • Both the men’s and women’s teams traveled to the Disney Cross Country Classic last Saturday. The men’s team finished in 10th place overall in the 8K, while the women earned a 13th place team finish in the 5K.

Women’s Soccer:

  • Women’s soccer won consecutive games in Conference USA play for the first time since joining in 2013. They currently are on a three-game winning streak after shutting out LA Tech and Southern Miss during the weekend.
  • Junior forward Geovana Alves scored her team-leading seventh goal on Sunday versus USM.

Football

  • Redshirt senior quarterback Jaquez Johnson and sophomore wide receiver Kamrin Solomon both joined the record books during Saturday’s game versus Rice. Their 94-yard pass touchdown in the second quarter was the longest completion in program history, as well as the longest passing touchdown in school history.

Softball:

  • Softball starts its fall season on Oct. 18 versus Miami-Dade College. The games will be at noon and 2:30 p.m. and will be played at the FAU softball stadium.

Upcoming Games:

Football:

  • Saturday Oct. 17 vs. Marshall, noon

TV: Fox College Sports

Radio: ESPN West Palm 106.3

Women’s Soccer:

  • Friday Oct. 16 at Marshall, 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer:

  • Tuesday Oct. 13 vs. FGCU, 7 p.m.
  • Friday Oct. 16 vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Indoor Volleyball:

  • Friday Oct. 16  at UAB, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday Oct. 18 at Middle Tennessee State, 2 p.m.

Cross Country

  • USF Collegiate Invitational (Tampa, Florida), Saturday Oct. 17, 5 p.m.

Men’s Golf

  • Kenny Perry Invitational (Bowling Green, Kentucky), Oct. 12-13

Women’s Golf

  • Guy Harvey Invitational (Palm Beach, Florida), Oct. 12-13

Women’s Tennis

  • Bedford Cup (Ft. Myers, FL), Oct. 16-18

Swimming and Diving

  • C-USA Dual-a-Palooza (Women only, at FIU North Campus), Friday Oct. 16, 4 p.m.

Photos of the Week:

Sophomore receiver Kamrin Solomon (82) runs for a 94-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14 with 5:56 left in the second quarter. The score was the longest play from scrimmage in program history. Mohammed F Emran | Asst. Creative Director
Sophomore receiver Kamrin Solomon (82) runs for a 94-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14 with 5:56 left in the second quarter. The score was the longest play from scrimmage in program history. Mohammed F Emran | Asst. Creative Director
Redshirt Junior Sydney Drinkwater makes a save during Sunday’s 3-0 win versus Southern Mississippi. Drinkwater earned her sixth shutout of the season in the winning effort. Ryan Lynch| Sports Editor
Redshirt Junior Sydney Drinkwater makes a save during Sunday’s 3-0 win versus Southern Mississippi. Drinkwater earned her sixth shutout of the season in the winning effort. Ryan Lynch| Sports Editor

Ryan Lynch is the sports editor of the University Press. For tips regarding this or other articles, he can be contacted at [email protected] or on Twitter.