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Women’s Soccer Initiates FAU’s Athletics Season
FAU Hosts Stetson at 4 p.m. on Sunday at FAU Field
 BOCA RATON, FL (August
19, 2009) – Florida Atlantic University’s athletics department officially
begins its 2009-10 intercollegiate schedule at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 23
when the women’s soccer team plays host to Stetson University at FAU Field,
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
FAU Women’s Soccer Head Coach Brian Dooley and the Owls will be vying for
the program’s ninth winning season in ten years. The Owls were picked to
finish fifth in the 2009 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Preseason Coaches Poll,
announced yesterday by the league office. FAU has been within one game of
playing for the conference title twice (2006 & 2008) in its three years as a
member of the SBC.
By the time FAU begins its conference season on Friday, September 25 at
Western Kentucky University, the Owls will have already faced a grueling
non-conference slate which includes matches against Stetson, USF, the
University of Mississippi, the University of Arkansas and Clemson
University, among others.
FAU welcomes back 15 letter-winners and seven starters from its 2008 team
that finished the year winning six of its last nine games and advancing into
the SBC tournament semifinals.
Ashley Mannarino and Laura Hyvonen enter the season as two of the league’s
top forwards. Mannarino, Hyvonen and midfielder Janelle Blake – all
upperclassmen - each drew serious consideration for preseason all-conference
honors. Mannarino, a senior from Boca Raton, was named to the preseason
All-Sun Belt Conference Team.
Sunday’s women’s soccer game with Stetson is the first of 20 matches on
FAU’s 2009 schedule. Twelve will be played at FAU Field in Boca Raton, along
with the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer Championships, to be held
November 4 - 7.
Women’s soccer tickets start at just $4 for adults and $2 for youth and
seniors. FAU has also created an all-sports ticket package for the 2009-10
season. This unique opportunity allows fans to purchase 20 tickets for $50,
redeemable at any FAU home events in six different sports, including women's
soccer, men's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and softball.
Not only will fans receive 20 tickets for $50, but the package also includes
five coupons good for $5 worth of free concessions redeemable at any of the
eligible sporting events, a $25 value.
For tickets or more information, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
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