Owls fall in opener
Florida Atlantic women's soccer falls to Stetson 2-0 in season opener.
Originally published on
8/23/2009
by
FAUOwlAccess Staff Report
GameBrowser: Stetson 2, Florida Atlantic 0
BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic (0-1) fell in its season-opener to visiting Stetson 2-0 on Sunday. Hatters junior Tessa Gavilsky put the Hatters (1-1) up 1-0 with her goal in the 16th minute and assisted on Katie Bitetto's goal before haltime.
Owl Star Performance: FAU's Ashley Mannarino and Tamara Kesser each had two shots for the Owls, who only tallied eight shots vs. Stetson.
Stat download: 2 - The number of consecutive times Stetson has defeated the Owls.
Instant message: "“We need to be more aggressive. I thought we were timid. We were playing against a team that was very well organized. Technically they held the ball better then we did. When you combine those things it makes it really tough to come back from a deficit.” - FAU coach Brian Dooley
Up next: FAU is at South Florida on Friday at 7 p.m.