The 7-seed Florida Atlantic Owls women’s soccer team (8-6-5, 3-3-3 AAC) defeated the 2-seed University of South Florida Bulls (10-6-2, 6-1-2 AAC) in a quarterfinal upset in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday.
In their previous matchup, the Owls suffered a 2-1 loss to the Bulls during the Owls’ regular season finale in Tampa.
This one was personal for FAU head coach Patrick Baker, going up against longtime friend and USF head coach Denise Schilte-Brown.
“We want to create a short field of attack, we want to be explosive,” said Baker when asked about the strategy going into the game.