FAU women’s soccer (3-5-4, 1-1-2 C-USA) squared off against Middle Tennessee State University (6-5-1, 2-2-0 C-USA) at FAU Soccer Stadium on Friday night. Coming off two tied games, the Owls hoped to secure their second conference USA play win, but couldn’t follow through as the Blue Raiders left with a win.
Within the first 10 minutes of the match, the Owls’ forceful defense landed junior defender Amanda Martin a yellow card. In response, the Blue Raiders went for three consecutive shot attempts but freshman goalkeeper Amit Cohen saved all of them to keep the Owls from conceding.
As the first half was nearing an end with eight minutes remaining, FAU set out to quickly score with their four continuous shot attempts.