FAU softball split its two games against FIU in their home series Saturday. The Owls lost the first game 5-1 in and won the second game 4-1. FAU is now 23-12 on the year and 6-2 in Conference USA play.


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The softball team defeated rival FIU 5-2 on Sunday. The Owls (24-12, 7-2 Conference USA) also took the series with the win.

“Todays game was good for us but overall it was a tough weekend. The two teams as rivals really battled against each other. We played well and were fortunate enough to clinch the series against a really good team. Next weekend will be just as tough as we travel to Marshall.”

Lauren Whitt went 2-for-3 and had two RBI’s and Tatum Buckley gave up one run and five hits in six innings of relief to pick up the win.

The Owls will be back in action on Wednesday when they host UCF.

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Great series by the Lady Owls.

FIU is one of the hottest teams in the conference. Glad we took this series. Let's finish strong!!!

The Owls softball team defeated the UCF Knights 4-0 on Wednesday night. FAU improves to 25-12 on the season with the win.

Amanda Wilson gave up just five hits and added six strikeouts in a complete game in the circle.

Offensively, Madisyn Palmer went 2-for-3 and scored two runs and Emily Lochten was 2-for-4 and had two RBI.

“We had a really good game today and were good in all aspects of the game. We had some critical hits, played pretty good defense and Amanda pitched a great game for us", said Coach Joan Joyce. "When you bring all of those aspects together it makes for a great outcome.”

The Owls, who have won three straight and five of their last six, will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to Marshall for another weekend conference series.

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Updated series information for the Owls at Marshall:

Single game Saturday, April 8 at 5 p.m., and doubleheader on Sunday, April 9 at 10 a.m.

The softball team lost the first of a three-game series against Marshall ­­­4-2. The Owls are now 25-13 overall and 7-3 in Conference USA.

Mia Olson and Emily Lochten each had a home run and Tatum Buckley gave up eight hits and four runs in the game.  Buckley is now 6-4 on the season.

In the top of the second inning, Olson homered to left center for the first run of the game.

Marshall answered back with a homer of their own in the next inning to tie the game 1-1. The Owls struggled defensively in the bottom of the third and allowed the Thundering Herd to score three runs which would hold the rest of the way.

“We jump out ahead with Mia Olson hitting the home run, and then we give up a home run.  In the next inning, the game kind of got away from us" said Coach Joan Joyce. "We will look to bounce back tomorrow in the doubleheader.”

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Florida Atlantic softball lost both games of a doubleheader against Marshall on Sunday. The Owls lost game one 6-3 and the second ­­game 2-0. FAU is now 25-15 on the year and 7-5 in Conference USA play.

In the top of the third inning of game one, the Owls were the first ones on the board, scoring two runs on Emily Lochten’s homer to center field, also bringing in Madisyn Palmer.

In the next inning, FAU scored another run but Marshall answered back with four runs of their own to take a 4-3 lead.  The Thundering Herd scored two more runs in the bottom of the sixth and held the Owls scoreless to close out the contest.

Marshall hit a homerun in the second inning of game two to take a 1-0 lead and scored another run in the bottom of the fifth for the only other run of the game.  The Owls had 10 hits but they couldn’t get anyone to reach home plate, leaving 12 on base in the process.

The team will next travel to Florida Gulf Coast for a doubleheader on Wednesday.

The softball team swept their doubleheader at Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night. The Owls won the first game 3-2 in nine innings before taking the second ­­game 8-3.

Tatum Buckley pitched all nine innings of gamer one and Amanda Wilson went the distance in game two as well.

Lauren Whitt was three-for-five on the day, helping Florida Atlantic improve to 27-15 on the year while snapping a three game losing streak.

The Owls will be back in action on Friday hosting Middle Tennessee for the first two games of a weekend conference series.

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FAU softball won both games of their doubleheader against MTSU on Friday. The Owls took the first game 5-2 in nine innings and the second ­­game 7-1.

“Today’s games were nothing short of exciting on both sides of the ball", said Coach Joan Joyce. "We hit the ball really well, we had 12 hits in the first game and 10 in the second.  Tomorrow’s game should just be as exciting and all of the fans that were here today should come back out.”

Mia Olson went 4-for-4 with two RBI in game one while Tatum Buckley went the distance in the circle allowing four runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts.

Amanda Wilson also tossed a complete effort in game two with two runs on six hits with two strikeouts. Four Owls had two hits each.

Florida Atlantic (29-15, 9-5) has now won four straight and will go for the series sweep at 1:00 PM on Saturday.

UPDATED SCHEDULE: 2017 FAU Softball Schedule & Results - FAU Owl's Nest