11th Hour: Week of 10/5

Giving you what you missed and what’s coming up this week in Owls Athletics.

Senior middle blocker Brittney Brown and junior outside hitter Maja Ristic attempt to block UTEP outside hitter Coline Coessens during last Friday’s match. Mohammed F Emran | Staff Photographer

Ryan Lynch, Sports Editor
October 5, 2015

Scores from this week:

 

Football (1-3, 1-0 C-USA)

Bye Week, No game

 

Women’s Soccer (7-7, 1-3 C-USA):

  • Friday Oct. 2 vs. North Texas, (L, 2-1)
  • Sunday Oct. 4 vs. Rice, (W, 3-2)

 

Men’s Soccer (0-8-1, 0-3 C-USA):

  • Saturday Oct. 3 vs. #12 Old Dominion, (L, 2-1 2OT)

 

Indoor Volleyball (11-6, 3-2 C-USA):

  • Friday Oct. 2 vs UTEP, (W,3-0)
  • Sunday Oct. 4 vs Marshall, (W,3-0)

 

Reflections and Notes:

 

Volleyball:

  • Volleyball earned its first two conference wins of the season, sweeping both UTEP and Marshall. The Owls now have sweeps in nine out of their 11 victories.

Cross Country

  • The women’s team traveled to the Florida State University Invitational Friday, finishing fifth out of nine teams.
  • Sophomore Liz Wellman was FAU’s best finisher, with a time of 19:01:20, putting her in 30th place overall on the day.

Women’s Soccer

  • With their win, women’s soccer snapped a six-game losing streak.
  • Senior midfielder Claire Emslie set a program record Friday with her 218th shot attempt. The mark is the most in team history.
  • Geovana Alves scored her team-leading sixth goal on Sunday. It was her first since  Sept. 18 versus Texas Tech.

Swimming and Diving

  • Swimming and Diving hold their annual Family and Alumni meet on Oct. 10 at 10 a.m.

 

Upcoming Games:

Football:

  • Saturday Oct. 10 vs Rice, 2:30 p.m.

TV: Fox College Sports

Radio: ESPN West Palm 106.3

Women’s Soccer:

  • Friday Oct. 9 vs Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.
  • Sunday Oct. 11 vs Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer:

  • Friday Oct. 9 at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Indoor Volleyball:

  • Sunday Oct. 11 vs. Charlotte, noon

Cross Country

  • Disney Cross Country Invite (Orlando, Florida), Saturday Oct. 10, 7:30 a.m.

 

Photos of the Week:

 

 

Owls redshirt freshman Gabrielle Dixon (15) reaches to tip the ball over a defender during one of the final volleys of the night. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer
Owls redshirt freshman Gabrielle Dixon (15) reaches to tip the ball over a defender during one of the final volleys of the night. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer
Maja Ristic prepares to spike the ball towards the UTEP side of the court during the Owls match Friday night. Ristic had 12 kills in the three game sweep, while also registering a double-double with 11 digs. Ryan Lynch | Sports Editor
Maja Ristic prepares to spike the ball towards the UTEP side of the court during the Owls’s match Friday night. Ristic had 12 kills in the three game sweep, while also registering a double-double with 11 digs.
Ryan Lynch | Sports Editor

 

Ryan Lynch is the sports editor of the University Press. For tips regarding this or other articles, he can be contacted at [email protected] or on Twitter.