NEW YORK — Ryan Langborg scored 12 points in overtime Friday afternoon for No. 9 Northwestern, which squandered a nine-point second-half lead before recovering to beat No. 8 Florida Atlantic 77-65 in an East Regional first-round game at Barclays Center.
FAU welcomes in Charlotte for their first ever conference series as part of the American Athletic Conference. FAU’s record sits at 12-7 after their initial non-conference schedule
t was just a year ago the FAU Owls took on March Madness for the first time since 2002 and were underdogs in every round. Now a year later, in a matchup against Power 5 Northwestern
FAU traveled up to Orlando to take on UCF Tuesday night. The second matchup between these two teams this season,
FAU is hard at work preparing for their NCAA tournament matchup with Northwestern on Friday, however Owls star Alijah Martin is also making sure to cash in off the court, recently announcing a slew of new NIL deals.
NEW YORK — Northwestern and Florida Atlantic are separated by more than 1,300 miles as well as a vast gap in resources between a school that’s been in the Big Ten for a century and one that just joined the American Athletic Conference.
FAU travels up to Orlando to take on Big-12 conference opponent UCF for the second time this season. The Owls have won five straight dating back to the final game against FIU, and secured wins over Miami and Maine last week to extend their record to 12-6
FAU came into game three Sunday afternoon, with a series win already secured courtesy of Christian Adams’ walk off Grand Slam from the night before. In game three, the Owls would consistently score runs across the course of the game, and secure the series sweep, improving their record to 12-6.
FAU continues to keep their win streak rolling against Maine. The Owls won their fourth straight game Saturday evening, coming back from a four run deficit in the ninth to put up a six spot and win off of a walk-off grand slam from Christian Adams. The Owls positioned themselves to possibly earn the series sweep Sunday, going into another power five matchup at UCF.