Bye week blues are upon us for a lot of the teams in the AAC during week 6, but week 5 brought storylines that will keep us busy through the bye week and beyond.
The second full week of AAC play has arrived. For the Owls it was inviting the Memphis Tigers (7-8) (1-2) to town. Memphis was a gracious guest as they fell to the Owls in sweeping fashion, 3-0.
FAU looked to turn a corner on Saturday as the Owls defeated FCS Wagner in dominating fashion 41-10. FAU battled past some early struggles to dominate the Seahawks in the second half, shutting them out 24-0 and executing on all facets.
Charlotte came looking for gold in Boca Raton, but the Owls gave the 49ers only coal as FAU gained their fourth sweep of the season in dominant fashion.
The Temple Owls migrated to South Florida to face Florida Atlantic for FAU’s second conference match of the season. In the face-off of the Owls it was a 1-1 final as neither team could find a second goal.
In a cloudy downtown Birmingham, Alabama, the Blazers and the Owls met in a match that could set the tone for the final month of the season. Even with a staunch attack by FAU, the Blazers found a way to get past the Owls 1-0.
It was Family Weekend in Boca Raton and FAU put on a show in front of the Owls faithful.
Week 4 was an eventful one inside the American, as Navy took down top dog Memphis while Army continued to dominate, rolling over rice, setting the service academies atop the conference. Memphis, USF, Tulane and UTSA went into the week
Florida Atlantic hosted East Carolina (8-3) (1-0) for their first conference match of the season Friday night. The Owls had a dominant first set, but the Pirates had a tight grip on the match as ECU won 3-1 in the AAC conference opener.