FAU's Francisco Urbaez (FAU photo)

Early Struggles Fuel Florida Atlantic’s C-USA Surge

All Florida Atlantic needed was a little extra motivation to get the ball rolling this spring.

FAU is a proud program and expects to get off to quick starts. The Owls put together an impressive 2018 campaign, and they ended the season with a trip to the Gainesville Regional title game. Though they lost some key cogs from last year’s club, they once again were expected to be solid and in the thick of the Conference USA title race.

But let’s be honest, things looked pretty bleak through the first three weeks of the season. FAU swept Cincinnati in impressive[…]