FORT MYERS, FL – Now done with non-conference play, the FGCU men's soccer team will face UNF in the final home regular-season contest at the Nest on Senior Night.
Matchup: FGCU (7-5-1, 3-1 ASUN) vs UNF (3-9-0, 2-2 ASUN)
When: Wed. Oct. 24 | 7:00 PM | FGCU Soccer Complex
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Coaches: Jesse Cormier (2nd Season @ FGCU; 15th Overall, 129-100-51) |
Derek Marinatos (8th Season @ UNF; Same overall, 46-72-9)
OPENING KICK
Prior to Wednesday evening's kickoff, FGCU will honor its six seniors in
Jason Van Achteren,
Raheem Somersall,
Jordan Lue,
Dennis Zapata,
Preston Kilwien and
Kamar Marriott. The pre-game ceremony will begin at approximately 6:50 p.m.
It will be the 14th all-time meeting when the Eagles and Ospreys meet at center field Wednesday night with FGCU holding a 9-2-2 series advantage. After FGCU won the first seven matchups, the last six contests have been very competitive as the Eagles are 2-2-2 after winning last year's meeting on the road 2-0. Overall, the Eagles have out-scored the Ospreys, 28-3, in their nine wins, and 36-15 in the 13 all-time meetings.
GREEN OUT
Fans are encouraged to wear green to Wednesday night's match to support the Eagles.
HURRICANE MICHAEL RELIEF DONATIONS
The Green and Blue ask fans to bring items such as hygiene kits, water, blankets, diapers, and personal care items, along with non-perishable food and water to help in the relief efforts for Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle.
INSIDE THE FGCU LINEUP
Shak Adams (Antioch, Tenn./Cane Ridge HS) fuels the FGCU attack with seven goals and seven assists for a team-best 21 points. Freshman
O'Vonte Mullings (Toronto, Ontario/ Northview Heights Secondary) has bagged six goals while dishing out a trio of assists.
Struggling offensively as of late – one goal in the last two matches – the Green and Blue's roster also features seven other different scorers who have netted a goal this season.
Between the posts, keeper
Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) is 6-3-1, accumulating 52 saves (1st in the ASUN), for a .776 save percentage and a 1.47 goals
against average.
The Eagles are currently ranked 59th in the RPI standings.
2018 ASUN Weekly Awards
O'Vonte Mullings – Player of the Week (Aug. 27)
Gustavo Vasconcelos – Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10)
Shak Adams – Player of the Week (Sept. 17)
Raheem Somersall – Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17)
Gustavo Vasconcelos – Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
ASUN OVERVIEW
FGCU was picked 2nd in the ASUN preseason coaches' poll, making it the first time since 2012 the Eagles were not selected as the preseason league favorite.
Kilwien (Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park HS) was installed as league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while Adams and senior
Dennis Zapata (Orlando, Fla./University HS) joined Kilwien on the preseason all-conference team as FGCU's three selections were the most of any team in the league.
The Green and Blue finished just behind defending tournament champion Lipscomb in the preseason poll with 41 points while the Bisons had 42 points. Lipscomb received four 1st-place votes, while FGCU had one, 3rd-place Jacksonville (28 points) also had one and 4th-place NJIT (25) additionally picked up a top vote. Stetson (5th, 23 points), league newcomer Liberty (6th, 22 points) and North Florida (7th, 15 points) rounded out the preseason poll.
ASUN DOMINANCE
FGCU owns a dominant record of 46-7-6 (.830) in all ASUN regular-season games since the start of the 2010 season. Out of a possible 180 points that could have been earned in that time, the Green and Blue have claimed an impressive 147 of them (81 percent).
AROUND THE ASUN
| School |
Pts |
ASUN |
Overall |
RECENT RESULTS |
| Lipscomb* |
12 |
4-1-0 |
6-8-0 |
W- NJIT, 2-1 (Oct. 20) |
| FGCU* |
9 |
3-1-0 |
7-5-1 |
L- Omaha, 2-0 (Oct. 20) |
| Jacksonville* |
9 |
3-2-0 |
3-11-0 |
L- Liberty, 3-2 (Oct 20) |
| Liberty* |
7 |
2-3-1 |
7-6-1 |
W- Jacksonville, 3-2 (Oct. 20) |
| North Florida |
6 |
2-2-0 |
3-9-0 |
L- Stetson, 2-0 (Oct. 20) |
| Stetson |
4 |
1-3-1 |
6-8-1 |
W- North Florida, 2-0 (Oct. 20) |
| NJIT |
3 |
1-4-0 |
6-10-0 |
L- Lipscomb, 2-1 (Oct. 20), L- La Salle, 2-1 OT (Oct. 23) |
* - Clinched a spot in ASUN Championship
MATCHES TO WATCH THIS WEEK
TUESDAY
FAU @ Jacksonville 7 PM
Memphis @Lipscomb 8 PM CST
WEDNESDAY
UNF @ FGCU 7 PM
SATURDAY
NJIT @ UNF 7 PM
FGCU @ JACKSONVILLE 7 PM
Stetson @ Lipscomb 8 PM (CST)
SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
UNF enters Wednesday's battle with an overall 3-9 mark, going 2-2 in conference action. Up top leading the offense for the Ospreys is Mikey Connell with six goals and two assists as he leads the team with 14 points while Collin Scott has netted two.
Philip D'Amico so far has made nine starts in 10 matches for UNF in between the posts. He's logged just over 770 minutes, recording 44 saves and boasts a 2.45 GAA and a .677 save percentage.
FGCU RECORD BOOK
POINTS
| 1 |
76 |
Albert Ruiz (34g 8a) - 2014-17 |
| 2 |
46 |
Shak Adams (18g 10a) 2016-Present |
| 3 |
43 |
Cristian Raudales (19g 5a) - 2008-11 |
| 4 |
38 |
Felipe DeSousa(18g 2a) - 2012-14 |
|
38 |
Arion Sobers-Assue(12g 14a) - 2014-17 |
| 6 |
32 |
Dylan Sacramento (12g 8a) - 2015-17 |
| 7 |
31 |
Joey Portillo (8g 15a) - 2008-11 |
| 8 |
30 |
Francesco DiStefano (9g 12a) - 2008-11 |
|
30 |
Scott Harrison (12g 6a) - 2008-11 |
| 10 |
29 |
Dennis Zapata (9g 11a) - 2015-Present |
GOALS
ASSISTS
| 1 |
15 |
Josey Portillo - 2008-11 |
| 2 |
14 |
Arion Sobers-Assue -2014-17 |
| 3 |
12 |
Francesco DiStefano - 2008-11 |
| 4 |
11 |
Dennis Zapata - 2015-Present |
|
11 |
Andres Navas- 2009-12 |
| 6 |
10 |
Deion Jones - 2009-12 |
|
10 |
Shak Adams - 2016-Present |
| 7 |
9 |
William Morse - 2009-12 |
|
9 |
Skylar Wilks - 2013-15 |
|
9 |
Miguel Jaime - 2014-17 |
GAME-WINNING GOALS
| 1 |
8 |
Felipe DeSousa - 2012-14 |
| 2 |
6 |
Cristian Raudales - 2008-11 |
|
6 |
Shak Adams - 2016-Present |
| 4 |
5 |
Xavier Silva -2011-14 |
|
5 |
Albert Ruiz - 2014-2017 |
|
5 |
Henry Penagos - 2010-14 |
| 7 |
4 |
Robert Ferrer - 2015-17 |
|
4 |
Arion Sobers-Assue - 2014-17 |
|
4 |
Francesco DiStefano - 2008-11 |
|
4 |
Santiago Echeverri - 2011-14 |
BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
Since the program's first two seasons in 2007 and 2008, FGCU has posted a winning record each of the past nine years. All-time, the Eagles are 109-73-28 (.573) in 11 seasons, including a dominant 59-20-8 (.720) record in ASUN contests. In just seven years of D-I postseason eligibility, FGCU has won four ASUN Tournament championships and made four NCAA Tournament appearances – in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016 – and won an unprecedented six-straight ASUN regular-season championships from 2010-15. In 2017, the Eagles continued a stretch of never being seeded lower than 2nd and have reached at least the semifinals in all seven eligible seasons.
INSIDE THE SCHEDULE
All told, the 2018 slate features 16 games, including 10 non-conference matchups to prepare the Eagles for what they hope is a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in only eight seasons of eligibility. Of those 10 non-league contests, an incredible five are against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago.
FOLLOW ALONG
For up-to-the minute information and a behind-the-scenes look at the FGCU men's soccer program, follow on Twitter @FGCU_MSoccer, Instagram @FGCU_MSoccer, Facebook /FGCUMSoccer and YouTube /FGCUAthletics.
HEAD COACH JESSE CORMIER
Jesse Cormier is in his second season as head coach of the FGCU men's soccer program after being hired in January of 2017 to become just the 2nd head coach in program history. Cormier has guided FGCU to a 15-11-4 (.607) record overall, including an 8-6-3 (4-1-1 ASUN) mark in his 1st season with the team in 2017. The Eagles reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals for the 7th-straight season (every year of eligibility), as Cormier coached a program-record 10 all-conference selections. Cormier was the head coach at his alma mater the University of Vermont for the previous 13 seasons. He won 14 games with the Catamounts in 2016 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. During his time with Vermont, Cormier guided the program to the America East Tournament in 12 of 13 seasons, making five title game appearances, winning two tournament crowns, claiming a regular-season championship and advancing to three NCAA tournaments, including a pair of Second Round appearances. Cormier holds an overall 129-100-51 (.558) record as a head coach in his fourteen plus seasons at the helm.
SUPPORT THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise.
