FORT MYERS, Fla. – The second-seeded FGCU Eagles will face the third-seeded UNF Ospreys at 1 p.m., Sunday afternoon in ASUN Tournament semifinals.
The Green and Blue
Forward
O'Vonte Mullings (Toronto, Ontario/Northview Heights Secondary HS) leads the Eagles in points (18) with eight goals and two assists. On offense, 11 Eagles have scored for a total of 31 goals along with 27 assists.
Miguel Perez (Plantation, Fla./Cypress Bay HS) and
Shak Adams (Antioch, Tenn./Cane Ridge HS) lead the team with four helpers each.
ASUN First Team All-Conference
Shak Adams
Thomas Delplace
Ryan Medilah
O'Vonte Mullings
ASUN Second Team All-Conference
Kareem Riley
Ivan Rosales
ASUN All-Academic
Jahan Rajaee
Scouting the Ospreys
UNF defeated sixth-seeded Liberty Friday night by a score of 3-2 as Jake Hawker netted a penalty kick goal with one minute left in the first overtime. He now leads the Ospreys in goals heading into Sunday with three. In net, Padraic Gilley moved to 5-5-1 on the year. Both clubs met back in late September as the Eagles left Jacksonville with a 1-1 draw. FGCU was forced to play a man down after a red card was given in the 60th minute.
All-time, FGCU leads the series 10-2-3.
FGCU Record Book
Points
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76 - Albert RUIZ (34g 8a) - 2014-17 |
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61 - Shak Adams (23g 15a) - 2016-present |
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43 - Cristian RAUDALES (19g 5a) - 2008-11 |
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38 - Arion SOBERS-ASSUE (12g 14a) - 2014-17 |
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38 - Felipe DeSOUSA (18g 2a) - 2012-14 |
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36 - O'Vonte Mullings (15g 6a) - 2018-present |
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32 - Dylan SACRAMENTO (12g 8a) - 2015-17 |
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31 - Dennis ZAPATA (10g 11a) - 2015-18 |
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31 - Josey PORTILLO (8g 15a) - 2008-11 |
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30 - Scott HARRISON (12g 6a) - 2008-11 |
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30 - Francesco DiSTEFANO (9g 12a) - 2008-11 |
Goals
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34 - Albert RUIZ - 2014-17 |
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23 - Shak Adams - 2016-present |
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19 - Cristian RAUDALES - 2008-11 |
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18 - Felipe DeSOUSA - 2012-14 |
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15 - O'Vonte Mullings - 2018-present |
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13 - Henry PENAGOS - 2010-14 |
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12 - Arion SOBERS-ASSUE - 2014-17 |
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12 - Scott HARRISON - 2008-11 |
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12 - Dylan SACRAMENTO - 2015-17 |
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10 - Dennis ZAPATA - 2015-18 |
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10 - Xavier SILVA - 2011-14 |
Assists
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15 - Shak Adams - 2016-present |
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15 - Josey PORTILLO - 2008-11 |
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14 - Arion SOBERS-ASSUE - 2014-17 |
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12 - Francesco DiSTEFANO - 2008-11 |
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11 - Andres NAVAS - 2009-12 |
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11 - Dennis ZAPATA - 2015-18 |
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10 - Deion JONES - 2009-12 |
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9 - Miguel Perez - 2016-present |
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9 - Skylar WILKS - 2013-15 |
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9 - Miguel JAIME - 2014-17 |
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9 - William MORSE - 2009-12 |
Game-winning Goals
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8 - Shak Adams - 2016-present |
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8 - Felipe DeSOUSA - 2012-14 |
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6 - Cristian RAUDALES - 2008-11 |
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5 - Henry PENAGOS - 2010-14 |
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5 - Albert RUIZ - 2014-17 |
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5 - Xavier SILVA - 2011-14 |
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4 - Robert FERRER - 2015-17 |
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4 - Santiago ECHEVERRI - 2011-14 |
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4 - Francesco DiSTEFANO - 2008-11 |
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4 - Arion SOBERS-ASSUE - 2014-17 |
FOLLOW ALONG
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HEAD COACH JESSE CORMIER
Jesse Cormier completed his second 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 25-18-7 (.570) record overall, including a 13-3-2 mark (.778) in ASUN play. The Eagles have reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals for eight-straight seasons (every year of eligibility), as Cormier has coached 16 all-conference selections since his arrival (program-record 10 in 2017). 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 139-107-54 (.553) record as a head coach in his fourteen plus seasons at the helm.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 79 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 11+ seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just seven+ seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including both men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's basketball again in 2018-19. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in spring 2018 and have outpaced their institution's undergraduate student body GPA each of the past 20 semesters. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl in 2017.