| FGCU Men's Soccer Game Notes & Information |
| Game |
Tuesday, Feb. 23 vs FAU (7 PM) // FGCU Soccer Complex // Tickets (here) |
| Game |
Saturday, Feb. 27 @ North Florida (1 PM) // Hodges Stadium |
| Live Statistics |
vs FAU (Here) // @ UNF (Here) |
| Live Stream |
vs FAU (Here) // @ UNF TBA |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_MSoccer |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's soccer team (0-1) will host in-state rival FAU (3-0-1) Tuesday night before traveling to the River City for a Saturday afternoon contest against North Florida (2-1) to open up ASUN play.
The Green and Blue
FGCU opened up its season last Wednesday night in Miami, falling to the 25th-ranked FIU Panthers by a 3-2 margin. The Eagles got on the board first with a goal in the 23rd minute by
O'Vonte Mullings (Toronto, Ontario/Northview Secondary Height) inside the penalty area – assisted by
Martin Veys (Caen, France/Jeanne d'Arc/Nebraska Omaha) – but the Panthers would take a 2-1 lead after scoring in the 27th and 29th minute.
The Eagles found the equalizer in the 58th minute as a header in the box from
Markus Maurer (Friedrichshafen, Germany/Monroe College) tighten the affair – assisted by
Darius Kerr-Cooper (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary's HS) from 25-yards out. The contest remained close in possession over the next 15 minutes until a loose ball inside the five-yard box found the foot of FIU's Alessandro Campoy in the 75th minute.
Mullings leads the Eagles with four shots (three on goal) while keeper
Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) recorded a pair of saves on opening night in his 90 minutes.
FAU
The Owls are off to a 3-0-1 start this spring with each victory coming against ASUN squads. Three days ago, FAU traveled for the first time this season, taking down Jacksonville in a 4-0 contest. Alonso Coello leads the Owls in points (four) and shots (eight) and has one game-winner to his name. In between the pipes, Neil Strauber has started each of the four matches, producing 15 saves for a 0.24 goals-against average (GAA).
The all-time series between both programs is tied 5-5. FAU claimed the last match on its own turf by a score of 3-1 in 2019.
North Florida
The Ospreys' 2-1 record is highlighted by a win over the 25th-ranked FIU squad this past Sunday where they pulled out a 1-0 victory in Miami. North Florida's two goals this spring have been produced by Ale Rodriguez and Robbie Soronellas – they each lead the team with three shots apiece.
FGCU leads the all-time series, 11-2-3, winning the last four of five games. In the River City, FGCU is 5-0-2.
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 fourth year 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 26-20-7 (.491) record overall, including a 13-3-2 mark (.778) in ASUN play. The Eagles have reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals for nine-straight seasons (every year of eligibility), as Cormier has coached 23 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 140-108-54 (.553) record as a head coach in his fifteen-plus seasons at the helm.
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April 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 awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 83 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. 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. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport and have had the highest percentage of teams so honored from these two groups over each of the past three years. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
