FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's soccer team (0-1-1) conceded the tying goal with 13 seconds left in the second period as the Eagles battled to a 1-1 double-overtime draw with FAU (3-0-2) Tuesday night at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

"There's a reason why FAU is undefeated, they never quit and are very physical," said head coach Jesse Cormier. Even when we had the lead, you could never really be comfortable so you have to give them a lot of credit. I thought our guys were very committed to the defending side and not enough commitment was given when it came to the attacking side. So that was the disappointing part for me; the lack of our dynamic nature, which I know we have. We just need to have better chemistry."

Each side in the first half seemed to have the same amount of possession but the Eagles and the Owls combined for just six total shots – FAU produced the only two targets on frame. Coming out of the scoreless break, it took the Green and Blue less than 20 minutes to get on the board.

A shot from Trevin Myers (Lehigh Acres, Fla./Riverdale HS/Chowan) earned FGCU a corner kick. Darius Kerr-Cooper (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary's HS) then struck a liner into the box which bounced around a scuffle of players before Tremain Simpson (Montego Bay, Jamaica/Kingston College) finally stepped in and struck a one-timer to the back of the net in the 68th minute – the first of his Eagle career.

Keeper Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) was forced to make a save just four minutes later to preserve the lead. In the 80th minute, Alex Guichard (West Palm Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Charleston) nearly gave FGCU a 2-0 advantage but his shot outside the 15-yard box was denied with a diving save.

The Eagles looked to be in line for their first win of the season but a foul from about 30 yards out gave FAU the opportunity it needed. As the clock ticked below 20 seconds, Alonso Camarero's set-piece shot was found inside the far-post as Blake Dean tucked it away for the tie.

FGCU produced two corner kicks in the two 10 minute overtime periods but none were a threat as neither team registered a shot in extra time.

All said FGCU produced eight shots with only two coming on frame while FAU registered 10 shots, six on target. The Eagles won the corner kick battle, 5-4. Vasconcelos snagged five saves in the tying effort.

Up Next
FGCU will start ASUN play on the road taking on North Florida (2-1) in the River City Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

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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 26-20-8 (.482) 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 140-108-55 (.462) record as a head coach in his sixteen-plus seasons at the helm.

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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.