| FGCU Men's Soccer Game Notes & Information |
| Game |
FGCU (2-1-2, 2-0-1 ASUN) @ Stetson (0-3-1, 0-2-1 ASUN) |
| Date // Time |
Friday, Mar. 19 // 7:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Athletic Training Center |
| Watch |
Here |
| Live Statistics |
Here |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_MSoccer |
| Instagram |
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FGCU Men's Soccer |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's soccer team travels north to face the Stetson Hatters Friday night at 7 p.m. looking to stay on top of the South Division table.
The Green and Blue
In a lineup that features nine new starters, the Eagles have maintained their strong play in conference action, having yet to drop a contest, while scoring three goals in each of their previous games. Last Saturday in the 3-1 victory against North Florida, junior defender
Ethan Dudley (St. Johns, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) kicked off the scoring in the 21st minute as
Marcos Da Paz (Recife, Brazil/Fayetteville Academy/Columbia International) bagged home the eventual game-winner 10 minutes later
. O'Vonte Mullings (Toronto, Ontario/Northview Secondary Heights) put on the finishing touches with his team-leading fourth goal in the 81st minute.
Mullings leads the team in points (eight), shots (11), and shots on goal (seven). Eight Eagles have dished out an assist with
Darius Kerr-Cooper (Pickering, Ontario/St. Marys's HS) producing two. In five games in between the pipes,
Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) is 2-1-2 with 20 saves, posting a 1.10 goals-against average (GAA).
Stetson Hatters
The hosts will be in search of their first win of the season as Christian Vinasco holds the only goal for Stetson. Ajmeer Spengler leads the team in shots (10), while Michael has logged 200 minutes in net, posting a 1.35 GAA.
All-Time Series
The Eagles hold an all-time 7-5-2 mark over the Hatters. In the last seven games, FGCU has won five of them, with the other two comings as draws. On the road, FGCU is 3-3-1.
ASUN Standings
South Division Table
| School |
Points |
ASUN |
Overall |
| FGCU |
7 |
2-0-1 |
2-1-2 |
| Jacksonville |
6 |
2-1-0 |
2-3-1 |
| North Florida |
2 |
0-1-2 |
2-2-2 |
| Stetson |
1 |
0-2-1 |
0-3-1 |
North Division Table
| School |
Points |
ASUN |
Overall |
| Bellarmine |
6 |
2-0-0 |
3-2-0 |
| Lipscomb |
3 |
1-1-0 |
4-3-0 |
| Liberty |
0 |
0-2-0 |
5-2-1 |
Upcoming Games
Tuesday, Mar. 16 – Central Arkansas @ Lipscomb
Friday, Mar. 19 – FGCU @ Stetson
Saturday, Mar. 20 – Lipscomb @ Coastal Carolina
Saturday, Mar. 20 – Bellarmine @ Liberty
Saturday, Mar. 20 – Jacksonville @ North Florida
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 28-20-9 (.570) record overall, including a 15-3-3 mark (.786) 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 142-108-55 (.556) record as a head coach in his sixteen-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 85 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.
