FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's soccer team (2-3-3, 2-2-2 ASUN) closed out the regular season falling to Stetson (1-4-2, 1-3-2 ASUN) by a final score of, 2-1, Friday night at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
"Stetson was more committed and had the better winning mentality tonight," said head coach
Jesse Cormier. "We didn't bring enough to the game; communication was poor which is often a good measurement of the collective ambition and intensity of a team. If we want our season to continue, there has to be more leadership, more willingness to sacrifice, and overall more quality in all phases to change our situation in our trajectory to make a run at the championship."
Stetson got on the board in the 24th minute with a goal from Ben Alram as it was the only score of the first half. FGCU produced three shots in the period but none came on target. Stetson was able to manufacture eight shots in the first period, three coming on goal with keeper
Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) securing two saves.
Both teams were slow out of the gates in the second half, with each side producing one shot inside the first 15 minutes. Stetson's second shot though by Alex Turner in the 67th minute, proved to be the game-winner as the Hatter's went up 2-0. In the 74th minute,
Markus Maurer (Friedrichshafen, Germany/Monroe College) launched a shot towards the net but was denied to the keeper's bottom left. Just under 10 minutes later, junior defender
Ethan Dudley (St. Johns, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) struck a header off a cross to the near post but the shot went wide.
In the final second,
Marcos Da Paz (Recife, Brazil/Fayetteville Academy/Columbia International) netted his second goal of the season, striking a shot from outside the 18-yard box with 0.4 left on the clock.
FGCU registered eight shots with two coming on frame and edged Stetson in corner kicks, 4-3. The Hatters walked away with 11 shots, four coming on goal.
Trevin Myers (Lehigh Acres, Fla./Riverdale HS/Chowan University) led the Eagles in shots with two.
Vasconcelos ended the night snagging two saves in the full 90 minutes.
Up Next
FGCU will await the result of tomorrow night's Jacksonville/North Florida contest. FGCU hosts next week's ASUN quarterfinal game as the No. 2 seed (top two seeds host) with a UNF loss. A tie between UNF and JU or a win by UNF makes FGCU the No. 3 seed.
Upcoming Games (Saturday, Apr. 3)
North Florida @ Jacksonville (6 pm)
Lipscomb @ Bellarmine (7 pm)
ASUN Standings
South Division Table
| School |
Points |
ASUN |
Overall |
| Jacksonville |
9 |
3-2-0 |
3-4-1 |
| FGCU |
8 |
2-2-2 |
2-3-3 |
| North Florida |
8 |
2-1-2 |
4-2-2 |
| Stetson |
5 |
1-3-2 |
1-4-2 |
North Division Table
| School |
Points |
ASUN |
Overall |
| Bellarmine |
6 |
2-1-0 |
3-3-0 |
| Lipscomb |
4 |
1-1-1 |
5-3-2 |
| Liberty |
4 |
1-2-1 |
6-2-2 |
Upcoming Games (Saturday, Apr. 3)
North Florida @ Jacksonville (6 pm)
Lipscomb @ Liberty (7 pm)
FOLLOW ALONG
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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 28-22-10 (.555) record overall, including a 15-5-4 mark (.708) 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 142-110-56 (.552) 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 40 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) 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 in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall 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.
