TAMPA, Fla. – FGCU men's soccer (4-2-3, 1-1-2 ASUN) drew 0-0 against North Florida (2-6-2, 1-2-1 ASUN) on Friday evening at Corbett Stadium on the campus of USF. This is the second tied game for the Eagles in the ASUN and the third one overall.

Senior midfielder Davi Alves (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/ West Florida) registered four shots with two on goal.

"First of all, we want to thank USF for being amazing host for us. The result was disappointing, as we had fifteen shots, to their three, and had some chances to score to get all the points" said head coach Jesse Cormier. "From the stats, I felt we were territorially dominant but need more efficiency with our final action. We had some excellent contributions from players coming into the game tonight. When teams sit back, and have little interest in coming out to play us, we have to be significantly better with our final action and be decisive to score goals. We will get back to work and prepare for UCA next week."

Overall, FGCU outshot the Ospreys by a whopping 15-3 advantage while having seven shots on goal to their three. The Eagles also had a 4-0 advantage on corner kicks.

Freshman defender Nadav Ohayon (Herzliya, Israel/Nomi Shemer) picked up one yellow card in the 6th minute before picking up his second in the 58^th minute, leading to his ejection.

Sophomore goalkeeper Wyatt Kistner (Midlothian/Va. /Cosby HS) allowed no goals, making three saves for the evening.

Graduate forward Aedon Kyra (Sydney, Australia./UNLV) nearly gave the Eagles the lead in the 23rd  minute as he fired the ball to the bottom right side of the net where the keeper was able to corral it.

From there the Eagles were dangerous firing four shots that included two from graduate defender Shandel Senior (Kingston, Jamaica/ Daytona State) but none connected.

UNF's Braden Masker took the final shot of the half to send both teams to the locker room scoreless.

In the second half, FGCU kept trying as sophomore defender Lucas Windschauer (Tampa, Fla/Osceola HS) drove the ball to the center of the net but Micah Gun fell to the ground to save the powerful shot in the 51^st minute.

The crucial moment came at the 57^th minute as the Ospreys' Tom Luto fired a penalty kick but Kistner showed why he has three shutouts for the season, making the huge save to keep the Eagles in the game.

Seconds later Ohayon was ejected from the game and FGCU had 10 men to continue the Florida rivalry match. The advantage did not last long for UNF as LJ Estes received a straight five minutes later leading to both teams playing a man down for the final 28 minutes.

The Green and Blue responded by sending six shots that included a pair each from Alves, freshman midfielder Alon Drey (Or'Aqiva,Isarel) and senior defender Aiden Jokomba (Anchovy St. James, Jamaica/Cornwall College) but none connected and the match ended 0-0.

FGCU will return to action as they head to Central Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 15. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. in Conway, Arkansas.

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HEAD COACH JESSE CORMIER
Jesse Cormier is in his sixth year as head coach of the FGCU men's soccer program in the fall of 2022 after being hired in January of 2017 to become just the 2nd head coach in program history. Cormier has guided FGCU to a 37-33-15 (.521) record overall, including a 20-10-5 mark (.667) in ASUN play. The Eagles have reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals for nine of 10 seasons (every year of eligibility but one), as Cormier has coached 31 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 151-122-61 (.547) record as a head coach in his 16-plus seasons at the helm.
 
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ABOUT FGCU 
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 92 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 45 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn at at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as four 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 26 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Spring 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative 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.
 
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