Soccer Plays Midweek Matchup at Stetson

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (6-2-2, 1-1-2 in Conference USA) will travel up to Stetson (5-4-2, 3-1-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference) for a midweek matchup. Tuesday's game, the 46th one of the series, is set for 6 p.m. at the Athletic Training Center in DeLand, Florida.

About the Owls

The Owls look to bounce back following their first loss in a month last Saturday to the reigning College Cup Champions in No. 5 Marshall
Filip Jauk has a team's best six goals for 12 points
Luis Sailer Fidalgo leads the Owls with six assists. The sophomore is ranked No. 9 in the country in assists per game (0.67)
Neil Strauber has started in all 10 matches in goal to accumulate 934 minutes. He has started 22 straight matches in goal, while posting a 1.34 goals against average, 40 saves and two shutouts
FAU is sixth in the C-USA standings with five points
The Owls average 2.10 goals per game, while holding the opposition to 1.4 per game. FAU also outshoots opponents, 114-103
FAU was projected to finish sixth out of nine teams in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
Alonso Coello Camarero and Ivan Mykhailenko were tabbed to the 14-person C-USA Preseason Team
The team has nine newcomers with 15 different countries being represented on the roster

About the Hatters

The Hatters have won four straight matches with three of those being ASUN showdowns
Stetson was projected to finish eighth in the league after finishing last season 1-5-2 (1-3-2 in ASUN), as voted on by the ASUN head coaches
Nelson Pereira leads the team with six goals and two assists for 14 points
Jacob Gruber and Owen Jack have split time in goal. Gruber (3-3-2) has started in seven of eight matches with a 1.36 goals against average and 25 saves. Jack (2-1) has recorded a 1.83 GAA and 10 saves

Match History

FAU has a 24-17-4 mark against Stetson
Both teams have been evenly matched in the last few years, holding a 2-2-1 record in the last five matchups
In last year's match against Stetson, the Owls won in cleansheet fashion, 1-0
Mykhailenko scored the game-winning goal off a penalty kick at the 56th minute
Strauber was credited with the shutout

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU dropped Saturday's contest against No. 5 Marshall, 3-0
The Owls were outshot 12-9, but controlled possession most of the second half against the reigning College Cup Champions
Jauk has four shots in the game
Strauber logged four saves

FAU Record Book Watch

Mykhailenko

T-2nd – Career game-winning goals (8)
T-8th – Career goals (18)
11th – Career all-time points (39)

Strauber

T-5th – Career shutouts (6)
T-6th – Career goalie wins (11)

On Top – C-USA Statistical Rankings

Abrahamsson

T-8th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.30)
T-9th in C-USA – Assists (3)

Alastuey

10th in C-USA – Goals (4)

Jauk

2nd in C-USA/35th in NCAA – Goals (6)
2nd in C-USA/27th in NCAA – Goals per game (0.600)
8th in C-USA – Points per game (1.20)
5th in C-USA – Shots per game (2.6)
T-9th in C-USA – Game-winning goals per game (.200)

Mykhailenko

2nd in C-USA/27th in NCAA – Goals per game (0.60)
T-3rd in C-USA – Goals (5)
T-5th in C-USA – Game-winning goals per game (.250)
7th in C-USA – Points per game (1.25)
7th in C-USA – Shots on goal per game (1.25)

Romeo

T-9th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.300)
T-9th in C-USA – Assists (3)

Sailer Fidalgo

3rd in C-USA/9th in NCAA – Assists per game (0.667)
3rd in C-USA/18th in NCAA – Assists (6)

Strauber

2nd in C-USA – Saves per game (4.1)
6th in C-USA – Goals Against Average (1.34)

Team

2nd in C-USA/18th in NCAA – Assists per game (2.4)
3rd in C-USA/25th in NCAA – Points per game (6.6)
3rd in C-USA – Saves per game (4.1)
3rd in C-USA – Total goals (21)

Up Next

FAU hosts Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. Admission is free for all fans.

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Alonso Coello Camarero

Filip Jauk

Ivan Mykhailenko

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

Neil Strauber

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