Charlotte Comes to Town For Big C-USA Matchup

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (6-3-2, 1-1-2 Conference USA) will play host to Charlotte (7-4, 2-2 C-USA) on Saturday night. FAU looks to find their way back in the win column after two straight losses. Saturday's match is set for 7 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

About the Owls

FAU is over halfway through the season with a 6-3-2 mark, 1-1-2 in C-USA, looking to find its way back in the win column for the first time since Sept. 28 following the team's win over Jacksonville
Filip Jauk lead the team with six goals for 12 points
Luis Sailer Fidalgo has been setting up great plays thus far this season, tallying six assists, which leads the team
Neil Strauber has drawn the start in 11 matches to tally a 1.31 goals against average, 48 saves and a 6-3-2 mark
Davide Romeo and Jauk were named to the Top Drawer Midseason Top 100 Freshman List. Romeo came in at No. 44 and Jauk is No. 56
FAU is sixth in the C-USA standings with five points
The Owls average 1.91 goals per game and hold the opposition to 1.36 per contest. FAU also has the slight edge in shots with 124-119
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 49ers

Charlotte is one point ahead of the Owls in the C-USA standings with six, posting a 2-2 league record
In the preseason poll, Charlotte was picked to finish second in the league
Joe Brito (midfielder), Preston Popp (forward) and Alex Willis (forward) were all chosen to the 14-person C-USA Preseason Team
Brito leads the 49ers with four goals and seven assists for 15 points
Kameron Lacey posts a team's best five goals
Daniel Kuzemka has started in all 11 games at goal to post a 1.29 goals against average, 14 saves and a 7-4 mark

Match History

FAU is 1-8 against Charlotte in the all-time series dating back to 2003
The Owls have lost eight straight against the 49ers, all while being C-USA opponents
FAU is looking to earn its first win over Charlotte in 18 years
In last year's match against the 49ers, the Owls lost 1-0 on an early goal by the 49ers. The Owls outshot the 49ers 11-10, but could not leave North Carolina with a win

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU traveled to Stetson for a midweek match and dropped the contest, 1-0
Jose Alastuey took three shots in the match, two on goal
Strauber captured eight saves, marking his third game this season with 8+ saves

FAU Record Book Watch

Mykhailenko

T-3rd – Career game-winning goals (7)
8th – Career goals (16)
T-12th – Career all-time points (35)

Strauber

T-6th – Career shutouts (5)

On Top – C-USA Statistical Rankings

Tom Abrahamsson

T-8th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.273)

Alastuey

10th in C-USA – Goals per game (0.364)

Jauk

2nd in C-USA – Goals per game (0.545)
2nd in C-USA – Goals (6)
5th in C-USA – Shots per game (2.45)
T-6th in C-USA – Points (12)
10th in C-USA – Game-winning goals per game (0.182)

Mykhailenko

2nd in C-USA – Goals per game (0.636)
T-3rd in C-USA – Goals (5)
6th in C-USA – Game-winning goals per game (0.222)
7th in C-USA – Shots on goal per game (1.22)
8th in C-USA – Points per game (1.11)
10th in C-USA – Shots per game (2.0)

Romeo

T-9th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.273)

Sailer Fidalgo

3rd in C-USA/19th in NCAA – Assists per game (0.60)
3rd in C-USA/24th in NCAA – Assists (6)

Strauber

1st in C-USA/25th in NCAA – Saves (48)
1st in C-USA/33rd in NCAA – Saves per game (4.36)
T-3rd in C-USA – Save percentage (0.762)
4th in C-USA – Shutouts per game (0.182)

Team

1st in C-USA/39 in NCAA – Saves per game (4.45)
2nd in C-USA/26th in NCAA – Assists per game (2.18)
3rd in C-USA/38th in NCAA – Points per game (6.0)
3rd in C-USA – Total goals (21)

Up Next

The Owls will head back on the road, as they travel to UAB for an 8 p.m. Eastern showdown in Birmingham, Alabama. FAU plays its final home game, Senior Day, on Saturday, Oct. 30 at noon against FIU.

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Players Mentioned

Tom Abrahamsson

Nacho Alastuey

Alonso Coello Camarero

Filip Jauk

Ivan Mykhailenko

Davide Romeo

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

Neil Strauber

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: No. 22 Men's Soccer at Charlotte on October 17, 2025 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: No. 22 Men's Soccer versus UAB on October 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: No. 22 Men's Soccer at USF on October 29, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: No. 22 Men's Soccer versus Tulsa on November 2, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: No. 22 Men's Soccer versus TBD on November 7, 2025

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