C-USA Play Continues at S.Carolina

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (6-1-1, 1-0-1 in Conference USA) is back on the road to face South Carolina (3-6, 0-2 C-USA) this Sunday at 7 p.m. FAU is looking to stay undefeated in C-USA play in a big road test at Stone Stadium.

About the Owls

FAU has tallied back-to-back 3-0 shutouts over Old Dominion and Jacksonville, both at home. The team is looking to carry that momentum back to C-USA play
Filip Jauk leads the team with five goals for 10 points, which is tied for the league's most
Luis Sailer Fidalgo leads the Owls with five assists, tied for the second most in the league
Neil Strauber has started in all eight matches in goal to accumulate 739 minutes. He has started 20 straight matches in goal, while posting a 1.1 goals against average, 34 saves and three shutouts
FAU is second in the C-USA standings with four points
The Owls average 2.38 goals per game, while holding the opposition to 1.13 per game. FAU also outshoots opponents, 95-79
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 Gamecocks

South Carolina has started the season 3-6, 0-2 in C-USA, and is coming off their first shutout win of the season off a 1-0 victory over Gardner-Webb last Tuesday
The Gamecocks were chosen to finish seventh out of nine teams in the C-USA Preseason Poll
Brian Banahan was selected to the 14-person C-USA Preseason Team
Jordan Matthews leads the Gamecocks with two goals and one assist for five points
Peter Clement and Logan Frost share the lead for a team's most assists with two apiece
Tristan Himes and Ryan Bilchuck have split time in goal. Hilmes has started in all six matches he has appeared in, tallying a 2.15 goals against average, 21 saves and a 2-4 record. Bilchuck has started in three of four matches to post a 1.63 goals against average, six saves and a 1-2 mark

Match History

South Carolina leads in the series, 5-3-0
The Owls have won three of the last four matchups
FAU defeated South Carolina 2-1 in last spring's matchup. Mykhailenko delivered a two-goal performance in the win and Tom Abrahamsson tallied the assist on the second goal
Mykhailenko has scored all three of the Owls' goals against the Gamecocks in the last two matches

Last Time on the Pitch

The Owls defeated Jacksonville in last Tuesday's match with a 3-0 cleansheet
All three goals scored by the Owls were delivered off double assists. Mykhailenko, Jose Alastuey and Jauk each delivered goals in the second half
Davide Romeo, Zach Hassell and Blake Dean had the direct assists on each of the goals. Sailer Fidalgo and Abrahamsson also picked up assists
Strauber tallied his third shutout of the season while claiming two saves
The Owls had 23 different players see time on the pitch

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

On Top – C-USA Statistical Rankings

Abrahamsson

T-9th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.375)

Alastuey

T-6th in C-USA – Goals (4)

Coello Camarero

T-9th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.286)

Jauk

T-1st in C-USA – Goals (5)
T-3rd in C-USA/31st in NCAA – Game-winning goals (2)
9th in C-USA – Points per game (1.25)

Mykhailenko

T-1st in C-USA/31st in NCAA – Game-winning goals (.333)
T-6th in C-USA – Goals (4)
6th in C-USA – Shots on goal per game (1.5)
7th in C-USA – Points per game (1.33)

Sailer Fidalgo

1st in C-USA/10th in NCAA – Assists per game (0.714)

Strauber

1st in C-USA/37th in NCAA – Saves (34) and saves per game (4.25)
5th in C-USA – Goals Against Average (1.097)

Team

1st in C-USA/40th in NCAA – Saves per game (4.38)
2nd in C-USA/7th in NCAA – Assists per game (2.75)
2nd in C-USA/11 in NCAA – Points per game (7.5)

Up Next

FAU hosts the reigning NCAA men's soccer champions, Marshall, on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Tom Abrahamsson

Nacho Alastuey

Alonso Coello Camarero

Blake Dean

Zach Hassell

Filip Jauk

Ivan Mykhailenko

Davide Romeo

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

Neil Strauber

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer at Temple on September 21, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer versus FIU on September 26, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer at Missouri State on October 3, 2025 at 8 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer versus FGCU on October 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer versus Memphis on October 12, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer at Charlotte on October 17, 2025 at 6 p.m.

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