Owls Close Out Homestand vs. Bobcats

Saturday, February 13

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

St. Thomas

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/12/2021 12:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (2-0) will strive to earn three victories in a row, as the team finishes out the homestand against St. Thomas (Fla.) (11-3, NAIA) on Saturday. First touch is scheduled at 6 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium. Admission is free, but limited and first-come, first-serve.

About the Owls

FAU has commenced the season with a 2-0 record following back-to-back shutout home wins over North Florida (1-0) and Stetson (1-0)
Alonso Coello Camarero and Ivan Mykhailenko lead the team in goals with one apiece for two points
Adrian Levy and Mykhailenko have each taken a team's most three shots
Neil Strauber has captured back-to-back clean sheets at net, while tallying six saves
FAU has returned nine out of 11 everyday starters, losing only midfielder Alex Alexis (All-C-USA Second Team selection and leader in assists) and goalkeeper Hagay Jalon (two-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Week)

C-USA Preseason Team and Predictions

Coello Camarero and Mykhailenko were chosen to the 11-person C-USA Preseason Team
Coello Camarero returns for his junior season after becoming the first Owl in the program's days of belonging to C-USA to make the First Team All-Conference. He tallied the second most minutes played in the regular season last year and has been a difference maker on both sides of the ball
Mykhailenko was a Second Team choice last season. The striker ranked second in C-USA in goals per game (0.44), third in goals (seven) and fourth in points per game (1.06) in C-USA. He was also named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week once last year
FAU was chosen to finish the league in fifth out of eight teams, a spot they finished in last season

About the Bobcats

The Bobcats played a memorable fall slate, finishing the campaign 11-3 (8-2 in The Sun Conference), while winning the TSC Championship for the third time in five seasons after knocking down defending champion Keiser
Seven different Bobcats were named to the All-TSC Team: First Team selections Fernando Arzeno, Federico Landaburu and Juan Manuel Collazo, as well as Second Team picks Felipe Madero, Joaquin Domber, Luis Stalin-Munoz and Federico Zanna
In 14 games, the Bobcats have scored 37 goals, while holding a 1.09 goals against average
Arenzo leads the team with nine goals and two assists for 20 points
Franco Acerbi (7-3-0) leads the way in net with a 1.19 GAA along with 20 saves and four shutouts

Match History

FAU leads St. Thomas in the series, 5-2-1
In the last meeting of the series in September of 2018, the Owls defeated the Bobcats, 1-0 in double overtime. Blake Dean and Coello Camarero were credited with the assist on Gonzalo Pena Barrasus' game-winning goal in the 110th minute

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU defeated Stetson 1-0 off a penalty kick from Mykhailenko, which marked his first goal of the season. The Owls were fouled in the penalty box in the 56th minute, which set up for a penalty kick try for the striker
Defenders Graeme Pratt, Omer Priyov, Daniel Skistad and Luis Sailer Fidalgo played all 90 minutes of the match
Strauber held it down in goal, tallying four saves in back-to-back shutouts

Up Next

The Owls will hit the road for the first time this season, as they face Jacksonville on Friday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. FAU's next home matchup will be on March 13 at 2 p.m. against Kentucky. All game days and times are subject to change.

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