Owls Play First Road Match of Season at Jacksonville

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (2-0-1) will look to stay undefeated as the team travels north to face Jacksonville (0-0-1) Friday afternoon. First touch is set for 3 p.m. at Southern Oak Stadium.

About the Owls

FAU has commenced the season with a 2-0-1 record after back-to-back clean sheet wins over North Florida (1-0) and Stetson (1-0) and a draw with St. Thomas (1-1, 2OT)
Alonso Coello Camarero, Ivan Mykhailenko and Blake Dean lead the team in goals with one apiece for two points
Fabrizio Cubeddu has one point off an assist
Mykhailenko leads the team in shots (seven) and shots on goal (three)
Neil Strauber has started all three games in net, tallying a 0.31 goals against average, 0.923 save percentage and 12 saves. The junior has earned two shutouts in three starts
Graeme Pratt has held it down at centerback, playing all 290 minutes of the first three matches in full. Daniel Skistad (286 minutes), Coello Camarero (276 minutes) and Luis Sailer Fidalgo (268 minutes) have played almost the entirety of all three matches without a sub

About the Dolphins

The Dolphins have commenced the season with a 0-0-1 record following a draw with the College of Charleston in Monday's season opener, 0-0 (2OT)
JU finished the 2019 season 5-7-2 (0-5-1, ASUN), missing out on the conference tournament
Connar Lufkin was selected to the ASUN Second Team All-Conference last season, and is the Dolphins' leading returner in points with 10. He also led the way in goals with four and tied for a team's most two assists in 2019
JU was projected to finish fifth in the Atlantic Sun Conference, as determined by the league's head coaches
In just one game, Olivier Correa and Reed Davis lead the team with four shots and two shots on goal each. Freshman Jabari Gray is coming off his debut having not conceded any goals, while tallying two saves

Match History

FAU has a slight edge over JU, 15-14-2
In the past five matches, JU has a 3-1-1 advantage over FAU
In the last meeting of the series in September 2019, FAU elevated past JU, 2-1. Mykhailenko scored off a throw in by David Schwartzman in the first half. JU found the equalizer in the 48th minute, but Dean earned the game-winner off an assist by Andres Macias in the 76th minute for the Owls

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU played a tough St. Thomas team last weekend, as the game ended in a 1-1 draw in double overtime
The Bobcats found the back of the net first in the 19th minute, but the Owls were able to find the equalizer at the 71st minute when Cubeddu struck a long cross right on target to Dean, who headed it through the back of the net
Strauber played all 110 minutes in double overtime, conceding just one goal and capturing six saves

Up Next

The Owls will continue playing on the road and wrap up non-conference play at Florida Gulf Coast next Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. FAU's next home matchup is set for March 13 at 2 p.m. against Kentucky. All game days and times are subject to change.

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Players Mentioned

Alonso Coello Camarero

Fabrizio Cubeddu

Blake Dean

Andres Macias

Ivan Mykhailenko

Graeme Pratt

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

David Schwartzman

Daniel Skistad

Neil Strauber

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