Soccer Closes Out Regular Season with Match vs. UAB

Saturday, April 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

1 PM

Florida Atlantic

UAB

Photo by: Adam Gue, Marshall Athletics

4/16/2021 10:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (5-4-2, 2-4-0 in Conference USA) looks to end the 2021 spring season on a high note on Saturday, as the squad hosts UAB (3-11-1, 1-4-1 C-USA) with a 1 p.m. first touch. With a win, the Owls would clinch a winning season for the first time since 2007. Prior to the match, the team will honor its lone senior, Daniel Skistad.

About the Owls

FAU is going into the match posting a 2-4 C-USA record, while holding onto a 5-4-2 overall winning record
The Owls have not celebrated a winning regular season since 2007 when FAU finished 11-7-2, while winning the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament that year. A win on Saturday would be the first clinch in 13 seasons
FAU has outscored (12-10) and outshot (108-100) opponents this season
Ivan Mykhailenko leads the team with four goals for eight points along with 25 shots
Tom Abrahamsson, Jose Alastuey, Alonso Coello Camarero, Fabrizio Cubeddu, Blake Dean and Skistad lead the way with one assist each
Neil Strauber has started in all 11 matches in net to total 1,030 minutes. He has tallied a 0.87 goals against average, 34 saves and a 0.773 save percentage. His four shutouts is the second most in the league, 29th in the NCAA
Graeme Pratt has played all but nine minutes on the pitch at centerback, while Skistad and Vasilis Spinos have been instrumental on the Owls' backline
The Owls are sixth in the C-USA standings with six points

About the Blazers

The Blazers are 3-11-1, while standing in seventh in the conference standings with a 1-4-1 mark for four points
Joseph Buete leads the team with four points off two goals on the year
Cale Loughrey, Tyrell Price and Brooks Rice each have an assist
Seth Torman (2-3-1) and Caelan Whitehead (1-8-0) share time in net this season. Torman leads the way in goals against average with 1.44, while Whitehead has captured 36 saves

Match History Against UAB

UAB leads in the series, 6-3
Since being opponents in C-USA, the Owls trail in the series, 5-2
FAU took down the Blazers in Birmingham last year in a big 1-0 road game. Jean Paul Rafols cashed in on the game-winning goal in the 84th minute of the match

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU dropped a 1-0 decision at No. 14 Charlotte last Saturday
After allowing a goal at the ninth minute, the Owls hung tough and got 11 shots off, but were unable to connect between the pipes
The Owls' loss was the team's second straight time being shut out on the road by a ranked opponent

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