Soccer Opens Up C-USA Play at Coastal Carolina

Tuesday, September 21

Conway, S.C.

7 PM

Florida Atlantic

Coastal Carolina

9/20/2021 2:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (4-1, 0-0-0 Conference USA) is coming off a momentous win last week and hopes to carry that energy into Tuesday night, as the team faces Coastal Carolina (2-1-3, 1-0-3 C-USA). This match marks the first time the Owls and Chanticleers will go head-to-head as C-USA opponents. First touch for the Owls' C-USA opener is set for 7 p.m. at the CCU Soccer Stadium.

About the Owls

The Owls take on a road test for the first time since late August, coming into Tuesday's match with a 4-1 mark
FAU's 4-1 start is a follow up from last season's 3-0-2 undefeated non-conference record
The striker duo of Ivan Mykhailenko and Filip Jauk lead the team with three goals for six points apiece. Jauk is coming off a multi-goal match vs. Florida Gulf Coast, which included the game-winner in overtime
Luis Sailer Fidalgo and Tom Abrahamsson each have two assists, which is the team's most
Neil Strauber has started in all five matches in goal to accumulate 458 minutes. He has started in 17 straight matches at goal, while posting a 1.57 goals against average, 20 saves and one shutout
The Owls average 2.4 goals per game, while holding opponents to 1.6 per contest. FAU also outshoots opponents, 67-46
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 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 Chanticleers

Coastal Carolina has quite a few C-USA matches under its belt in the program's first season in C-USA. The Chanticleers are unbeaten in league play with a 1-0-3 record, holding a 2-1-3 mark overall
The Chanticleers were chosen to finish fourth in C-USA, as voted on by the league's head coaches for the preseason team
CCU began the season ranked No. 25 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll
Alvaro Garcia-Pasqual has been a threat for CCU, tallying four goals and one assist for nine points to lead the team
Marcello Jones leads the squad in assists with two
Joey Batrouni and Leon Schmidt have seen time in goal. Batrouni (1-1-2) has tallied six starts, a 0.83 goals against average and 23 saves, while Schmidt (1-0-1) has played in three games and has recorded a 1.16 GAA and 0.750 save percentage
CCU posts 2.0 goals per game while holding opponents to 1.0 goal per game. The team has been outshot by the opposition in the first six matches, 88-77

Match History

The Owls trail the Chanticleers in the series, 1-3-0
Last matchup resulted in a 2-0 loss for the Owls in 2012
The last time the Owls beat the Chanticleers was 1998 in a 2-1 season opening victory at the UCF Tournament

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU delivered a 3-2 comeback victory in overtime over FGCU on Tuesday. The Owls tallied three unanswered goals in the win
Leo Keller logged his first career goal at the 65th minute, which was assisted by Vasilis Spinos
Jauk recorded two goals in the match in the 72nd and 98th minute. The multi-goal match was the first of his career
Pontus Steffensen tallied the assist on the game-winning goal
Sauber recorded eight saves in the match, a career high in his 10th collegiate win
The Owls now have the edge over the Eagles in the series, 6-5-2

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

Abrahamsson

T-2nd in C-USA – Assists per game (0.5)

Jauk

1st in C-USA/13th in NCAA – Game-winning goals per game (0.4)
4th – Goals per game (0.6)
T-5th – Goals per game (0.6)
T-7th – Shots per game (2.4)

Mykhailenko

1st in C-USA/20th in NCAA – Goals per game (0.75)
1st in C-USA – Shots on goal per game (2.0)
T-5th in C-USA – Points per game (1.5)
T-6th in C-USA – Game-winning goals per game (0.25)
6th – Shots per game (2.5)

Sailer Fidalgo

T-2nd in C-USA – Assists per game (0.5)

Strauber

T-1st in C-USA – Saves per game (4.0)

Team

2nd in C-USA/27th in NCAA – Points per game (6.4)
2nd in C-USA/22nd in NCAA – Scoring offense (2.4)

Up Next

The Owls return to FAU Soccer Stadium, as the team hosts Old Dominion for the home C-USA opener. Live stats are available HERE, while fans can stream the game HERE.

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