Soccer Hosts Home League Opener vs. Old Dominion

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (4-1-1, 0-0-1 Conference USA) is set for their home C-USA opener against Old Dominion (2-3-1, 0-0-1 C-USA) Saturday night. First touch for the match is set for 7 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

About the Owls

The Owls come into the match 4-1-1 with a 0-0-1 league mark after drawing with Coastal Carolina last Tuesday
Strikers Ivan Mykhailenko and Filip Jauk lead the team with three goals for six points apiece
Jauk is coming off being named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week following a two-goal performance in the Owls' 3-2 comeback victory over Florida Gulf Coast
Tom Abrahamsson, Alonso Coello Camarero and Luis Sailer Fidalgo each have two assists, which is the team's most
Neil Strauber has started in all six matches in goal to accumulate 568 minutes. He has started 18 straight matches in goal, while posting a 1.43 goals against average, 30 saves and one shutout
FAU is currently in a four-way tie for second in the conference standings with one point
The Owls average 2.17 goals per game, while holding opponents to 1.5 per contest. FAU also outshoots opponents, 71-68
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 Monarchs

ODU comes into the match 2-3-1 with a 0-0-1 C-USA record like the Owls
The Monarchs were chosen to finish eighth in the C-USA Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches
ODU outshoots opponents 12 vs. 11.8, but trails in goals per game 1.67 to 1.0
Defender Josh Thacker was selected to the C-USA Preseason Team
Eliot Goldthorp leads the Monarchs with five points off two goals and one assist
Eli Carr has a team's most two assists
Djibril Doumbia is the leader in goal with a 1.61 GAA, 21 saves and one shutout

Match History

The Owls trail the series, 7-2, but are 2-0 in the past two matchups
FAU took down ODU 1-0 last year in Norfolk, Virginia off a game-winning goal by Jean Paul Rafols, which was assisted by Jose Alastuey
In 2019, FAU defeated ODU in a game straight out of a movie. With the Owls' 4-3 overtime victory over the Monarchs, FAU punched a ticket to the C-USA Championships for the first time in school history. Alastuey delivered the game-winner in that match off a free kick taken at the 97th minute

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU and Coastal Carolina ended the match with a draw, 1-1
The Owls pulled ahead early in the match off a goal by Abrahamsson assisted by Coello Camarero at the 11th minute
Despite being outshot 24-4 in the match, the Owls held the lead until the 79th minute when the Chanticleers found the back of the net for the equalizer
Strauber captured a career-high 10 saves in the match, including big stops on CCU's attempts for the game-winning goal

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-8th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.33)

Coello Camarero

T-8th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.33)

Jauk

7th in C-USA – Goals per game (0.5)
1st in C-USA/17th in NCAA – Game-winning goals (2)

Mykhailenko

1st in C-USA – Goals per game (0.75)
7th in C-USA – Shots per game (2.5)
9th in C-USA – Points per game (1.5)

Sailer Fidalgo

7th in C-USA – Assists per game (0.4)

Strauber

1st in C-USA/18th in NCAA – Saves (30) and saves per game (5.0)
T-3rd in C-USA – Shutouts per game (0.167)
5th in C-USA – Goals Against Average (1.43)

Team

1st in C-USA/19th in NCAA – Saves per game (5.17)
3rd in C-USA/44th in NCAA – Points per game (6.0)

Up Next

The Owls will remain at FAU Soccer Stadium to take on Jacksonville on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. Live stats can be followed HERE and the stream can be viewed HERE.

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Players Mentioned

Tom Abrahamsson

Nacho Alastuey

Alonso Coello Camarero

Filip Jauk

Ivan Mykhailenko

Jean Paul Rafols

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

Neil Strauber

Upcoming Events

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

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