Soccer Plays Home Match Against UTRGV

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (3-0) is looking to remain perfect as the team hosts UT Rio Grande Valley (2-2) on Thursday night. Tomorrow's match marks the third Western Athletic Conference opponent the Owls will square off against this season. The match is set to commence at 7 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

About the Owls

The Owls are 3-0, which signifies the best start for the program since 1996
Ivan Mykhailenko leads the team with three goals for six points, coming off last season being named the Conference USA Co-Golden Boot Award winner last season. His 16 career goals is the 10th most in school history
Luis Sailer Fidalgo has two assists, leading the team
Neil Strauber has played all 270 minutes in goal for a 1.00 goals against average while having recorded nine saves and one shutout. He has started and played in 15 straight matches, which dates back to last spring
The Owls are one of three C-USA teams to begin the season with an undefeated record
The team 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 Vaqueros

UTRGV was selected to finish fifth in the WAC, as voted on by the league's head coaches. The Vaqueros are the highest ranked WAC school FAU will face this season
Forward Reshaun Walkes was tabbed to the 2021 Preseason All-WAC Team. He is coming off the spring 2021 season having registered five goals for 10 points and being named to the All-Conference Second Team
UTRGV has started the season 2-2
Walkes leads the team with five goals and one assist for 11 points with his 1.25 goals per game being the seventh most in the NCAA
Schneider has tallied 379:19 minutes in goal, and has recorded 11 saves and a 2.14 goals against average
Match notes

Match History

The Owls and Vaqueros will face each other for the first time on Thursday

Last Time on the Pitch

FAU scored two goals in the second half to elevate past Keiser, 2-1 on Friday night
Jose Alastuey scored the Owls' equalizing goal at the 66th minute off a sliding assist from Fabrizio Cubeddu
Mykhailenko registered the game-winning goal off a penalty kick at the 70th minute
Strauber logged four saves in the win

Up Next

FAU will complete its homestand on Tuesday, Sept. 14 in a match vs. Florida Gulf Coast. Live stats are available HERE while live video can be streamed HERE.

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Players Mentioned

Nacho Alastuey

Alonso Coello Camarero

Fabrizio Cubeddu

Ivan Mykhailenko

Luis Sailer Fidalgo

Neil Strauber

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