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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Tuesday, October 18
Fort Myers, Fla.
7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
at
Florida Gulf Coast
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Owls Meet Eagles in Final Non-Conference Clash
10/17/2022 11:18:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| Florida Atlantic Men's Soccer at Florida Gulf Coast | ||
| Match Details | Fort Myers, Fla. | Tuesday, Oct. 18 | 7 p.m. | |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer (3-6-3) team will travel to Fort Myers on Tuesday for a meeting with Florida Gulf Coast (4-2-4) in the final non-conference match of the regular season.
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ABOUT THE OWLS
- The Owls will look to rebound after a 1-0 defeat to Temple on Friday night
- For FAU, the key this season has been getting on the board at least once
- The Owls are 3-0-3 this season when they score at least one goal
- They had several chances to do so on Friday against Temple – FAU launched 18 shot attempts with six on target
- Neil Strauber made four stops and is now sixth all-time for FAU in goalkeeper saves (145) and second in goals against average (1.33)
ABOUT THE EAGLES
- FGCU is 4-2-4 overall and 1-1-3 in the ASUN
- Among common opponents with FAU, the Eagles played to 0-0 draws with both USF and North Florida – FGCU still has FIU and Stetson on their schedule for later this season
- Senior midfielder Davi Alves leads the Eagles with four goals and one assist
- Head coach Jesse Cormier has been in charge since 2017Â
MATCH HISTORY
- FAU leads the all-time series 6-5-2
- These two teams have gone to overtime in each of the last two seasons – last year, the Owls prevailed 3-2 with a goal eight minutes into the extra period
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Owls will resume AAC play with an important trip to Memphis (3-2-1 AAC) on Saturday night
- FAU returns home for senior night on Friday, October 28 against No. 14 SMU (4-2 AAC)
- The regular season finale is Wednesday, November 2 at FIU (3-2-1 AAC)
- Entering the final three games, the Owls are seventh in the table with eight points but still just four behind first place SMU
- The top six at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the AAC postseason tournament
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