19th-Ranked Owls Begin Four-Match Road Stretch

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 19 Florida Atlantic men's soccer is on the road for the next four matches, starting with a trip to Jacksonville to face UNF on Thursday night. The Owls will then head to DeLand, Florida, on Sunday for a matchup with Stetson. Both matches can be streamed live on ESPN+.

Note: Thursday's match is part of a women's/men's doubleheader for UNF. As a result, the start time for the men's game may be delayed from its 7 p.m. scheduled kickoff.

ABOUT THE OWLS

The Owls are 3-0-0 for the first time since 2021 and the fourth time in program history.
Florida Atlantic earned a national ranking for the first time as a Division I program last week and moved up three places to No. 19 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll.
The Owls enter Thursday's match with 298 all-time program victories.
Alfred Mikkelsen is looking to become the first goalkeeper in program history to record four straight clean sheets.
Phillip Lamarre holds the record for most consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. In September 2007, Lamarre went 275:09 without conceding.
Mikkelsen will start Thursday at an even 270 minutes.

ABOUT THE OSPREYS

UNF is 1-3 after a pair of losses in California this past week.
The Ospreys started the season with a 1-0 victory over Wisconsin before falling to Marquette, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Irvine.

ABOUT THE HATTERS

Stetson is 1-3 with a win over Presbyterian and losses to Penn State, No. 17 Virginia, and Georgia Southern.

SERIES HISTORY

The Owls shut out UNF 2-0 last season and lead the all-time series 9-4-1.
Last year's matchup with Stetson ended with a 5-1 victory for the Owls. The match started on August 29 when Mamadou Diarra scored a first-half hat trick. Weather then interfered, and the game was officially completed nearly two months later on October 22.
Florida Atlantic is 25-16-3 all-time against Stetson.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will venture outside the state of Florida to face No. 5 NC State on Saturday, September 13.

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